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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.
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If this is anything like when Conan dubbed Ghost in the Shell, this should be funny.

“common complaints are that KFC is too expensive, too greasy and not crispy” Read more

You crazy kids and your tattoos. What’s next, talking on the phone in the subway? Read more

too bad you don’t really need any of that for big modern games, there’s always a minimap, a quest marker or something flashing on the screen, mapping a dungeon floor for me was part of the fun and game experience itself Read more

I wish I still had the graph-paper maps for all three Eye of the Beholder games that I (painstakingly) created way back in the day. I was really freaking proud of that effort! Read more

Only a wanker would buy this. What would Mrs. Palmer say? You’re off playing with toys when you need to paint the ceiling? Read more

Oh man, that Ramba Ral fight scene... The way the stop motion is cut together with the video playing in the background is brilliant. It’s a rather clever contrivance that provides a reason for using the original audio track from the anime, and makes it possible to intercut or otherwise show the things that can’t be Read more

1988:

I once ordered a big box of PS2 controllers from Yahoo Auctions. The dude shipped it to me in a Soft on Demand box. Thank for making it look like I was buying a huge box of porn, Yahoo Auctions guy! Read more

Calling this cosplay perfect is an understatement. I’m convinced that cat is actually Beerus.
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Gatebox’s slogan is “Living with characters.” Shouldn’t it be imprisoning them? Read more

That’s about four times as expensive as spray varnish needs to be. Read more

This was taken early morning in Arashiyama in Kyoto. Mind ungreying me for these posts? Read more