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This isn't Francis Ford Coppola in the jungle with Marlon Brando or Wernor Herzog trying to push a boat over a mountain. It is Shoko Nakagawa sitting in front of a green screen — hey, there's a new idol named Kurumi Takahashi, too. Finished product below:

Yes, the making of for a fifteen second ad.

Note: The asterisk in the main image has a note that reads, "This is a Super Robot Taisen commercial.

しょこたんがニュースキャスター役に初挑戦！Wii『スーパーロボット大戦NEO』TVCM10月17日より放送開始！ | インサイド [Inside]

That counts for something, right? Right?

"Up until now out of all the things I've worn, wearing this news caster outfit was the most original," Nakagawa said. "It's simple, but on the other hand, I thought it was totally moe."

Shoko Nakagawa is one of the most popular idols in Japan. Nakagawa counts manga, video games and cosplay as her hobbies. Other hobbies include putting her cat's head in her mouth and not playing her Xbox 360 very much and then giving away her games.

Nakgawa also sings the Pokémon anime theme and voices one of the characters. She's a nerd hero!

バンダイナムコ、Wii「スーパーロボット大戦NEO」、新CM「ニュースキャスター」篇を10月17日より放映。中川翔子さんがニュースキャスター役を熱演！ [GAME Watch]

South Korean developer Phantagram worked on the title with Mizuguchi's Q Entertainment. This time Microsoft development arm Feelplus is handling development duties. The sequel has a much darker visual flair.

Fun fact: nerd idol Shoko Nakagawa appeared at promotional events for the game, cosplaying as one of the title's characters. This was back before she was a super-duper famous superstar and before we knew Ninety-Nine Nights wasn't very good.

Another fun fact: While Shoko Nakagawa claimed at the time to be impressed with Ninety-Nine Nights, she actually did not own an Xbox 360 until this past March. And then she didn't seem to play it much and later gave away some of her games. She's got more important things to do, apparently!

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"I'll giving away a set of Xbox 360 games I haven't played yet," the idol blogged. The games she gave away were Lost Odyssey, Fable II, Gears of War, Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise, Forza 2 and Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts.

"The game set landed with a guy who doesn't own an Xbox 360," she blogged about the event giveaway, adding, "lololololololololololololololol." LOL indeed.

Earlier this year, Shokotan announced that she had purchased an Xbox 360. According to her gamer card, three of the four games she still owns look largely untouched.

ギラティナ and グングニル [中川翔子 オフィシャルブログ via チラシの裏でゲーム鈍報]

Dubbed Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl the Movie: Arceus: To the Conquering of Space-Time (say that twice fast!), the movie is the third entry in the Diamond & Pearl trilogy.

At a recent press event, the 74-year-old Miwa joked, "I am the reincarnation of Pikachu. That's why my hair is yellow, you see." (This of course would mean that Pikachu is DEAD.) Talent and nerd hero Shoko Nakagawa will also be lending her voice to the movie as Notched-ear Pichu.

This is hardly the first voice acting role for Miwa, previously doing voice work for Princess Mononoke and Howl's Moving Castle. Miwa is a show business mainstay, first making a splash as a singer in the 1950s and later appearing in the terrific 1968 crime film Black Lizard, which was directed by Kinji Fukasaku (Battle Royale).

Arceus: To the Conquering of Space-Time opens in Japanese theaters this July.

Shoko Nakagawa and Ryuji Akiyama animated at voice recording for Pokemon movie [Japan Today] [Pic]

But her buddies did! Hipster musician Meg Rock and transgender fashion model Ayana Tsubaki bought surprised Shokotan with a "Cloud Black" PS3 bundle.

Those two surprised me!! ...They secretly got me a present... Waaaaaaaahaaahaaaaa It's so expensive, I shrieked!! ...Those two are really busy, but they were able to find time to decide to get me... a surprise present!!

Shoko Nakagawa turned 24 on May 5. Her getting the Cloud Black PS3 makes sense as she's a huge FFVII fan. When asked previously who she wanted to marry, her reply was "Sephiroth".

As of February 2008, Japanese daily newspaper Mainichi Shimbun reported that her blog, which opened in 2004, had been accessed one billion times. The blog queen holds the record for single-day-updates on a celebrity blog with 70 updates alone on January 28, 2006. A book version of her blog called Shokotan * Blog was released in 2005. Lesson learned: Blog about things you want so your famous friends can buy them for you.

We're thinking about getting a pony. Our birthday is coming up, but maybe we can save up enough money to buy a pony by then. Ponies are so expensive.

Too subtle? Now all we need are famous friends.

