I had set my alarm for 8:00, but ended up waking up around 7:00, perky with J-pop glee. It was a lot like Christmas, only instead of a tree incubating brightly wrapped packages, I got a building in San Francisco's Japantown made of windows, full …Read more »
Hey, we've got a few more pictures from Otakon to share. From the gigantic lines to the cross-dressing lolitas, there was never a dull moment. We were particularly fond of the Rydia cosplayer (hailing from the classic Final Fantasy IV ) and Beetlejuice provided some …Read more »
This year's New York Asian Film Festival featured quite a few special guests flown from overseas, but none seemed more omnipresent than Tokyo Gore Police director Yoshihiro Nishimura. Even in comparison to fellow goremeisters Tak Sakaguchi ( Versus , Yoroi Samurai Zombie ), Noburo Iguchi …Read more »
It's come to my attention that there's a few of you ne'er-do-wells out there who take objection to the fact that "Rock the Dragon" was soundly defeated by "CHA LA, HEAD CHA-LA" in Issue 6 of Otaku USA. I can think of only one explanation …Read more »
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