| 2:56am | Otaku |  | | | Lovely Illustrations by Nicodemus Espinosa of Hector and I. Now I finally get to see how folks visualize me ^^; Hector in C3P0 gear. Hector recently graduated from Mirai Inc and has moved on to work on Twitter Japan at Digital Garage. We certainly would not be where we are today without him and I... |
| 10:18pm | Obon | | | | Obon is a traditional Japanese custom to honor the departed but these days it seems to be more of a family reunion where folks living in the main cities travel back to other areas of Japan to see their folks. The Obon period starts today (12th August) and finishes at the end of this week (16th August).... |
| 9:05am | AmiAmi | | | | AmiAmi is a figure retailer in Japan and according to some folks in the biz, they are the biggest in terms of sales. Some folks form AmiAmi came along to the Tokyo Figure Show party last week and you can see pictures at the AmiAmi Blog which includes a snap of my mai musume Saber. They also done this... |
| 11:10pm | Hatsune Miku | | | | Another video to add to your collection of "Watched Miku Vids." If you can watch up to a minute or so, you will be rewarded with some eye candy. Thanks to Steamboat on Twitter for this must-watch item. Akihabara News - Gadgetry from Japan (Subscribe) Japan Probe - Japan news and entertainment (Subscribe)... |
| 1:14pm | Feena Fam Earthlight | | | | Another room that I just had to highlight from the Kotobukiya x dannychoo.com project Otacool. This time round its a shrine for Feena Fam Earthlight from the eroge series Yoake Mae. The entry is from Rurirurinofan and you can see the rest of his Feena palace at figure.fm. His details are:- Age: 32... |
| 12:23pm | Olympus Pen | | | | Playing around with AkibaHobby-sans Olympus Pen last week at the TFS. This camera is incredible! The lens is just awesome. Recommended for folks who cant be bothered to lug around an SLR but want something a bit more compact with SLR quality. Some samples at Flickr and the video quality looks brilliant... |
| 3:36am | Iron Man Costume | | | | A few years ago, I got some Vader armor from a company called "Timeless Movie Props." I wasn't happy with the quality of the armor and proceeded to abuse the responsibility I had of running a blog read by a large audience. I used my search engine optimization knowledge and arranged for my post to come... |
| 9:51am | Japan Earthquake | | | | There was an earthquake this evening across Japan and it felt very scary in Tokyo. As you can see from the screenshot, it was recorded at Magnitude 6.9 @.@ There was a rumbling noise and the sound of things shaking around the house. Wifey, I, and the daughters are fine. Japan has its own scale for... |
| 1:24am | Forever 21 Tokyo | | | | image ID#27663Never heard of Forever 21 until they opened their first retail store in Japan right next to their rivals H&M. T'was in the news for quite a bit as the ladies went into a frenzy for some coolsome apparel.image ID#27664Wifey is training up to blog for our fashion portal which should be out... |
| 1:22pm | Tokyo Roller Blades | | | | During my last trip to the UK, I brought my roller blades back with me. Had these for probably about 15 years. Convenient to get around when going to a quick bite to eat. Customized the back by sticking some of those piston thingies that you find attached to the boot of a car. Also added some piping... |
| 1:14am | Figure Releases | | | | This job has never been just plain sailing. Been through a few rough stormy seas but there was always clear waters and blue skies on the other side. And as I sail the uncharted (uncharted for me) seas of running a business, I occasionally come across an uninhabited island full of figure samples ^^;... |
| 5:21am | Fii-tan | | | | Comrade Monpuchi-san from Moeyo.com gets another figure of his Mascot character Fii-tan - this time round its a Sofubi (Soft Vinyl) called Sofubi no Fii-tan. Fii-tan is about the same size and Nendoroid's and you can swap about their heads too. Shimapan desu. At the moment Aoi-chan is looking after... |
| 11:36am | Android Japan | | | | Android is a mobile operating system which allows developers to develop their own coolsome apps - a bit like the apps that you can download for your iPhone. A bit about Android below. One of my comrades at Google is involved with Android marketing over here and managed to nab some of these android... |
| 2:11am | Vertical Apple Cinema Display | | | | From looking at one of the rooms for Otacool (cant remember which one), I thought I'd see what it would be like to have the Apple Cinema Display in an upright vertical position. Gave it about 5 mins before deciding "no" ^^; Would probably be nice to have one vertical for website designers - or maybe... |
| 1:09pm | Tokyo Figure Show Report | | | | image ID#27567The Tokyo Figure Show (Good Smile Company x Danny Choo) has kicked off to a great start! The event started yesterday and runs through to 6PM this Sunday in Harajuku.image ID#27568My lovely Mirai-chan. I'll probably get a few free and buy a ton from Amazon or something ^^;image ID#27569The... |
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