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The Next Pokémon Animated Movie Is Officially Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution

Earlier this year, this year’s Pokémon summer movie reportedly had a sneak preview for Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution. The movie has now been officially announced and will be out July 12, 2019 in Japan. There is no word yet on an international release and an official trailer has yet to be released. As previously reported,…

By Brian Ashcraft Published December 13, 2018

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K-Pop Pick Of The Day: You Are My Destiny

While modern K-Pop fans will most likely recognize HaHa (full name Ha Dong Hoon) for his work on Korean comedy television, he actually started out his career in Korean entertainment as an artist. And not just any artist—a reggae artist. With 2007’s You Are My Destiny, sampled from Ben E. King’s Stand By Me, listeners…

By Seung Park Published December 13, 2018

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Tokyo’s Anime Specialty Theater

Earlier this year, the Kadokawa Cinema Shinjuku revamped itself as an anime specialty movie theater. Now this month, the theater is getting more than a complete rebranding. IT Media reports that of December 22, the theater will be called EJ Anime Theater Shinjuku with “EJ” being short for “Entertainment Japan.” Besides the anime-only movie theater,…

By Brian Ashcraft Published December 12, 2018

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K-Pop Pick Of The Day: RBB

Wait, wasn’t Halloween two months ago? If your first reaction after listening to RBB was “gee, this is so different from their last title track,” that’s because Red Velvet has regularly switched between polarized concepts since their inception. In fact, their group name itself is based on this idea: “Red”, which stands for their colorful…

By Seung Park Published December 12, 2018

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K-Pop Pick Of The Day: Fairy Tale

If a Korean pop song could ever be featured in a Disney animated film, this would be it. Kim Dong Ryul is a veteran of the Korean ballad pop scene, having debuted back in 1994 and dabbled in many sub-genres of soft, soulful easy-listening music since then. Fairy Tale is his latest, and a collaboration…

By Seung Park Published December 11, 2018

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Instagram Manners And Tokyo Disneyland

At Toon Town in Tokyo Disneyland, there is a photo spot area with a bunch of boxes. The spot has become even more popular thanks to social media. And now, it has apparently been fenced off to the public. As My Game News Flash notes, this is what the area used to look like: Photos…

By Brian Ashcraft Published December 10, 2018

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Japanese Smash Bros. Players Show Palutena Doesn’t Get Underwear Privacy

Back when Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS was launched, players quickly pointed out that the inside of Princess Peach’s skirt was cloaked in darkness. The same is true in the recently released Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, but not for all characters. For example, in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the same privacy void Peach gets…

By Brian Ashcraft Published December 10, 2018

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K-Pop Pick Of The Day: Monsieur

I’ve been on an indie kick recently if you haven’t noticed. I personally blame Haruna Stella Jang, who officially debuted in 2014, is an interesting study. Her musical style is greatly influenced by 90s artists like Yoon Jong Shin and Jung Jae Hyung, by her own admission, and yet, her latest track is an eighties-city-pop…

By Seung Park Published December 7, 2018

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Don’t Be A Jackass In Japan During Halloween

In late October, Tokyo descended into Halloween chaos. Today, it’s being reported that four men have been arrested for overturning a small truck during festivities in Shibuya. According to ANN and Tokyo Reporter, 20-year-old Shota Kojihara, 20-year-old Rikuo Kokubun, Yuta Kuroki, 27, and 22-year-old Takaaki Kawamura have been arrested. They are accused of taking part…

By Brian Ashcraft Published December 6, 2018

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Square Enix Arcade Game Is Buggy, All The Characters Look Naked

Today, Love Live! School Idol Festival: After School Activity Next Stage hit Japanese arcades. The game is plagued with a bug that makes the characters appear naked. If that weren’t enough (it’s not, apparently), some characters are also headless (here, probably NSFW). There are also complaints of server issues, with arcade players getting dropped from…

By Brian Ashcraft Published December 6, 2018

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K-Pop Pick Of The Day: On You

