Domo-kun Has Fallen and Cannot Get Up
For goodness’ sake, someone get out there and help Domo-kun!
This Japanese Celebrity Doesn't Want "All Your Bullsh**t"
She might be protected from your crap, but she's not protected from an odd English t-shirt. Oh dear.
Japanese Children's Show Featured a Puppet with a "Penis Head"
Yikes! This week in Japan, photos of a puppet popped up online. The puppet appeared on a kid's program in Japan. Online, commenters are saying its head looks "totally" like a dildo.
17 Minutes of Rube Goldberg Machines Will Make Your Day
In Japan, there's a children's educational program called PythagoraSwitch. The majority of it is a Sesame Street-style puppet program, but there are fantastic interludes with Rube Goldberg machines. Let's watch those!
New Domo-kun Figure Looks Like a Turd
Domo-kun is originally a mascot for Japanese public broadcast company NHK. In the stop-motion anime he appears in, Domo-kun doesn't quite look like a turd. This upcoming figurine? Total turd.
Japanese Weather Reports Are More Adorable with Anime Characters
In most countries, the weather report is not cute. The weatherman or the weatherwoman might be attractive (they might not!), but the report itself is probably fairly bland. Not in Japan.
Sneak Peek at the New Pikachu Game Is Scary
They're making a new Pocket Monster game. And apparently, it stars Pikachu! Here is a very brief glimpse at the in-development title, courtesy of broadcaster NHK.
Report: They're Making a New Pokémon Game Starring Pikachu
Pikachu, I choose you! For a starring role in the next Pokémon game, that is.
Forget Final Fantasy for a Minute, These Vegetable Fairies Are Magical
Yoshitaka Amano has an impressive resume that's a lot more than just Final Fantasy. Before joining Square Enix, he designed characters for a slew of classic anime, such as Gatchaman. And since stepping down as lead character creator after Final Fantasy VI, Amano has teamed up with a variety of folks, including Neil…
This Is Kinda Like the Hello Kitty Vibrator
The infamous Hello Kitty vibrator has become bad product branding lore. It was a very real product, but it was sold as a massage aid and not as a sex aid.
The Word "Otaku" Was Banned by NHK until 2008
In a piece on the Lolita Complex, punks, and otaku, game translator and author Matt Alt points out that the word "otaku" ("geek") was a dirty word of sorts, banned by NHK until 2008. More in the link. [Neojaponisme]
