Roundup : 2007 week 42

In the future I will add top referrers and commentors (with pimping of your blog or site) to the weekly report too.

A report alone may be a bit boring so going to add a weekly theme.
This weeks theme is Taiyaki. Taiyaki [たい焼き] is basically a fish shaped waffle which is commonly filled with red bean paste or custard. Costs about 120 yen and makes a great warm snack.

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

Sugoi Itasha This is an "Itasha" and Sugoi [凄い[すごい]] means "incredible", "amazing" and used when one is generally wowed, impressed or stunned by something. It can also be u... ( continue reading » (comments(25) ) Haruhi is Human Ah, the gorgeous Haruhi. Doesn't she look scrumptious in this pic? You can get it by checking out the Haruhi is watching you news item. Many of us just love 2D... ( continue reading » (comments(47) ) Apple Keyboard A quick look at the new wafer thin apple keyboard and how its helped me organize my workspace a bit better. Been waiting ages for a decent keyboard to come out for the m... ( continue reading » (comments(52) ) Shakugan no Shana Only caught a few episodes of the first season of Shakugan no Shana but managed to watch the movie that recently came out on DVD. The second season starts of... ( continue reading » (comments(30) ) Maid Casino As far as I know, the casino is not a popular way of losing money in Japan - its usually Pachinko. The otaku business mind is back. The last model was maid tax... ( continue reading » (comments(27) ) Japan Fingerprint If you are keeping yourself in the loop with news in Japan by reading Japan Probe, you will already know that Japan will start to fingerprint and photo foreigne... ( continue reading » (comments(38) ) Japanese School Uniform As you already know from yesterdays news item, the sailor fuku sleeves and skirt length have gotten shorter through time. Now we see another major milestone in the his... ( continue reading » (comments(47) ) KimiKiss A gorgeous girl (who you don't know) shows up on your doorstep one day and asks you to help with her luggage as she steps into your house. She then helps herse... ( continue reading » (comments(33) ) Sonsaku Hakufu Got a few figures throughout the summer but havent been able to take any pics outside because of the heat - both me and the figure would have melted ^^; Its much cooler... ( continue reading » (comments(27) ) Safety in Japan Have you ever wondered why when you watch anime or JDrama that doors to houses never seemed to be locked? Its not because its unimportant to show characters unl... ( continue reading » (comments(48) ) Girl on Fire A 17 year old girl sets fire to her boyfriends apartment after getting annoyed at the adult DVDs and memos of girls names that he had lying around. The girl... ( continue reading » (comments(40) ) Dekotora You know what an Itasha and an Itachari is but what on earth do you call one of these? These trucks are known as Dekotora [デコトラ] which is an abbreviation for "De... ( continue reading » (comments(49) ) Freesia Estel This figure of Freesia was announced a while ago but just learnt that shes going to be released next Monday. She will retail for 5,040 yen and is brought to us... ( continue reading » (comments(20) ) Akihabara Had a meeting yesterday in Akihabara with Good Smile and eroge maker Circus who do the Da Capo series. On the way back to the station, I spotted a bunch of maids, police... ( continue reading » (comments(24) ) RX-0 Gundam Some closer shots of the MG RX-0 Unicorn Gundam that you may not have seen yet. All the photos above are actually a modif... ( continue reading » (comments(36) ) ef a tale of memories Another anime I've added to my watch list for now is ef a tale of memories which started to air last Saturday - EP 2 is on today. This is another eroge whi... ( continue reading » (comments(16) ) Idol Master Forgot to upload these pics that I took a while ago at the WHL 2007 Summer. These GSC figures are out really soon so have a look and decide whether you want to add any t... ( continue reading » (comments(15) ) Japanese Banks Gaining access to your money using a pin number is gradually becoming a thing of the past as finger print, finger and palm vein recognition systems start to tak... ( continue reading » (comments(32) ) Capital Punishment in Japan I dont think its common knowledge but capital punishment is legal in Japan. Executions are carried out by hanging. The most recent executions were carried out l... ( continue reading » (comments(30) ) Orient Industry 62% of you said that you'd visit the Candy Girl showroom in my previous report on Orient Industry. The remaining 38% who secretly want to go but are too shy to... ( continue reading » (comments(13) ) Anime Fan Service Watched the first EP of Goshusho Sama Ninomiya Kun [ご愁傷さま二ノ宮くん] and while it was funny for a while, the fan service seemed to take over the whole show. It was l... ( continue reading » (comments(3) ) Last weeks news items were as follows which you can RSS subscribe to or see more of »

