I come from the Netherlands and I'm a late bloomer regarding anime and manga. I went to Japan on vacation and it has instantly become my favorite destination.
Tokyo ClimateIn the netherlands it is pretty chilly for the time of the year and the winter itself was quite cold too with quite a lot of snow. I hope the temperature in Japan will climb up a bit, because I going on vacation there in early april; I won't be in To...
Doll BodyIt would look a lot better with some kind of flexible skin covering up those inner works. All those sharp edges don't make it very pretty, so if it goes on the market like this I wouldn't buy it.
Good and Bad Ideas in JapanI wonder if there is actually a girl that goes by the name of Patty Whopper; someone you would like to meat - I mean meet at Burger King...
Lynette BishopLynette looks really great; she is one of my favourite SW characters and her physical attributes are very nice too. She is such a sweety in the series...
Anime MagazinesDengeki Hime is certainly interesting with great looking artwork, but it has quite a lot of unknown characters (at least to me that is). 1 or 2 issues of it might be nice though. Megami has a lot more familiar characters in sexy poses, so I think I w...
Flea Markets in JapanI used to go to flea markets in my country regularly, but it is usually useless stuff and sometimes plain garbage they sell (useful items are very scarce there), so I stopped attending them altogether. Japanese flea markets may yield some interesting...
Natto in JapanI liked natto from the first time I tried it. I try to have it once every week (with the enclosed tsuyu, not the mustard) and I usually have it with a small bowl of (japanese) rice. Even though I am not japanese (I am dutch) I have no problem with it...
K-ON! PC Decoration StickersThere are even stickers available for the keys on your keyboard with the faces of the K-ON! characters; that would make the picture complete...
Breakfast in JapanI usually have some fruit yoghurt with crunchy muesli and in weekends I also have natto (yes, really) and rice. When I was in Japan I stayed at a Weekly Mansion in Osaka for a week where you had to take care of your own meals, so I went to a conbini...
Singaporean Food Diary: Bah Kut TehI doubt that this particular dish will go by the same name in the Netherlands, regardless of its taste (it looks quite nice though); in dutch it will be interpreted as something vulgar and it roughly translates as tea with a nasty taste...
Wall of GachaponIi did buy quite a few gashapons when I was on vacation in Japan ^_^ . I don't have a real favourite, but Alicia Melchiott in swimwear is really nice, and I did get a couple of K-On and Shugo Chara figures, which also look very good. And don't forget...
Vending Machine Prices in JapanWhen I was In Japan (Okinawa, Fukuoka and Osaka) I did buy Calpis from a vending machine. I tastes good, but it is rather sweet; I rather prefer Pocari Sweat (of which I consumed several liters ^_^). It tastes better when it's hot outside...
Your First AnimeI think my first anime was Battle of the Planets (the heavily edited version of Gatchaman). It was in 1981 or 1982...
Come to think of it, in my early years I also watched Calimero and Vicky the Viking (in the Netherlands he was called Wicky though)...
Anime FansubI really can't stand english dubs and dubbed ending themes even less; that Haruhi dub sounds so amateurish it makes my ears bleed...
I prefer original japanese audio anytime!
