September 2007 Stats

Due to the server crash this month, I don't have any stats for September but will be able to resume stats next month. In the meantime, we can take a look at the most popular bits n pieces.

Popular articles were as follows which you can RSS subscribe to or see more of »

Anime VS Manga Many manga make it over to anime. Some of the results are good, some bad, some just plain average. I have not read the manga for Claymore so cant comment o... ( continue reading » (comments(75) ) Kentucky Japan So whats Kentucky Fried Chicken like in Japan? I don't really care about the rumors of Kentucky using alien chickens - the stuff tastes quite good and their... ( continue reading » (comments(65) ) Japanese Manners So we have looked at various aspects of Japanese culture revolving around the train. Perversion Suicide Rushing closing doors Sleeping What else could ther... ( continue reading » (comments(69) ) TGS2007 : PS3 VS 360 Now we take a look at the Sony and Microsoft stuff. Just like last year, MS didn't want folks taking photos of the screens or the booth ladies - I really don't know why... ( continue reading » (comments(62) ) Japanese Partner Have you ever wondered what it would be like married to a doll? Well wonder no more - these pics will give you a rough idea. Bet the clothing costs a bomb.... ( continue reading » (comments(65) ) Japanese Law Enforcement Following up from yesterday, a boy attempted to axe his dad to death by chopping at his head... But despite the axe incidents of late, the crime rate in Japan is still r... ( continue reading » (comments(61) ) Violence in Anime and Manga Episode 12 of School Days was canceled without reason but was most probably due to the recent axe killing - a 16 year old girl didn't like her dad so decided to... ( continue reading » (comments(77) ) TGS2007 : Merchandise Now we take a look at some of the stuff that you can actually buy at the TGS - you may want to look out for some of these if you are going today. First up is Rio stuff -... ( continue reading » (comments(69) ) TGS2007 : PS3 VS 360 Now we take a look at the Sony and Microsoft stuff. Just like last year, MS didn't want folks taking photos of the screens or the booth ladies - I really don't know why... ( continue reading » (comments(62) ) Japanese Manuals I've always felt the same about Japanese manuals that come with products over here. Theres just too much info in them - I only end up reading the quick start manuals and... ( continue reading » (comments(62) ) Japanese Used Underwear For 1,900 yen, in Japan you can buy... ..."Fresh" School girls used underwear. I saw a documentary on this subject many years ago where the shop owner would only pa... ( continue reading » (comments(66) ) Japanese V Sign You see it in Anime, J-Drama and in many photos where Japanese folks are being photographed - the Peace Sign or V-sign. I see many poking fun at the Japanese w... ( continue reading » (comments(83) ) Anime Fansub So how do you prefer to watch your anime - dubbed or raw Japanese subtitled? As a kid I remember watching G-Force (Gacha Man in Japanese) back in the UK which w... ( continue reading » (comments(131) ) Server Recovery The last time I felt like this was when I collapsed when working at Amazon - was in the hospital for a few days living off a drip. Even though this was one of the wo... ( continue reading » (comments(102) ) Dengeki Hime And theres me thinking that Megami Magazine was the Playboy for 2D girls - how wrong I was ^^; Dengeki Hime is probably the true Playboy for 2D fans as is packed with ba... ( continue reading » (comments(63) ) Popular news items were as follows which you can RSS subscribe to or see more of »

Saber Gundam Found this on a members blog - cant remember where. If it was your blog then let me know ^^;... ( continue reading » (comments(17) ) Halo costume Ive been asked by reader Mike to drop my armor and get this instead - available at EBay for 6000 USD.... ( continue reading » (comments(19) ) Beef Bowl If you come over to Japan then you gotta try the Beef Bowl or Gyudon [牛丼]. The real way to eat it however is to mix in a... ( continue reading » (comments(17) ) Haruhi is watching you... One of the most interesting Flash movies that I have seen - would love a mirai version! Check it out via Dark Mirage. ... ( continue reading » (comments(18) ) Japan Axe Murder Yet another Axe incident - this time a 15 year old boy hacks away at his dads head... More at Alafista.... ( continue reading » (comments(22) ) Haruhi is Han Solo Watch Haruhi get the Han-Solo-in-carbonite-treatment. ... ( continue reading » (comments(23) ) Suicide over a game A Japanese 15 year old boy jumped to his death from the 43rd floor after having a row over a video game. When I was i... ( continue reading » (comments(27) ) School Days 12 Now I see why the last EP of School Days was replaced by a nice boat. I only saw EP one of school days and am glad that... ( continue reading » (comments(22) ) Japanese Fetishes More J Fetishes. This time its smiling bottom smacking. Via News Walker.... ( continue reading » (comments(25) ) Lei Fang Cosplay Sent in by Marcus who cant remember where he got this from - if you know then let us know as I wouldn't mind seeing mor... ( continue reading » (comments(24) ) Maid Cafe Windbell discovers a maid cafe in Tokyo where you can take pictures (like this one) of the maids once you have earned en... ( continue reading » (comments(25) ) Urban Ninja I got see Xin in person at the Imprint conference where we were presenting. Was the first time I heard of him but was r... ( continue reading » (comments(17) ) News items and articles are different. Articles will continue to be my say of the day while News Items will be my otaku picks for you which include figures, Gundam, eroge and more.

Notable referrers of the month were...

• Japan Probe - everything Japan
• Kirainet - everything Japan
• Kotaku - everything games
• Akihabara News - exclusive press reviews of gadgets

And many many thanks to everybody else and my Featured Feed partners who drove traffic to the site.

For October, you can expect more videos from Vader now that its getting a bit cooler - that leather suit is an oven!

Nearly forgot to mention, the girl in the image is Erika from Fortune Arterial - you can get this image from Moe Imouto.