りつ [Shokotan Blog]

The tune, "Get Fired Up Notch-Eared Pichu", is sung by geek princess Shoko Nakagawa, who also voices Giza Mimi Pichu ("Notch-Eared Pichu"). It's a catchy and cute song. You know, for whatever the hell it is.

Those who want to see Shoko Nakagawa and hear the song at the same time, we've got you covered. Those who don't, well.

In Japan, the Xbox platform has traditionally been the one of choice for many otaku. As Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki pointed out, nobody in Japan buys an Xbox on accident.

Not that she needs to earn any more geek cred, but last month she bought an Xbox 360 to play Tales of Vesperia on. She wasn't alone! Lots of Japanese people bought an Xbox 360 for that game.

Then, it was announced that ToV would be coming to the PS3 — with a new character. People got pissed! What did Shoko Nakagawa think? On her blog, she wrote earlier this month, "Although I bought an Xbox 360 just for Tales of Vesperia, various PS3 ports are increasing (・ω・;)(;・ω・) Real-ly"

Two days later, she blogged, "When should I buy a PS3... I guess when we get that national stimulus payment from the Japanese government." (The Japanese government has paid all residents the equivalent of US$150 to stimulate the economy — not that she needs it!)

Why does it matter that Shoko Nakagawa is thinking of picking up a PS3?! Maybe it's fact that her blog has been accessed over a billion times. Or maybe she's a fair representation of what other people in Japan are feeling.

With the Final Fantasy XIII demo coming out and the game announced only for the PS3 in The Land of the Rising Sun, more and more Japanese gamers must be thinking the same thing: It's about time I got a PLAYSTATION 3.

箱ユーザーのしょこたんが、PS3購入に王手か？ [ゲー速＠２ch] [Pic]

We just didn't know how much saluting.

Watch the actual ad and making of in the above clip. The ad is super short. And the making of? Very boring. Very. That is, unless you're really into saluting.

Super Robot Taisen K is out March 20 in Japan. Click through the pics of the ad below. There's lots of standing and saluting. That, and a wind machine.

戦場の様子を写メしてね… しょこたん『スパロボK』CM撮影現場で語る [GPara]

The show is co-hosted by geek idol Shoko Nakagawa.

The anime Pokémon Diamond & Pearl is getting a new end theme song sung by Shoko Nakagawa, and the program will be broadcasted in hi-def as well.

4月の放送からポケモンアニメがリニューアルスタート！！ [TV-Tokyo via AnimeNation via Japanator]

Earlier this week, she posted on her blog that she has purchased an Xbox 360 and a couple games (Street Fighter IV, Resident Evil 5, Tales of Vesperia and Star Ocean 4). She then posted her Avatar as well as her LIVE name, shokommts.

Later that same day, she blogged:

It looks as like I'm a LIVE free Silver member (゜ω゜) Let's duke it out online (゜∀゜)(゜∀゜)――！！ Im getting like so many friend requests (・ω・;)(;・ω・)

Wow, you think? We're shocked.

As of February 2008, Japanese daily newspaper Mainichi Shimbun reported that her blog, which opened in 2004, had been accessed one billion times. The blog queen holds the record for single-day-updates on a celebrity blog with 70 updates alone on January 28, 2006.

A book version of her blog called Shokotan * Blog was released in 2005.

ねり [Shokotan Blog]

In an interview with Otaku USA's Patrick Macias, Nakagawa says she might not be considered an otaku by the hardcore. "I play video games and enjoy anime until the early morning," admits the idol. "Normal people might think I'm an otaku just because I'm into anime and video games," she says. "But hardcore otaku, who might know much more about anime and manga than me, could say, 'No, she's not really an otaku.'"

Oh, but you are otaku, Shoko-tan! Don't sell yourself short. Case in point:

"We only have a limited life. You don't know how many more pictures you can draw. You don't know how many more songs you can sing. You don't know how many more times you can play with your cat," says Nakagawa. "You don't know how many video games you can complete while you're alive... I'm constantly thinking about playing Final Fantasy VII." Deep.

Otaku star Shokotan offers a little fan service [The Japan Times] [Pic]

Certainly, she knows, right? She must.
Shokotan... [NSFW Kangofu Blog]

Overall Results
1. Shoko Nakagawa
2. Becky
3. Chinatsu Wakatsuki
4. Koda Kumki
5. Yui Aragaki

Male Voters
1. Shoko Nakagawa
2. Aki Hoshino
3. Ai Otsuka
4. Becky
5. Masami Nagasawa

Female Voters
1. Shoko Nakagawa
2. Becky
3. Chinatsu Wakatsuki
4. Koda Kumi
5. Yui Aragaki
5. Aiko

Adventure Poll</> [Oricon via alafista] [Pic]

New Shokotan Imposter Video [NSFW via Amazon]

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