Roundup : 2007 week 44

That time of the week again where we look at the previous weeks articles and news items.
This weeks theme is Ranking Charts.

For those who don't know, you can keep yourself in the loop with whats hot and selling in Japan by keeping an eye on the Ranking Charts. These charts are refreshed daily from data directly from Amazons catalog and include Gundams, idols, anime, eroge, music, games and much more. Furthermore, there are 150 items on each page and you can also subscribe to these charts via RSS. The data is displayed in best selling order and included pre-order product data too so you can really keep up with whats coming out.

Soon I will make these charts so that you can put *your* associate tag in the product links.
Check these out in the Ranking Charts section - link is in the header under "News, Ranking & Release Calendar" in the bottom left hand corner.

Doll Friend In previous Candy Girl posts, many of you who want one raised two problems - cant afford the 620,000 yen and don't have anywhere to hide her even if you got one... ( continue reading » (comments(30) ) Roundup : 2007 week 43 Its that time of the week again where we look at the previous weeks articles and news items. This weeks theme is wallpaper. For those who don't know, the wallpaper too... ( continue reading » (comments(15) ) Kureha The addition of Kureha in my collection has made it a little bit more easy to decide what figure to grab in the event of an earthquake. After half a year of waiting, the... ( continue reading » (comments(53) ) Fraud in Japan It was learnt on the 20th of this month that a boy managed to con a 64 year old woman into sending him 23,000,000 yen by wire transfer. The thing is that this... ( continue reading » (comments(40) ) 913SH Zaku Just after I finish complaining about how boring the phones over here, Sharp go and release this 3G mobile Zaku phone. Not usually a fan of gimmicky phones b... ( continue reading » (comments(47) ) Tokyo Ramen When you're fed up of eating Ramen (noodles) like this then you will be glad to hear that there are some radical alternatives in Tokyo... For example, how ab... ( continue reading » (comments(56) ) Japanese Browsers A sample of Japanese folks took a survey to establish what their browser home page was. The results were as follows. MSN, Yahoo, other portal site 42.2%... ( continue reading » (comments(85) ) Japanese Culture One thing that I found interesting when I started to indulge in Japanese culture is the way Japanese folks pay for a meal. Rather than somebody getting the whole... ( continue reading » (comments(47) ) Mc Acguy Most definitely separated at birth. Acguy is the only thing that pops in my head when I see this prawn fillet burger. But for some reason, Acguy is nowhere t... ( continue reading » (comments(40) ) Japanese Calendars Calendars for the following year go on sale pretty early. We started promotion of calendars early at Amazon to make sure we get rid of as much stock as possible - otherw... ( continue reading » (comments(34) ) Japanese Treasures A sample of 4291 Japanese men and women took a survey to answer the question of what they definitely didn't want anybody else to see. The results were as follo... ( continue reading » (comments(40) ) Steve Chen Hector and I were invited to a private party held by YouTube called "YouTube Mix" a few hours ago in Omotesando. There we had the opportunity to mingle and mix... ( continue reading » (comments(18) ) Japanese Doctors Taken very recently at a clinic when I done my back in - couldn't walk for two days. Given the general poor quality of doctors in Japan, I'm really surprised t... ( continue reading » (comments(54) ) YouTube Mix Following up with an extended report on yesterdays YouTube Mix party - starting off with girls! My fave out of this selection of lovely lasses is the one on the far le... ( continue reading » (comments(38) ) Japan Internet Usage 14.9% of Japanese folks are online for more than 5 hours per day. The rest of the figures are below. 6.5% - Less than 30 mins 12.3% - Between 30 mins and 1... ( continue reading » (comments(41) ) Japan Fuel Filling up the car with fuel is an interesting experience no matter what country you are in.Camera used : IXY DIGITAL 900 ISArchived in : Japan. (Click image to enl... ( continue reading » (comments(38) ) Japanese Maids The next maid thing to set the otaku population into a frenzy. This lady is an abandoned maid left on the streets to starve. She has written on the box "Hiro... ( continue reading » (comments(42) ) Japan Camera Carrying around the SLR camera can be a pain at times due to the size. I'd rather carry my Ixy Digital 900 IS but the lens is kinda crap compared to the SLR. I... ( continue reading » (comments(29) ) Ex Machina Ex Machina is out now in theaters all over Japan but I haven't had the chance to go and see it yet. Will go today if I finish work early. Check out these most awesom... ( continue reading » (comments(29) ) Popular news items were as follows which you can RSS subscribe to or see more of »

