Harajuku in the Winter
More life in Japan with the "Japan in the Winter" series. Today we take a look at Harajuku where you can find the latest trends in fashion, food and accessories for young folks - in particular high...
View ArticleJapan Winter
Its been snowing in Japan a lot and we got a load of snow around the Yokohama and Tokyo area. Tokyo had 8cm of snow while Yokohama had 14cm. Some places in Japan got 40cm of snow within 24 hours. Many...
View ArticleOdaiba in the Winter
Tis freeezing in Japan at the moment! But thats one of the great things about Japan - the 4 very distinct seasons. Today the Japan in the Winter theme continues and we take a look at the area called...
View ArticleComic Fiesta Cosplay
Just came back from being in Asia for a month and got a load of event coverage to catch up on including Culture Japan Night KL, Culture Japan Night Penang, Culture Japan Night Bangkok, Thailand Game...
View ArticleComic Fiesta 2012
And here is the coverage of the exhibition hall at Comic Fiesta - Malaysia's longest standing ACG (Anime Comics Games) event that takes annually in December. It was my first time attending CF and was...
View ArticleCJ Night Kuala Lumpur 201212
Culture Japan Night Kuala Lumpur took place at Menara PGRM on the 27th December 2012 and was attended by a ton of comrades! We had the usual shenanigans - cosplay, live anisong, moekana tournaments and...
View ArticleInsane BRS
Photos of Insane Black Rock Shooter taken at the Good Smile Company headquarters. Awesome sculpture but you will need a lot of space to display her - she's a biggie! Retails for 13,800 yen and will be...
View ArticleComic Fiesta Mirai Fanart
As part of the Comic Fiesta festivities, there was a fanart countdown where folks submit their artwork of the Comic Fiesta mascots Tea and Coffy. For CF2012 however, I was most humbled to see so many...
View ArticleShibuya in the Winter
Its been 5 months since we last took a look at Shibuya - it was sweltering back then but its freezing right now slap bang in the middle of Winter. If you are visiting Tokyo then Shibuya is certainly a...
View ArticleSuisei no Gargantia
Suisei no Gargantia (Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet) [翠星のガルガンティア] is an original sci-fi mecha anime coming in April 2013. The story is a collaboration between director Murata Kazuya [村田和也]...
View ArticleGood Smile Company Release Dates
At the new Good Smile Company offices to snap a bunch of the up n coming releases. First up we have Nendoroid Rin and Ren Append Versions - both will retail for 3,500 yen and be out this June.Next up...
View ArticleChitose Shirasawa Cosplay
Its not been that long since I announced our new character Chitose Shirasawa and there has already been a cosplay of her - Angie from Malaysia cosplays at Comic Fiesta 2012. The following photos taken...
View ArticleAraragi Karen Figure
Even if you are not familiar with the anime series Nisemonogatari [偽物語], if you like cute girls or steamrollers then you will like this figure of Araragi Karen [阿良々木 火憐] by Good Smile Company. She will...
View ArticleTokyo Photos 3
The third part of the Tokyo Photo series where I aggregate all the latest photos I've been posting to my Instagram account ( http://instagram.com/dannychoo ). While this series is called Tokyo Photos,...
View ArticleMirai Music
Have not really talked about it much before but I produce lounge music together with the Japanese group called vividblaze where the tracks have been used on all seasons of the TV Show Culture Japan.We...
View ArticleAkihabara in the Winter
The Japan in the Winter theme continues and today we take a look at the first place that I went to when I first visited Japan - Akihabara! Akihabara is another spot that you certainly want to stick...
View ArticleTGS13 Culture Japan Booth
Photos of our booth at the Thailand Game Show 2013. It was our first time in Thailand and I was looking forward to experiencing the culture, learning new ropes and meeting new comrades. I was invited...
View ArticleThailand Game Show
Photo coverage of the Thailand Game Show that took place between Jan 11 and 13th. I only knew of the existence of the Tokyo Game Show but never knew of the Thailand Game Show.The Thailand Game Show has...
View ArticleMoe Heroes
Girls look great in tough hero poses but what do Japanese heroes look like in feminine moe poses? bakAnki shows us - these photos posted on Figure.fm.
View ArticleAnime Cafe - why go to one?
Anime you like? Food you like? Figures you like? If all you like then you will certainly want to visit the Good Smile Cafe in Akihabara the next time you are in Tokyo. Here you can omnom on some lovely...
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