Last month we posted about Shibuya aiming to crack down on alcohol during the upcoming Halloween festivities. At the time, the proposed ban on public drinking was just that, but as of today the bill has officially passed. According to an update from Nippon News 24, the …Read more »
In these troubled times, let us take solace in the fact that for a few moments, we can kick back with some footage of Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno sipping on a Sapporo. The 58-year-old director, who has also helmed projects like Gunbuster, Nadia and Shin …Read more »
Michiru Amazuki moves from the country (Okayama Prefecture) to Tokyo for a sales position. But since she doesn’t want to face the metropolitan landscape alone, she decides to live in an all-female boarding/share house—Stella House Haruno—with three strangers. Her new roommates may have wildly different …Read more »
In Japan, the color blue signifies youth, a time of excitement and infinite possibilities. After graduating high school, Iori moves to Izu, on the coast, to go to college for mechanical engineering. “I’ll put all my effort into having the best college life possible!” he …Read more »
Once upon a time, Sonic The Hedgehog was a character you’d expect to see cross-promoted at restaurants like McDonalds with a line of kids meal toys. In fact, according to Sonic Wikia, Sonic had two different promotions at McDonalds in 1994, as well as three different …Read more »
If there is perhaps one thing capable of transcending all of otaku culture, in all of its variegated niches and subniches, it’s gotta be beer. Right? Let’s roll with it, because there is a beer fair in Akihabara and it sounds like a ton of …Read more »
[Excerpted from the October 2007 issue of Otaku USA Magazine] It is Friday night in Kansai (the eastern side of Japan) and whether you are a furita or a salaryman there is only one thing on your mind -a good place to have a drink. …Read more »
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