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Brian Ashcraft
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Originally from Texas, Ashcraft has called Osaka home since 2001. He has authored six books, including most recently, The Japanese Sake Bible.

My neck hurts just looking at this Read more

I didn’t do it for views. I get views. I did it because I thought I could make a positive ripple on the internet. Read more

This video had like 600k likes before it was taken down. This will barely affect him unless Youtube actually gets off its ass and does something. Read more

I’d be all over this if it were able to accommodate a battery pack Read more

My wife and I sometimes get small packages of mochi (containing six miniature cakes each—they’re maybe an inch in diameter) from a nearby World Market. They’re definitely very chewy, to the point of being nearly like a paste when in a half-chewed state. Not hard to see how they might be a little dangerous to folks Read more

The Whos down in Whoville dine on roast beast for Christmas, at least according to the Grinch.
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The day we realized that the little microwave in our apartment could also be used as an oven, it was like an entire world of food opening up in front of our eyes. Pies. Lasagna. And naan pizzas. Soooo many naan pizzas!
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...and promptly leaving next month on another 6 month hiatus. Read more

So it’s instead just different enough to get round copyright laws character Mycho Pantis? Read more

I think the 2ch person, hits the nail on the head. I’d love to think it was some kind of positive shift in the culture in creating likable but also 3-dimensional women who are just as integral to the main characters growth as the villain.

But the constantly disappointed anime fan within me just thinks the fetish Read more

“In a With News interview earlier spring, Itani, now 67, was asked if he ever thought he wanted to die”

For what it’s worth, I think the only reason the West/USA doesn’t consider it dorky as well is because the Star Wars franchise niche’d itself into that font. They’ve ran with that shaping/thickness for so long no one bats an eye on its usage.

That’s... actually pretty damn cool. They put in a lot of effort and it paid off in spectacular fashion.

Sorry, I’m a little taken aback by being able to comment that without cynicism or irony. Read more

For the uninitiated, this is based on the ongoing Ultraman manga that started in 2011. It’s an alternate sequel to the original live action TV series where the titular Ultraman is the son of the original’s host, wearing a special suit of armor that grants him additional superpowers. Read more

Kind of fitting considering Twitter’s (the company’s) lack of insight (and blind denial) to the issues its users have with the platform. Read more

On the plus-sied, You can pause a 2D-waifu, meaning that responsibilities at home don’t have to interfere with your working hours... Read more