Homo Soap Apparently the "homo" comes from "homogenize" - thus "homo soap". Yours for 300 yen a box. Via Some Page.... ( continue reading » (comments(15) ) RX78 ZGOK Via Egloos.... ( continue reading » (comments(5) ) Patlabor Helldiver Just awesome! Retails for 1,995 yen and is out this December. Another pic at HobbyStock.... ( continue reading » (comments(3) ) Revoltech Patlabor Not familiar with this Patlabor mecha but it looks damn nice. I translate it as Brokken? (ブロッケン). More pics at AmiAmi.... ( continue reading » (comments(4) ) Escalayer Will bring you more details when I have it but all I have for now is a link to more photos of this 1/6 scale figure of ... ( continue reading » (comments(6) ) Nanoha Strikers This nanoha doll will be available this December and cost 16,800 yen. Another pic at Hobby Channel.... ( continue reading » (comments(5) ) Anime Characters How well do you know your anime? Enough to name all these characters? From Neta.... ( continue reading » (comments(44) ) Japanese Baseball What Japanese baseball players get up to on the field. Via Neta.... ( continue reading » (comments(12) ) Clalaclan Figure Moeyo and Akiba Hobby has close up shots of Clalaclan. She got big eyes. Retails for 6,090 yen and should be out this ... ( continue reading » (comments(6) ) Eroge Goodies FairChild out this December. Go to the official site and click on "graphics" for eroge pics, "download" for wallpaper. ... ( continue reading » (comments(8) ) Nendoroid Tsuruya-san Due out next march and retails for 3,000 yen. More pics at Hobby Stock.... ( continue reading » (comments(11) ) Power Bracelet Most useful gadget for charging your PSP, DS or whatever. The end on the bracelet is USB. Wonder if this does harm to t... ( continue reading » (comments(11) ) Jiyugaoka Taken a few hours ago in Jiyugaoka [自由が丘] where I had a dinner meeting. Jiyugaoka is where you go to eat and see a lot... ( continue reading » (comments(10) ) Otoha Sakurano Otoha-chan kawaii! Me is behind on my Sky Girls. Taken at Toranoana at Ikebukuro where I went to pick up my Kureha.... ( continue reading » (comments(10) ) Imprisoned for Otaku H... You already know what Otaku Hunting means from this previous article. You will be glad to hear that a boy and girl of 2... ( continue reading » (comments(19) ) Shibuya Center Gai Taken a few days ago. Go to Shibuya if you are looking for any of the following. Restaurants, clothing, school girls. T... ( continue reading » (comments(11) ) Nosebleed Moe Pictures... Some videos to watch in the living room together with the family. ... ( continue reading » (comments(23) ) Gmail IMAP Pretty big news. For years people have been trying to implement workarounds to get gmail to work with IMAP. Google have... ( continue reading » (comments(6) ) Baby Carrier For those who are down n out and cant afford a carrier for their baby right now - how about this idea? Via Sona.... ( continue reading » (comments(8) ) Loli Mountain More wallpaper like this at News4Vip.... ( continue reading » (comments(9) ) Figure Lickin Good This lad is starting off at an early age - bukkake next? Via Neta.... ( continue reading » (comments(14) ) Pastel Ink Pastel Ink up for pre-order. Release is next March and retails for 8,800 yen. More pics at Good Smile and Mikatan Blog.... ( continue reading » (comments(9) ) Succubus 1/8 scale Succubus from Mabinogi out next Feb and retails for 5,800 yen. More pics at Hobby Stock. I still prefer my l... ( continue reading » (comments(9) ) Japan Oricon No, not Lolicon but Oricon which keeps track of Japans top selling music. The top 5 for this week below. Number 5 is Lo... ( continue reading » (comments(18) ) Must save Pr0n Related to todays post. Thanks to Triplekia for the find!... ( continue reading » (comments(23) ) Vader calls Microsoft LOOOOOL! This is just too awesome for words. Prank call to Microsoft using Vaders blurbs from the movies. Thanks to F... ( continue reading » (comments(6) ) Burgers in Tokyo Taken this evening after the YouTube Mix party at Omotesando. Kua aina burgers are the best in Tokyo.... ( continue