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Maybe it’s because I’m still suffering with Far East Jaunt withdrawal, but my geek radar seems to be a bit out of whack. Whilst perusing the British broadsheets online today,...
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Kirsten Dunst spotted in Tokyo’s Akihabara otaku shopping district in a sailor-suit costume and a blue wig. Reports out of ANN suggest that she’s all ‘dolled’ up for a video...
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cdJapan are offering a great deal on pre-orders for the latest offering from The Birthday – ‘Ai de Nuritsubuse’. Released on the 14th October this year, this album is available...
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Patlabor is probably one of my favourite anime franchise’s and cdJapan are currently taking pre-orders for a 1/24 scale Noa figure made by Yamato. Preorder Deadline: 2009/08/27 | Release Date:...
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Updated with trailer [090816] Breaking all sorts of box office records in South Korea at the moment, Yoon Je-kyoon‘s (My Boss, My Hero, Sex Is Zero and Miracle on 1st...
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Yuji Iwahara’s manga, King of Thorn is being made into a full length movie. The trailer (below) depicts the storyline as thus: 160 humans have been infected with the lethal...
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This dark and moody film is set in Japan’s Middle Ages at a time when Demons collected the souls of man. One particular Demon said to be collecting 1,000 souls...
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I was happily pounding away at my keyboard yesterday when suddenly I was bumped back to my login screen for my site. Confused, I typed in my details and my...
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Set in the grimy underbelly of Sao Paolo, Yu Lik-wai’s film dissects the dynamic between a man and his adopted son as they weave through the cities counterfeit world. A...
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I’ve just spent the day clearing up the Categories for the whole site. It’s still not as stream-lined as I would have wished but it’s a lot simpler to navigate...
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Looks like it’s a special ‘Figure Day’ today! Also available from cdJapan to pre-order is the ‘Rebuild of Evangelion Rei Ayanami with Entry Plug Interior’ figure. I’m into anything EVA...
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Currently running in a ‘sort of’ season 2 incarnation, where in fact the 1st season is being re-run with new episodes placed in between the old ones, The Melancholy of...
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With a CV like Miike Takashi’s, the last thing you’d expect is for him to be at the helm of a kids film. However, that’s exactly what he did this...
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Michael Arias, better known for his work in the animation and digital domain on such features such as Tekkonkinkreet, Princess Mononoke and The Animatrix; lends his hand to directing a...
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Whilst in Hong Kong I was in my absolute element trawling through the music and DVD stores. One of those stores – CD Warehouse – became a habitual visit due...
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I think what has impressed me most about Jackie Chan‘s latest efforts (and I’m talking those films made outside of Hollywood – because we all know that they’re pretty dire…),...
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Experience scary Japanese horror movies and chill yourself out! Summer is the time traditionally set aside for Horror flicks in Japan, and so cdJapan has a 10% off sale on...
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LoLyfe.com Featured Artist: Go!Go!7188 Go!Go!7188, also known as Gogo, are a Japanese Rock (J-Rock) band originally formed back in 1988. The 3 piece are: Yuu (ユウ) [Yumi Nakashima] (中島 優美...
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Originally written May 1, 2009 ‘Aruitemo Aruitemo’ When it comes to film, it seems as though only a select few are able to capture what’s really trying to be said...
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Wherever you go on the interwub, there will be flame throwers aimed at you from every corner for your taste in everything – this is especially the case when it...
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