This June, actor Takayuki Yamada, known for the Densha Otoko movie, stars in his latest television drama, Yuusha…
As a kid, I was always impressed with models. I was more impressed with full-blown dioramas—still am. These…
The PSN's service is being restored in North America, Europe, Australia and Latin America. In Japan, it's not.
At the recent Treasure Festa figure event in Japan, collectibles were on show and for sale. Some were one-off, while…
At a retail event today in Japan, Nintendo gave more Star Fox 64 3D details.
For decades, the term "youge" (洋ゲー) or "Western game" was pejorative. In Japanese, "you" (洋) is used to denote…
Namco Bandai doesn't only make video games. It's Bandai arm has toy and game licenses for iconic Japanese…
At any geek event in Japan, you'll see them: cosplayers. Convention centers are not ideal backgrounds for the…
When March 11's earthquake shook North-eastern Japan, lives were lost and destroyed. Less importantly, video games…
At a little over five feet and weighing a mere 110 pounds, twenty-six year-old Moeka Haruhi (above, boot to face)…
It doesn't matter if she holds concerts or appears in crappy commercials, Miku Hatsune is only virtual and certainly…
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Voice actress Chiaki Omigawa, best known for her roles in Arakawa under the Bridge and Soul Eater, can do more…
Back in December 2010, Konami launched a product tie-in with Halls mentholated cough drops.
If you were to ask a Japanese person to name five Americans, they might say President Obama, Brad Pitt or Johnny…
If those addicted to work are called "workaholics" and those addicted to chocolate are called "chocoholics", then…
The shoot'em up Touhou Project games are fan-made PC games created by a one-man game studio. Touhou Project's…
The Machi Asobi Festival, a game and anime event held in Tokushima, wrapped up recently. Part of the festivities…
Purchased a computer game magazine recently? Sure, print is all moving online. But while the internet is quick,…
Anime character Kyubey is an extraterrestrial being in the popular Puella Magi Madoka Magica that when killed,…