Category Archives: Anime & Manga

My Neighbor TOTORO Organic Cotton Towel Set ghibli

  This is a Japanese my neighbor TOTORO organic cotton towel set. As you know, my Neighbor Totoro (Tonari no Totoro, in Japanese) is a 1988 Japanese anime movie written…

Cute! My Neighbor TOTORO Lap Robe blanket

  This is a Japanese my neighbor TOTORO lap robe. As you know, my Neighbor Totoro (Tonari no Totoro, in Japanese) is a 1988 Japanese anime movie written by Hayao…

Why Is “Comiket” So Popular?

Have you ever heard of the word Comiket? Recently a big 3-day Comiket was held in Tokyo, and over 500,000 people enjoyed it. Comiket is the shortened form of “comic…

Great CG works and Flipbook in The Planet Zero

Today, I want to share this beautiful computer graphic world created by Japanese artists including a Flash artist Roxik and Japanese studio Dwarf (team behind Domo Nation). The Planet Zero…

Doraemon Museum to Open

  If you are a big fan of Doraemon, you’ll really need to visit Japan after hearing this news! On September 3rd, the Doraemon museum (Fujiko F. Fujio Museum) opens…

“V-ROCK FESTIVAL’11” in Saitama

Visual-kei music festival, “V-ROCK FESTIVAL’11” will be held at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama on October 23, 2011. Visual-kei is a Japanese music genre related to rock, punk and metal,…

Unique Beatbox Performer HIKAKIN

There is an awesome Japanese beatbox performer who can make two sounds (melody and drum) at the same time. His name is HIKAKIN. His skillful and unique performance got a…

iPad App: Cosplay Showcase

This month, Japanese photographer Nobutsugu Sugiyama released an interesting iPad app (iPhone version will be on sale soon) called ”COSPLAY SHOWCASE”. This is a photo book style app based on the…

Making Food that Appear in Ghibli Cartoons

Delicious looking food is always accompaniment of Ghibli films. In the cartoons, even a plain rice ball or ordinary sunny-side-up fried eggs are mouth-watering. Some Ghibli fans make exact the…

1/1 Scale GUNDAM is Back to Odaiba

On Saturday, “Odaiba Gundam Project 2011” was opened at the Symbol Promenade Park in Koto-ward, Tokyo. This project features the exhibition of the parts of 18-meter 1/1 scale Gundam which…

Blackboard Live Action Stop Motion Animations by High School Students

The videos below were made by high school students for their school festival. These cute and fun stop motion animations got a lot of positive comments by viewers and became…

UA-9273952-2