Don Quixote in AkihabaraI think my favorite stop in Akihabara just has to be Super patato !
It's the retro store heaven of Tokyo; better selection than both Mandarake Shibuya & Mandarake VG in Nakano broadway.
I spent 3 days there and stayed at least an hour every stay;'...
Live Action MacrossForgot making live-action adaptations: just go with high-end CG.The Armored core series always had really high-end realistic CG, imagine if they budgeted the animation studio who does those with a big-movie budget and your done.
BayonettaI just finished coming back from a games con in Amsterdam and extensivly played the full version of this.
It's GREAT . If you like DMC you will love this, and IMHO it's better than DMC as it feels more God of war-y (with the epicness of things)
So...
Train Route Finder in TokyoHaving spent a few days before my trip looking at the subway/train maps it only took me a day to figure out how Tokyo transit worked when I was there, super effecient, fast and painless. I love it.
These days however they have given train stations...
Yodobashi Akibahaha ah Yodobashi Akiba.
I remember not having slept for 24 hours in total (12 hours not on the plane and 12 hours before that) getting to Tokyo and needing to have converter plugs for my laptop charger.
So what better place than Yodobashi Akiba...
TonkatsuWhat are typical places that sell Tonkatsu ? I actually never seen it whilst I was in Japan last year.
Like Yoshinoya's for example sells Gyuudon, Fresh burger or MOS Def sells .. well nice burgers.
But what kinda places sell Tonkatsu O_o ?
Filming in AkihabaraI've never heard somebody saying slow glass like f/4.5-5.6 without VR is excelling in low light :-O
In your setup, the D700 on program mode is the reason for the pictures at low light instead of the lens as it's full frame sensor is more sensitive t...
Publishing in JapanHow fast do things usually go out of print in Japan ?
I`ll be in Tokyo november 6th and would *LOVE* to buy Otacool ! (Support the DC empire ! Benefits are EVEN MORE safety with more storm troopers patrolling/dancing the streets)
Reckon it'd be so...
Vending Machine Prices in JapanLoved the vending machines in Tokyo ! Certainly cheaper than vending machines in Holland as well (2 euro's usually)
It's also interesting how the vending machine prices seem uniform troughouth Tokyo, at least that's what it looked like to me and als...
Tokyo Krispy Kreme DonutsI've missed out on massive lines and free "cant have you guys starving in line yet" donuts since there ain't no KK's here in Holland.
Ah well .. I'll settle for Mockamore (best coffee evar)
New Narita Express E259I'll be in Japan starting November so I'll probably see this.
Does this train replace the Keisei skyliner ? I always use that to go to Ueno (where I always stay. Close to Akiba and Ikebukuro, and has *every* line you'll ever wanna use haha )
100 yen LaptopsI live in Amsterdam and over here you don't really get a big range of chocies for nettops with data subscriptions, to get the best prices it's better to get that seperate over here, I mean I have an unlimited KPN subscription for 3500 yen a month rin...
Tokyo GroceriesIn the Netherlands the biggest grocary store chain Albert Hijn closes at 19:00 daily.
General stores (anything else) close at 18:00 daily with hte exception of either Thursday (21;00) or Friday(21:00) the later depends on which part of the country y...
Gundam War JournalI also got a copy imported, if you wanna try out the online you can freely add me to PSN: Grassygerm :-) (ok so i was outta clues when making a PSN id i know t's cheesy :P )
Japanese Phone StrapsNot here in Holland, no straps at all, we prefer our phones small and tiny (was shocked to see how huge the phones on display in stores were in Japan ^_^;;; )
PS3 Slim LaunchActually online fighting games are better on the PS3 than the X360.
Example. I had SF4 both on PS3 and X360 for a few months; the competition on PS3 was better, and never had anybody disconnect on me after losing a match, couldn't say the same for t...
Okonomi YakiIf any Danny Choo readers in Amsterdam or around wanna try Okonmiyaki out go check out wwww.japanesepancakeworld.com in Amsterdam, the only restaurant that makes it, and very good at that too :-)
Okonomiyaki is delicious ! I have it at least once a...
Macross Nyan Nyan Setlol that's a ridiculous price; glad to see the reactions are negative from the Japanese otaku themselves.
Getting better products is a simple matter of voting with your wallet.
But the problem with that is everybody needs to do it :-)
I've been sp...
Macross VS Geass VS GundamI'm a big Macross fan but the way they set up the initial two episodes (edgy,gritty.. UNS losing bigtime, the harshest macross pilot fatality ever seen in the anime) ONLY to go down the path of a (shitty) high-school drama afterwards ? Wait what ?...
Otaku KingdomI seriously wouldn't want to have that many Gunpla/figures around for the simple reason that you'd need to dust off every one of them each month, my god that's an insane amount of work especially if you wanan do it without moving them O_o
Tough the...
Tokyo CinemaI've worked at the Wieden&Kennedy office in Amsterdam, near the entrance there is a huge 5 meter high wall with employee pictures as well; except nobody is naked on them there :-)
Oh well, sure sets Japan away from the rest (again) haha
MegaTokyo JapanI only like the first two books when Largo was still very prominent a figure.
I wonder if they will sort of "cut" or edit him in Japan ?
Seeing as that was ver 90's gamer centric comedy that he spouts that the Japanese might not get.
Tough I can...
PSP GoEven tough I like the smaller design I'm still sticking with my PSP Slim & Lite.
The two biggest reasons are .
** The PSP Go is 249 euro's compared to a Slim & lite that goes for 159 now (WOW ! big price increase)
** According to Sony spokesman,...
Mac Life 4I'm personally not a mac user because the software packages I need to run have much older builds on the Mac Platform.
But I really do like their design and functionality choices ! That's a great looking office setup !
NikonI would be more scared of the make-up table than the super-huge lens haha ! I can't say I've ever worn make-up before, I bet it'd feel weird ?
Anyway hope to see you in some more CM's you nailed the job !
Tokyo Cherry BlossomFor some silly reason I always end up taking my vacations to Japan in November .. not only due to my job but also for that season its cheap airfares and the weather is not too hot and not too cold .. but man I really do wanna hang around in Tokyo dur...
PS3 SlimI prefer the glossy finish being more appropriate with nowadays piano black finishes of simular audio/video devices around your PS3.
But I do like the rest of the design tough' reminds me alot of a duo :)
