Hong Kong Day 1Its great being back in Hong Kong again. Listening to a load of Cantonese is reviving my speaking ability again - have only been using it when speaking to mum or dad sometimes.
Hong Kong is so atmospheric. I love the neon signs that stick out from t...
Manga TextbooksIf I had text books like this back in school when I was a wee lad then I probably would have got better grades.
Ken Lee spots some text books in his university bookshop at Keio - learn Quantum Physics, Thermodynamics or Electronics via manga charact...
Animated HarukaAwesome work by illustrator KL ( http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=145719 ).
Now its time to make something now that I have the animated frames for Mirai too. This has nothing to do with Chinka though.
And for the new folks who don't know about...
Just arrived in HKGoing out to eat some char siew rice. Om nom nom as they say on the
Internets. Will post a new giveaway when I get back this evening.
香港到着なう。
Hong Kong TripLeaving for Hong Kong in a bit and am very much looking forward to the trip. Its always nice to discover and experience different cultures. This first photo was taken back in 2006-ish when I was over for a trip with Microsoft.
Order Made Dollfie ClothesNext order made clothes from Chun are some lovely om nom nom Zettai Ryouiki knee socks with orange ribbons and some orange shimapan.
Game, Anime and Manga RegulationsAs reported in a load of net and TV media, Tokyo Metropolitan government wants to introduce a new legislation that puts restrictions on the portrayal of youngsters under the age of 18 doing anything that resembles hanky panky. The new regulation appl...
Akane MiuraThe new K-ON! member has been confirmed - in the minds of some K-ON! fans across the otakusphere.
Originally started as a thread covered by Yunakiti which asks folks to come up with a Kakifly style illustration - then asking them to print it out and...
Japanese MangaSaw a news report this morning about how there are more n more folks who prefer to buy the entire volume of a particular manga series rather than waiting for each one to come out.
The reasons they give are so that they don't have to be kept waiting...
A Week in Tokyo 52None of the photos in this weeks edition of A Week in Tokyo cover one of the biggest projects I've ever worked on - running an anime studio ^^; Lemme prepare a post and talk more about it in detail soon.
Starting off with the first photo taken in...
Gundam UnicornCheck out Gundam Unicorn yet? Quality is rather awesome indeed.
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OmotesandoThis is Omotesando today. Omotesando is the road that stretches from Harajuku to Aoyama and is filled with a load of brand stores. Quite a few places to eat around there too.
Festivals like the Nebuta one below occasionally take place at Omotesando...
Tokyo Broadcasting SystemTBS (Tokyo Broadcasting System) is a radio and terrestrial broadcasting company located in Akasaka Sacas.
They first started out broadcasting radio in 1951 followed by analog TV in 1954. They are located on channel 6 on the remote and broadcast a lo...
JASRACJASRAC is the Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers and they are well known for going after YouTube and other video sharing sites which feature unauthorized use of music tracks.
According to a report by J-Cast, it looks li...
Fail Trooper6 second video that's accumulated about 96,000 views on YouTube since I uploaded it a few days ago. Maybe I should make just short videos from now on ^^;
Touhou ProjectDue out in July are these adorable set of Tohou Project Nendoroid Puchi girls. Included are Reimu Hakurei, Suika Ibuki and Aya Shameimaru. The box that you throw money in (forgot what its called) and paving are also included.
Black Rock Shooter EventIf you are around in Akihabara on the 24th of March then you may want to be at the Black Rock Shooter event that will take place at the UDX from 17:00 - 18:00.
Mirai OppaiLooks like Nanoha found herself a comfortable pillow to sleep on. We made two samples of the Mirai Suenaga dakimakura - one is the version that you previously saw and this is the ecchi version.
Elly Otoguro"Eri Otoguro" is the romanization of her Japanese name [乙黒えり] but she writes her English name as Elly.
First blogged about Elly back in 2006 when she appeared in the tokusatsu Ryukendo.
Tokyo ClimatePhotos of tonight's snow in Tokyo. Its freeeezing! Very strange weather we are having of late. Started to get rather warm and then all of a sudden very cold with snow. I hear from folks back in the UK that its freezing over there too.
Eri OtoguroBeen a wee bit nervous after setting up lunch with Eri Otoguro ^^;
Am having lunch with her tomorrow afternoon in Daikanyama. Anything you want me to ask her?
Japan Prepaid SIMThought I'd gather some info on prepaid SIM cards in Japan seeing as I would also like to ask you the same ^^Softbank The most popular option seems to be Softbank where you rent a SIM card for 105 yen per day and then pay 105 yen per minute. Free inc...
Tsukiji & Hamarikyu GardensLocated in Tsukiji [築地] is the Tsukiji Fish Market which is the biggest wholesale fish and seafood market in the world. The market opens at 3 am for trading where over 400 different types of seafood exchange hands.
Tuna auctions take place at abou...
Desk Diary 2010/03/06Quick catch up with whats been going on of late. First up is site tuning. Been tweaking with Nginx, PHP and MYSQL server settings over the week and have noticed quite a boost in performance. The main things we have done is increase the amount of Ngin...
Japanese School UniformsOne reason why I enjoy trooping is that I get to meet so many different people who I would not normally meet - have made so many friends in Tokyo just from meeting them in the streets ^^; On the way home on the train, I always seem to be chatting to...
Early Years 1990About 20 years ago back in London where there were no Internets. My passion back then was a singer/actress called Kylie Minogue.
My choice of apparel back then was jeans - the jacket was made up of ripped jeans too. Also wore studded belts with hug...
Shining Wind SeenaPre-order details just released over at Good Smile Company - the nicest figure of Seena I've clapped by beady eyes on so far.
Seena is 1/7 scale and due out in July. Retail price is 6,800 yen.
If shes your cuppa tea then check out the following t...
Japanese FoodWarning - reading this photo article on an empty stomach may cause some damage ^^;
Been stashing away some of the food photos for this post. Does contain a couple of photos that you may have seen before though.
Japanese Husbands"Google Suggestions" is a feature which suggests keywords based on the past popular search terms - they appear as you type into the search field.
Gadget Tsushin (via @stevenagata) discovered that when you type "Husband" [夫] in Japanese and then hit...
Figma Mio & Yui GiveawayIts time for another giveaway! And not just any giveaway but a most-sought-after Mio and Yui Figma double whammy!
Figure collectors will know how rare Mio is in particular - AkibaBlog covers how Mio Figma is being resold for up to 9,800 yen (about 1...
Mini Dollfie Dream6th daughter who was adopted today - the previous owner said he was too busy to look after his youngest daughter and asked me to take care of her. What should I call her? ^^;
Wonfes 2010W CostumesThe last part of the Wonfes 2010 Winter coverage that I nearly forgot to upload. The last part is costumes worn by humans, dolls and pillows ^^;
All wonfes posts being tagged "wonfes" and live here.
GummixAs you may have read in the Japanese Pets and Japanese Beetles posts, many children over here are brought up playing with insects. To help prevent kids falling sick from eating them, the folks who brought us the Queens Blade series of figures (Mega H...
