Dubbed the "Wristunder" (geddit? GEDDIT?), the special panties were invented by Chiaki Takahashi, the voice actress who brings life to video characters in The Idolmaster, BlazBlue and many more.
From what I remember, the 1990s were a good time. We didn't really have the internet then, but we had good music, good movies, and good video games. This isn't about any of those—especially the good video games bit. It's about a Sega Saturn booklet that is so awful, it's awesome.
The Idolmaster game series is well known among Japanese gamers for its cute virtual girls and plethora of costly DLC. Now it seems the mobile phone version of the game, Idolm@ster Cinderella Girls,…
The last Kotaku heard of Chiaki Takahashi, the voice actress canceled
Former Xbox 360 exclusive The Idolmaster 2 is coming to the PS3. Players get a huge amount of what was paid DLC on the Xbox 360 free of charge
Super Duper | OSAKA, JAPAN: Cosplayers promote Namco's idol simulator. (Photo: ファミ通)
On October 27, The Idolmaster 2, a pop idol simulator, is being ported to the PS3. The game originally debuted on the Xbox 360 earlier this year.
In 2005, Namco released a idol simulator in Japanese arcades called The Idolm@ster. The game ended up being a nerd smash hit, spawning Idolm@ster Xbox 360 and PSP games. It's 2011, and now the arcade cabinet that spawned it all is getting memorialized—as a 1:12 scale model.
The Tohoku Earthquake caused game after game
In January 2010, voice actress Chiaki Takahashi blogged that she was releasing one more book of pin-up pictures and then calling it a day. She was retiring from cheese cake modeling. If recent news is to be believed, Takahashi is coming back.
You may not know his name, but if you like Japanese games with mechas, fighters or idols, you probably know his voice.
The upcoming entry in Namco Bandai's idol simulator franchise features
Oh hi! This is 28 year-old voice actress Eriko Nakamura. She voices Haruka Amami, one of the main idols in Namco's idol simulator THE iDOLM@STER franchise.
Officially unconfirmed, but you're surprised?
Namco's pop simulator franchise THE iDOLM@STER has spawned arcade games, home console games, manga, anime, portable console games and at least one not-safe-for-work birthday cake.
Namco Bandai's pop idol simulator THE iDOLM@STER wishes you a Merry Christmas, complete with nun cosplay. Because... well, because. Yeah. Lovely lady labo!
Hockey-mask-wearing chainsaw-wielding sculptor Mr. Jason brings iDOLM@STER character Haruka Amami to life from a block of wood.
In Japan, voice actresses aren't just voice actresses. They're voice actress idols. Take Chiaki Takahashi — she's in a candy-coated pop band and poses for pin-up pics.
The latest cute big-headed Nendoroid series is Namco pop idol sim franchise iDOLM@STER.
The Japanese internet has discovered (hacked?) the "debug mode" for PSP title THE iDOLM@STER SP, making iDOLM@STER character posing possible. Make that, embarrassing NSFW posing possible. Proceed with caution. You have been warned!
Hey, that's not to say Namco Bandai's franchise THE iDOLM@STER isn't creepy, Home's version of iDOLM@STER character Haruka Amami is just, well, creepier.
Next January, a pornography parody of Namco's pop idol sim THE iDOLM@STER was slated for release. The flick's distributor TMA has announced that the adult movie will no longer go on sale.
Fans of Namco's Xbox 360-exclusive, J-pop idol sim THE iDOLM@STER are rich, it seems. Tickets for the iDOLM@STER event "THE iDOLM@STER 3rd Anniversary Live later this month have been going bananas. Auction prices have hit as high as ¥138,000 or US$1,292 (starting at ¥6,500 or $61) and fetching about $470 on average. The …
In the upcoming issue of Famitsu, Namco Bandai announced Wii music rhythm game Happy Dance Collection. The game has players rhythmically match Wii-mote motions. Yes, it's cutesy and it's got Mii crowd integration, but the real kicker here is the music. As expected, the game features popular J-Pop like " ">Popstar" and "…
