The next Studio Ghibli movie is based on the novel The Borrowers and is being directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, who until now had been an animator. The Borrower Arrietty is his first movie as a director. The funny thing is that even though it is based on the novel by Mary Norton, the action of [...]
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Since Dragon Ball Kai started to be broadcasted in Japan, it seems like Dragon Ball is becoming superpopular again like in the 90s. This weekend the most advertised video game in Akihabara was Dragon Ball Raging Blast for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It was showcased at the entrance of almost every shop and the [...]
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This video explains in detail how to get Sailor Moon eyes. The result is shown in the following picture:
Looking at the original Sailor Moon cartoons, the blue color and the shinings in the “real” version turn out to be even more exaggerated than in the anime version
Via Japanprobe
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This is the ending scene of the second episode of an anime series called Sora no Otoshimono. In it more than a minute of flying panties is shown and soon thereafter some random planes flying. It is something really stupid/weird but I think the final result looks kind of good. I am usually bored of [...]
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Two weeks ago I had some time to visit the giant Odaiba Gundam. We arrived at the perfect moment, just before five. At 5 o’clock the Gundam expels smoke and moves his head just how it does in the series when it is preparing to take off, for a moment I thought it would take [...]
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Last weekend I was having ramen with my friend Antonio and we found Son Goku! It is pretty normal to find people with kame (亀) t-shirts but this Son Goku was orange until his shoes
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Two weeks ago I discovered the new Dragon Ball Kai. Dragon Ball has been my favorite manga and anime of all time. Right now I’m watching the brand new Dragon Ball Kai every week on TV, but because most of you are not living here in Japan I’m sharing all the episodes broadcasted up until [...]
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Dragon Ball Kai has just started in Japan, it is a remastered version of Dragon Ball Z. In this new version they’ve got rid off many anime chapters that were not in the anime, also they’ve improved the visuals and changed the format to HD. Dragon Ball Kai will have exactly 100 chapters, that’s [...]
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During the last month Lawson convenience stores are selling Dragon Ball products, goodies and food. I find it amazing how Dragon Ball is still so popular and is still making tons of money as a “brand” for many businesses. These are some pictures I took in the nearest Lawson to my home:
Akihabara News - Gadgetry [...]
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I watched Gake no use no Ponyo (Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea), the new Ghilbi (Hayao Miyazaki) movie a while a go and I loved it. Yesterday I spent some time going through Ghibliworld, Ghibli and listening some podcasts. Here there are some extracts from interviews to Hayao Miyazaki (Director) and Toshio [...]
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