Jackie Chan and Aya Ue... Jackie and Aya get it together in this commercial. The making Via Japan Probe.... ( continue reading » (comments(18) ) Loli Haet Shopping Is this old? Via Neta.... ( continue reading » (comments(16) ) School Days Truth This is how Makoto really died. The name being written in the bag of chips is "Makoto." Via Neta.... ( continue reading » (comments(8) ) Ikebukuro by Night Windbell takes this nice picture of sailor fuku girls in Ikebukuro. in Japanese, this can be jokingly called "tousats... ( continue reading » (comments(7) ) School Days Dakimakura... This is one dakimakura that I'd never ever want... Via Neta where you can also see Makoto having it off with more anime... ( continue reading » (comments(16) ) Arrested for Cosplay I hope this never happens to me ^^; Have only been stopped at the train station because of the blaster - they let me on... ( continue reading » (comments(26) ) Original Sailor Fuku Photo of the original sailor fuku found by Alafista. Me much prefer the modern version ^^; Interesting to see how sh... ( continue reading » (comments(15) ) Japanese Cosplay The latest from Kipi's site. Kawaii!... ( continue reading » (comments(25) ) Eri Sakai Eri Sakai needs some help with her toe nails - any takers?... ( continue reading » (comments(7) ) Night Watch Optimus Pr... If they made the legs a bit longer then this would be on my buy list. Retails for 6,825 yen. Image of the truck at AmiA... ( continue reading » (comments(7) ) Double Bike Rider I've seen two people ride on a bike before but never like this. I wouldn't want to be the person below ^^; (fish smell)... ( continue reading » (comments(10) ) Forbidden Accident This type of accident should never happen ^^; Via Neta.... ( continue reading » (comments(16) ) Astro Boy Live Action Atom or "Astro Boy" currently in production. More details at Nebs. BTW, do you prefer the naming "atom" or "Astro Bo... ( continue reading » (comments(9) ) 1/1 Scale X-wing flies... One X-wing that I would not like to try out. ... ( continue reading » (comments(7) ) Idol Photo Shoot Otasuke has more photos of Maya-chan at her latest DVD launch event. You can see photos that I took of her too somewher... ( continue reading » (comments(1) ) Onechanbara If you have a fetish for girls in bikini holding swords with blood all over them then this is perfect for you. 1/6 scal... ( continue reading » (comments(8) ) Japanese Girls Going about Tokyo means you get to see a load of nice girls everywhere like Kaho (夏帆). Even though this is just a poste... ( continue reading » (comments(7) ) Takada no Baba When you get to Takada no Baba station (高田馬場) on the JR line, you will notice loads of Astro boy pics and posters. Thats... ( continue reading » (comments(4) ) Kyo Fujibayashi Whos your fave CLANNAD character? If its Kyo then you will be pleased to know that she will be out in PVC form this mo... ( continue reading » (comments(3) ) Nagisa Furukawa Or if you prefer Nagisa then this 1/8 scale figure will please you. Retails for 4,410 yen and released by Kotobukiya th... ( continue reading » (comments(2) ) Gurren Lagann Yoko Taken at the Plamo Radicon show (which I cant make this time). This has to be the best looking figure of Yoko so far - ... ( continue reading » (comments(11) ) Tomoyo Sakagami Nearly forgot about Tomoyo - also 1/8 scale out this month by Kotobukiya. Retails for 4,410 yen. Via GA Graphic.... ( continue reading » (comments(4) ) Siesta in Bed Some nice screenshots and character illustrations from the Zero no Tsukaima PS2 game at GA Graphic. Who would you prefe... ( continue reading » (comments(12) ) Todays Akihabara Had a meeting with Goodsmile and maker of the DC Capo ero games at Akihabara today. Been a busy week...... ( continue reading » (comments(10) ) Citroen Transformer Some guy really liked the Citroen Transformer so much that he went and built one - a real one! Video and more photos at... ( continue reading » (comments(9) ) Food Fight Classic! Via Flickr.... ( continue reading » (comments(11) ) Carnivale Anna This gorgeous full cast off 1/7 scale figure of Anna from Carnivale will be out next Feb and retail for 6,800 yen. Carn... ( continue reading » (comments(3) ) Kureha Akiba Hobby has already got his grubby mitts on Kureha which came out yesterday. Am annoyed that Amazon wont ship until... ( continue reading » (comments(10) ) Gundam Double O So now you know what he was really looking at. Via Neta.... ( continue reading » (comments(11) ) 18+ wallpaper Only click here if you are 18 or pretending to be over 18. Would you like to die this way?... ( continue reading » (comments(5) ) Konomi Yuzuhara Maid Monpuchi has more pics of this 1/8 scale of Konomi in maid outfit taken at the plamo radicon show. Will be out next Jan... ( continue reading » (comments(1) ) Murata Range Monpuchi also has some pics of this Chua (?) figure based on Murata Range's illustration. Expect this to be out as a PV... ( continue reading » (comments(4) ) Windows XP Tan A load of Windows XP Tan. I want to see a collection of OSX Tan! ... ( continue reading » (comments(8) ) Idol Megumi Dont think shes doing the gravure thing anymore but she does appear on the various variety programs from time to time. ... ( continue reading » (comments(0) ) Death Clock Make a countdown clock which you can watch until the day you die. I dont know my height in feet or weight in pounds so ... ( continue reading » (comments(8) ) Gundam Unicorn Anime Am I the only one who hasnt seen this yet? Its a short animation promo clip for Unicorn. Although short, the animation... ( continue reading » (comments(6) ) Paper Bumble Bee Transformer Bumble Bee made from a KFC box. Awesome. More pics at Wonder Dasher. Via Narutard.... ( continue reading » (comments(6) ) Pantsu Fan Service Not much else to add ^^; ... ( continue reading » (comments(2) ) Why 3000 chickens cros... See here for more pics including a funny one of a police man pointing at one chicken lol.... ( continue reading » (comments(2) ) Moelicious Moetan Shinohai has got some nice pics up of this Ink figure. Moelicious!... ( continue reading » (comments(2) ) Tokyo is the Matrix Pretty amazing. Via Ethans Flickr account. Thanks to luis del pozo for the find.... ( continue reading » (comments(2) ) Spiderman Costume Dont know about you but this is one spidey costume that I would not want to wear - no way. The upper half looks decent ... ( continue reading » (comments(0) )