If you’re a follower of strange ancillary Evangelion news (in lieu of much news about the actual fourth Eva film, it’s all we’ve really got), you are probably aware that there is a Eva-themed bullet train that travels between Fukuoka and Osaka. Now that bullet …Read more »
Just when you thought things couldn’t get much weirder than hug pillows: Japanese variety goods retailer Village Vanguard has entered the “specialty” sleep market with these pillow-covering panties . The pillow cover, which retails for ¥2,376 (about $22) is pretty much as-described: it’s a pair …Read more »
Did you know? The age when you become a legal adult in Japan is 20. It’s a pretty magical year for Japanese youth, who get to go to a fancy coming-of-age ceremony, buy alcohol and cigarettes, and become an official member of society. Wow! It …Read more »
Japan: a place that’s cooked up some pretty wild inventions, including canned coffee, electronic toilet seats and a smartphone app that measures your bra size . Now Tokyo-based creative lab PARTY has created one of the weirdest inventions we’ve seen in a while: the Song …Read more »
Yesterday, Japanese TV station NHK announced starting next year, they will be showing reruns of Love Live! , the popular series about idols who team up to prevent their school from shutting down. That and a weird conflux of other otaku-related topics, prompted a wave …Read more »
Let no one accuse Kunihiko Ikuhara of being boring. The director, who masterminded Revolutionary Girl Utena and Penguindrum , directed a decent chunk of Sailor Moon and has a pretty wicked sense of fashion, never fails to crank the weirdness up to 11. So we’re …Read more »
The Akihabara district of Tokyo is known as a place where you can - how do we put this? - engage humans in various activities for a predetermined price ("renting people" is a bit direct, isn't it?). Walks with high school girls? They've got that. …Read more »
An arcade might not strike you as the most romantic place to get married. They’re usually dark, smoky, and probably pretty cramped. But Game Center Mikado, an arcade located in Shinjuku’s storied Takadanobaba neighborhood, is looking to change that perception by offering their establishment for …Read more »
File this one under “adorable.” Believe it: this plush toy, which went viral earlier this week thanks to blogs like Boing Boing, is, indeed, a plush but reasonably realistic version of a giant isopod ( bathynomus giganteus , to be exact). According to the manufacturer, …Read more »
When I stumbled upon these savory images this morning via Japanator, I immediately wanted to reach into my very computer screen, nab a can, pop the top and get the kind of Rider Kick only a can of Kamen Cider can provide. This may almost …Read more »
I never knew Jason Vorhees had such an interest in the arts. I should have at least assumed some degree of competency with a blade, but carving anime ladies out of wood never struck me as his "thing." This isn't the first time Jason has …Read more »
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