Recent Posts Tagged With 'features'

• Haruhi in Seoul

  Posted on Thursday March 26th, 2009 at 02:43 in features, otaku

  Yes, there are Anime fans in South Korea, too–and there’s a store to prove it, thanks to Akibanana! In Seoul, Haruhi is a national icon. There are other familiar faces as well, but you can’t help but notice the many Haruhi figures t...

• Fullmetal Alchemist TAF ‘09 Trailer [Video]

  Posted on Monday March 23rd, 2009 at 03:00 in trailers, features, fullmetal alchemist, 鋼の錬金術師

  Less than 2 weeks remain until the premiere of the new Fullmetal Alchemist anime. We’ve already seen not one, not two, not three, but four 30 second commercials, but they didn’t tell us anything. Here’s a 2:30 clip of the new series...

• Interesting Find: Anime Magazine Cover

  Posted on Saturday March 21st, 2009 at 22:31 in features, otaku, dragonball gt, otaku usa, interesting find

  I purchased the April 2009 issue of Otaku USA a few days ago (about time after getting irritated seeing Simon (Gurren Lagann) on the cover for 4 months-ish). This issue’s main feature is all about Dragonball GT… That comes after a year si...

• Otaku Unite! [Preview]

  Posted on Friday March 20th, 2009 at 08:33 in features, otaku, previews, otaku unite

  Otaku Unite! is the first* documentary that centers on the Anime fandom in the US. It was filmed at various Anime Conventions around the country in 2003, and was also screened at the very same conventions after it was completed in 2005 before it was ...

• Interesting Find: Naruto Shippuden Posterzine

  Posted on Monday March 16th, 2009 at 21:51 in articles, naruto, features, posterzines

  A little late with this one, but here is the latest Naruto Posterzine for Winter 2009. Unlike the previous Naruto Posterzines, this one focuses on Naruto Shippuuden that began airing here in the US back in January. I’m a bit disappointed with ...

• JapanSoc: Social Bookmarking for Japan Enthusiasts

  Posted on Sunday March 15th, 2009 at 23:25 in japan, blogging, articles, features, japansoc

  Last month, Jamaipanese invited me to join a J-Blogger community called JapanSoc. It’s a Social Bookmarking community for people who are into Japanese culture, and it serves as an important tool for bloggers who blog about all things Japan (aka...

• Interesting Find: …And Near Makes Nine

  Posted on Sunday March 15th, 2009 at 01:29 in features, otaku

  The last figure and the ninth and final Volume of Death Note came to my house a week ago! After a year and a half of collecting, I have finally completed my Death Note figurine collection, as well as owning Volumes 1-9 of a masterpiece. Collecting ev...

• Interesting Find: Best Buy Anime Liquidation

  Posted on Sunday March 1st, 2009 at 20:31 in features, best buy, clearance sale

  Anime News Network reported last week of Best Buy’s plans to reduce their anime inventory to only the best selling titles prompted a clearance sale at selected Best Buy stores in the country. The store list included a nearby Best Buy I rarely w...

• Interesting Find: Homemade Sushi

  Posted on Wednesday February 11th, 2009 at 04:56 in sushi, features, jbmatsuri, interesting find, foreign foods

  This post has been especially written for the Japan Blog Matsuri, hosted by Deas over at Rocking in Hakata (Thanks!). The theme for February’s issue is: Foreign Foods. After years of a personal debate on the thought of tasting just one roll, I...

• Anime Girl Character Generator

  Posted on Tuesday February 10th, 2009 at 16:05 in anime, features, character generator

  A few months ago, there were manga avatar generators to use for social media profiles, such as Twitter, now there anime character generators for whatever purpose you want! Found on Danny Choo’s blog via Ningin, The Anime Character Generator is ...

• Bleach Episode 59 Plus Kubo Interview Giveaway

  Posted on Sunday January 4th, 2009 at 16:51 in contests, itunes, bleach, giveaways, features, tite kubo

  In my previous post, I talked about the Bleach Posterzine which included a code for a free download of Episode 59, plus an interview with Bleach manga-ka, Tite Kubo. After thinking it over, I’ve decided to give it away to a lucky Bleach fan! H...

