Otaku 938 items | updated Feb 7 2012

    • Weekly Otaku 2: Harry Potter Wolverine Sexoid Review Shoutout - video
      I'm working on the title. Voltron: http://current.com/items/90475946_japanese-cult-hit-voltron-heads-to-big-screen.htm Eyebrow dog:...
      by 2 years ago  |  17
    • A 3 foot horror story
      The bathroom in many homes is a very lonely room. You only visit it when you need something, and not for the pleasant atmosphere the room provides. So is it really...
       |  added by 2 years ago  |  0
    • Devoting one’s life to scaring children - video
      A short news report about Ichio Nakata, an 83-year-old who has spent his whole life creating scary faces for haunted houses across Japan. It is estimated that he...
       |  added by 2 years ago  |  0
    • 10 “Crazy” Things About Japan
      Of course, I say a lot of these things tongue in cheek. I also am comparing them to Western culture, which really just means they’re different and not crazy. I...
       |  added by 2 years ago  |  0
    • McHotDog Classic
      McDonald's has McEverything on their menu at some McTime or another. But it isn't until you get yourself outside of the country that you see some of the...
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    • You can just barely taste it with Air Yakiniku
      Perhaps the recession has hit you hard. Maybe you live in a strict apartment. You might be a hikkikomori, a vegan, or just on a diet. In all of the above cases,...
       |  added by 2 years ago  |  2
    • Halo Legends Mini Series Trailer - video
      GameTrailers delivered a preview of what five anime studios’ saw as their own vision for the new and upcoming Halo anime mini-series, Halo Legends. We, at...
       |  added by 2 years ago  |  4
    • Conan O'Brien dubs Ghost in the Shell
      And makes me giggle the whole time. "It's just a guy with breasts."
       |  added by 2 years ago  |  3
    • Iron Man anime teaser trailer - video
      Omg, I just crapped my pants. Slated for spring 2010
       |  added by 2 years ago  |  4
    • Wolverine anime teaser trailer - video
      Hrm, I'm not sure how I feel about this one. It didn't really feel like Wolverine. Am I alone?
       |  added by 2 years ago  |  29
    • Hello Kitty Asics!
      Asics second collabo with Sanrio’s Hello Kitty. The shoes will be available Nov. 1 at Sanrio’s on-line store, and Sanrio stores in New York City, San...
       |  added by 2 years ago  |  2
    • Crazy Bowling - video
      A team of non-pro bowlers in Kyoto who use bizarre techniques. Apparently they are capable of regularly getting scores of around 200.
       |  added by 2 years ago  |  0
    • Amazing Japanese artist's work
      I'll come clean. I have no idea who this is. I found this link on Twitter. SICK artwork. Caution, some pics are very NSFW; graphic violence and nudity.
       |  added by 2 years ago  |  2
    • Japanese Anime Political Ad Gets 219,000+ Hits - video
      An animated political ad for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) of Japan has received over 219,000 hits since the party posted the video last Friday. The...
       |  added by 2 years ago  |  1
    • Never Enough Miku: MikuFes '09
      Hatsune Miku is sort of a big deal around here. In Japan, an even bigger deal. It comes as no surprise then that an entire festival would be created to celebrate...
       |  added by 2 years ago  |  0
    • 10 Ways to Hack Google to Become an Awesome Japanese Learning Resource
      Everyone knows that the GOOG is an incredible resource no matter what you’re doing (Japanese language learning included!). Despite this, there are very few...
       |  added by 2 years ago  |  0
    • Bape x Pokemon
      Here’s a peek at some of the forthcoming T-shirt designs spawned by the rumored collaboration between legendary Tokyo streetwear brand BAPE (A Bathing Ape) and...
       |  added by 2 years ago  |  0
    • 2-D in Love in Japan
      A brilliant article on the expanding phenomenon of "moe relationships" - Japanese men who fall in love with two-dimensional characters, freeing themselves...
       |  added by 2 years ago  |  4
    • Anpanman' sets record for most characters
      The TV program "Anpanman" has been recognized by Guinness World Records as having the most characters in an animated series, Nippon TV said. As of March,...
       |  added by 2 years ago  |  0
    • The Top Ten Strange and Unusual Japanese Chewing Gums - video
      Chews your poison... These Ten Strange and Unusual Japanese Chewing Gums are really not bad as chewing gum goes - some are actually quite good! Japanese chewing...
       |  added by 2 years ago  |  1
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