Growing up, I played the piano. Maybe that’s why I can’t resist a solid piano opening. Sweetch is another one of those artists that I only found after a deep, deep dive into obscure Korean indies on YouTube, much like how I stumbled upon Haruna a few days ago. His discography is mainly easy-listening and…

By Seung Park Published December 5, 2018

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It’s Like Naruto‘s Rasengan Brought To Life

In Naruto, the Rasengan is a swirling chakra ball that can be held and thrown by ninja. This looks like the Rasengan but for real. Spotted at this year’s Hack Day in Japan, this project is called micRokuro and was created by Yoshimasa Kato. It works very well with Naruto music! Here is a better…

By Brian Ashcraft Published December 4, 2018

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J-World Tokyo, The Manga And Anime Theme Park, Is Closing

J-World Tokyo is a Jump manga theme park, featuring characters from Dragon Ball, One Piece, Naruto and more. As of February 17, 2019, it will be no more. According to Comic Natalie, J-World Tokyo opened back in 2013 in Ikebukuro. The indoor amusement park has been home to a variety of Jump themed attractions and…

By Brian Ashcraft Published December 4, 2018

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The Tokyo Airbnb With The Cutest Street Cred

When you think of Tokyo’s Harajuku, you probably think of kawaii fashion. That’s exactly the point of this home sharing, which was designed by one of Tokyo’s most influential cute makers. Get News reports that Tokyo’s Asobisystems designed this Airbnb pad, which is its first “Moshi Moshi Room.” Located in Harajuku, the apartment’s theme here…

By Brian Ashcraft Published December 4, 2018

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China Keeps Censoring Fate/Grand Order Character Art

Japan’s Fate/Grand Order character art was first censored in China in August of last year. Now, the game’s illustrations have once again been edited. In 2017, the local Chinese operator Bilibili was reportedly forced to get rid of two characters’ illustrations Here is what the art is supposed to look like: Instead of removing the…

By Brian Ashcraft Published December 4, 2018

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K-Pop Pick Of The Day: You’re The Best

MAMAMOO occupies an interesting position in the K-Pop market. They’re not quite billed as an idol group, like, say, Red Velvet or TWICE. At the same time, though, they’re not quite indie, either. They occupy the space in between, and they’re damn good at filling it. We’ve met some of MAMAMOO’s members before, in solo…

By Seung Park Published December 4, 2018

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Popular Magical Girl Anime Gets A Magical Boy

Debuting in 2004, the Pretty Cure series has become a mainstay of kiddy anime in Japan. One thing that has been a mainstay in the Pretty Cure shows is the appearance of magical girls. Yesterday’s episode, however, was different. Traditionally, Pretty Cure been aimed at little girls, but like with many anime, its audience is…

By Brian Ashcraft Published December 3, 2018

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Forget LEGO, Here Are The Best Nanoblock Builds

Nanoblocks are small building bricks, with the smallest clocking in at 4mm × 4mm × 5mm. These blocks are small, hence the nano name. Here are the winners of the 2018 Nanoblock Awards There are different categories, such as under 200 pieces or limitless pieces. Here are the standout custom builds Which can do this:…

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 30, 2018

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Metal Gear Mecha Brought To Life As A Small Robot

Students at the Aichi Institute of Technology in Japan have built a miniature robot version of the Metal Gear Solid 4 Rex mecha. And yes, it moves. The parts were customize built and then wired Here is the Rex robot in action Cool project!

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 30, 2018

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K-Pop Pick Of The Day: Lost N Found

We haven’t listened to good, old-fashioned idol pop in a while, haven’t we? Lovelyz is an eight-member girl group that debuted in 2014 under Woollim Entertainment (the same agency behind Infinite), which makes them the same “age” as Red Velvet, Akdong Musician, GOT7 and WINNER. While Lovelyz hasn’t quite reached the level of popularity that…

By Seung Park Published November 30, 2018