Apple pays homage to anime’s fake Apples
A reminder of how strong Apple is in pop and geek culture.
Anime studio vanishes even as its most recent project opens in theatres
Industry insiders are unable to contact any full-time staff from the studio.
Johnny Sokko and his Flying Robot posters
Wow. This is a blast from the past. Are you old enough to remember Johnny Sokko and his Flying Robot? It was a kaiju import from Japan, with bad dubbing and people in low budget costumes.…
Broken Doll flirting with the UK
Broken Doll are a Japanese band. They mix the pop-punk we might once have associated with Blondie with the kawaii culture of Tokyo. The result? A Harajuku band.
The band will be present at the London Comic Con (25th to 27th May) and through their relationship with Japan Underground will be shipping a limited number of CDs to the UK.…
Disney actually produce a moe anime
American animation megagiant Disney have shocked Japan. Not only have they produced an anime feature; they’ve produced a moe anime feature and done it well.
The advert for Tokyo Disney Resort is getting a good reception among geeks in Japan.…
A trick of the lights – Tron dance?
This dance routine from Wrecking Crew in Japan may only be inspired by Tron rather than being intended to be exactly a Tron dance.
I say that because I sense some Japanese mythology in the neon costumes.…
Japanese trailer for BRAVE shows a very different film
It’s hard to imagine that this is a trailer for the same BRAVE that we’ve been seeing elsewhere. Tha Japanese trailer, which has made its way to YouTube (watch it before it’s yanked) suggests a film filled with mysticism and magic.…
Strike Witches movie trailer
Kadokawa have started to run a trailer for the Strike Witches movie. It’s due out on the 17th of March. It’s possible to use Google beta stage automatic captions in this trailer to try and translate the Japanese to English.…
Comiket bans sexy cosplay
Comiket, aka the Comic Market, is the world’s largest fair for self-published comic books. It’s held twice a year in Tokyo and has grown from some 600 visitors in 1975 to over half a million.…
Nintendo Gamecube three times more popular than Xbox 360 in Japan
You might have heard that the Xbox isn’t very popular in Japan. It’s true. There’s lots of reasons why this is the case – it’s the console from America, the games don’t always suit the Japanese market and the PlayStation 2 is so incredibly strong there.…