• 9 Last-Minute Otaku Gift Ideas

  Posted on Sunday December 21st, 2008 at 19:22 in holiday, features, otaku, gift ideas, last-minute, anime & manga

  With less than a week remaining until the big day, I have complied a list of 9 Otaku-centric merchandise to get (for yourself or…) for that special Otaku someone. From Anime DVDs, books, manga, and magazine subscriptions, it’s all here! ...

• The Char Aznable Credit Card

  Posted on Monday December 15th, 2008 at 20:31 in credit card, features, gundam, char aznable, japan credit bureau, red comet

  I happened to stumble upon this while browsing around COSPA’s website. It’s an offer to apply for the official “Char’s Official Card” featuring (of course) “The Red Comet”, Char Aznable, via the JCB (Japan Cr...

• Interesting Find: Bleach Posterzine

  Posted on Monday December 15th, 2008 at 06:45 in bleach, features, tite kubo, interesting find, posterzines

  This is the very first Bleach Posterzine, with the very first posterzines being Naruto related. These magazines are the best that have ever happened since it’s difficult purchasing Wallscrolls with my allowing being very tight. The posterzine i...

• WordPress 2.7: “Coltrane” Released

  Posted on Wednesday December 10th, 2008 at 21:50 in features

  The newest version of the WordPress blogging software, 2.7; codename “Coltrane”, was released today. 2.7 has a brand new Administrator interface, along with a few features such as QuickPress, comment threading, and the ability to reply t...

• Anime Watcher’s Journal [December 2008 - Issue #4]

  Posted on Wednesday December 3rd, 2008 at 13:33 in features, soul eater, anime watcher's journal

  It’s time for another AWJ post, but there’s not much on my list this month. I’m still making my way through Gundam 00 (I also have yet to check out the new English dub on SciFi). I’ve watch a couple of episodes of Bleach, bit ...

• Kasugai Gummy Candy

  Posted on Wednesday November 26th, 2008 at 09:58 in features, Japanese Snacks, gummy candy, world market

  I have found something truly amazing in the world of Japanese snacks. I would like to introduce you to Kusagai Gummy Candy! It’s a really fun (and addicting) snack that comes in different flavors: Muscat (Green Grape), Grape (Traditional Purple...

• Limited Edition Death Note Collector Figurines

  Posted on Saturday November 22nd, 2008 at 09:40 in death note, features, figures

  I’m currently collecting the Limited Edition Death Note figures that comes with the DVDs. Right now I have 7 out of 9 figures, and there’s only 2 more left to go! I started collecting them as soon as Viz announced the DVD extras. Buying...

• Black Tide Introduces Anime Mini-Series, “Warriors of Time”

  Posted on Friday November 7th, 2008 at 05:04 in music, anime, features, black tide, gabriel garcia, warriors of time

  An up-and-coming heavy metal band “Black Tide” steps into the world of anime with a new animation series, “Warriors of Time”, based on the song of the same name on their latest album. The group formed in 2004 as Radio with the...

• Anime Watcher’s Journal [November 2008 - Issue #3]

  Posted on Friday October 31st, 2008 at 08:58 in bleach, features, gundam 00, chi's sweet home, anime watcher's journal

  The Anime Viewer’s Journal will be a series of posts dedicated to anime I’ve keeping track of for the following month. It’s based on my previous posts, such as this one and this one I created last year. This makes it post #3, as the...

• Crayon Shin-chan Gummy Candy

  Posted on Monday October 6th, 2008 at 13:52 in features, Japanese Snacks, crayon shin-chan

  It’s not everyday that you see food based on your favorite anime…unless you live in Japan. There’s Pokemon candy and Naruto energy drinks. Before that, there was Crayon Shin-chan gummy candy. Crayon Shin-chan (Known as just “S...

• Win Tickets to Death Note: The Last Name!

  Posted on Thursday September 18th, 2008 at 18:22 in contests, death note, features, live action

  The second Death Note movie, The Last Name, will be released in theaters October 15th and 16th. The second movie is the sequel to the first movie, and of course, is based on the events in the anime and manga. The story follows Light, a high school st...

• Stix: A Pretz Clone?

  Posted on Sunday September 7th, 2008 at 02:33 in features, Japanese Snacks, pocky, glico, pretz

  If you’ve been to a supermarket’s snacks section, you may find a new product from Pringles called “Stix”. It’s just pretzel sticks in a variety of flavors such as Honey (shown above), Vanilla, Pizza, and a few others. Ho...