reading » (comments(7) ) Vader deals with Cell ... As you can see I'm in a Star Wars mood today after the YouTube Mix shenanigans. ... ( continue reading » (comments(6) ) TV on Nintendo DS At last! Nintendo finally announced the release date for the gadget that plugs into the NDS to enable digital TV. Costs... ( continue reading » (comments(12) ) Final Fantasy Drink This Final Fantasy Potion drink is apparently selling extremely well. Have yet to try it. Via Aba Buro.... ( continue reading » (comments(19) ) Breast Milk You can now buy breast milk in a carton to go with your morning cereal. Any takers? Via Neta.... ( continue reading » (comments(32) ) Large Lady Fetish A new fetish in Japan is for large ladies with large jugs. This collection is available for viewing on DVD. Via Neta.... ( continue reading » (comments(19) ) Chie Yoshioka Kawaii! Akiba Hobby has got pics of this 1/8 scale figure of ToHeart2 Chie Yoshioka by Kotobukiya. Out November 25th-i... ( continue reading » (comments(2) ) Sekirei Tsukiumi This 1/7 cast offable figure of Tsukimi is out end of this month and retails for 6,090 yen. Nice pair of eyes but the h... ( continue reading » (comments(5) ) Gundam 00 Girls These Banpresto Ryumi and Sumeragi figures will be available next Feb. No other details yet. More pics at GA Graphic.... ( continue reading » (comments(14) ) YouTube Mix Video To compliment the post I'm about to upload. Spot the stormtrooper. ... ( continue reading » (comments(6) ) Star Wars Shampoo Bott... Are you bored of taking showers? Then you need these R2 shampoo bottles (set of four) to bring back spice to shower ti... ( continue reading » (comments(8) ) Nanoha Strikers Game Nanoha fans may be interested in this 3d battle game Magical Battle Arena. More screenshots at the official sit... ( continue reading » (comments(6) ) Shining Tears Maple Shine Blog has photos of this huge 1/1 pre-production scale cast figure of Maple from Shining Tears. More pics and the ... ( continue reading » (comments(10) ) Haruhi Drink Could this be the only drink that you would buy but never drink? Photo taken at Xaky's desk.... ( continue reading » (comments(19) ) Cute Japanese Girls Taken at Shibuya station yesterday. Poster for a CD single by a group called C-ute. Which one will you take? Video for... ( continue reading » (comments(8) ) Gundam Suitcases Travel in style with this zeon suitcase. 25,800 yen available at the end of this month. More pics at Lalabit. Probabl... ( continue reading » (comments(12) ) ARMSUIT GITS fans behold this coolsome ARMSUIT. Retails for 7,140 yen and available March 2008. Theres going to be a white ver... ( continue reading » (comments(5) ) Akihabara Construction... Recent (?) construction work in Akihabara... Via News2CH.... ( continue reading » (comments(17) ) Dragonar Tamashii Spec Dragonar mecha out any day now. Retails for 4,725 yen. Check out AmiAmi for more pics of the weapons. Any... ( continue reading » (comments(7) ) B-Club Kallen This 1/7 scale figure of Kallen is out. Retails for 13,440 yen. Her face looks a bit too sleepy for me. More pics at A... ( continue reading » (comments(5) ) The Real Idols What idols really look like in their private time. Via Sonna Anata Ni.... ( continue reading » (comments(15) ) Fanservice Expression of folks while watching fanservice. Is this what your expression is like too? BTW, the on in the top left c... ( continue reading » (comments(15) ) Mac Attack A newspaper delivery man was arrested for assaulting two Mc Donalds staff because he felt that his portion of fries he r... ( continue reading » (comments(15) ) Japanese School Underw... Hitomi Kitamura [北村ひとみ] shows us the new standard issue underwear for school girls in Japan. Do you approve? Video cli... ( continue reading » (comments(17) ) Tokyo Wallpaper Tokyo Tower taken with macro lens from Roppongi. For you in the Wallpaper Pool.... ( continue reading » (comments(4) ) Idols on Flickr Judest Priest! I didnt know that Flickr allowed Idol images to be uploaded. If this is the case, I betcha that many of y... ( continue reading » (comments(16) )