Ni No Kuni Feature Film I absolutely loved the first Ni No Kuni game. Featuring animation from Studio Ghibli and music from the legendary Joe Hisaishi the game represented ...
February 10, 2019 at 9:50 am by Mike SandersStudio Ghibli It has been several years now since Studio Ghibli seemingly shut their doors amid internal concerns over what the future of the studio may hold. For many, it ...
January 24, 2019 at 8:16 pm by Mike Sanders
Japanese Robot Hotel There is always something rather pleasant about finding a hotel with a few quirks. For example, a recent trend has seen former city jailed converted into ...
January 22, 2019 at 7:14 pm by Mike Sanders
Giant Gundam Project In 2018, Toyko saw the unveiling of a giant ‘Gundam’ robot. Fitted with masses of LED lighting and movable parts, it was certainly a rather ...
January 21, 2019 at 3:33 pm by Mike Sanders
Dance Dance Revolution World Championship Qualifiers It’s been a fair while since I last played Dance Dance Revolution, but I can tell you now, I was more than a little ...
January 15, 2019 at 3:31 pm by Mike Sanders
Bocco Emo There are (amazingly) still a significant number of people out there who are resisting the temptation to get a mobile phone. As such, getting in touch with them or ...
January 12, 2019 at 8:01 am by Mike Sanders
Mod Consoles In Japan? – Prepare For Jail One of the more interesting aspects of modding is when people turn their attention towards consoles. With them all being so ...
January 8, 2019 at 6:50 pm by Mike Sanders
Japan Cracks Down On Game Industry Japan is well known for loving their video games. It seems, however, that the industry in the country is undergoing something of a change. ...
January 3, 2019 at 11:22 am by Mike Sanders
One Punch Man Season 2 I must confess that I take a lot of pleasure from my collection of manga and anime series. One of the more stand-out examples in recent years, however, ...
December 27, 2018 at 1:03 pm by Mike Sanders
One Piece World Seeker There are a number of games I’m looking forward to in 2019. Admittedly, most of them seem to be coming out in January with Tropico 6, Resident ...
December 26, 2018 at 2:26 pm by Mike Sanders
Dragon Quest XI For Nintendo Switch Since it’s release earlier this year, Dragon Quest XI has proven to be a very popular new addition for the franchise. With ...
December 23, 2018 at 1:39 pm by Mike Sanders
Lovot Only Wants To Be Loved! Japan is exceptionally famous not only for their work on robots but the unique place that they have in the culture. It is, therefore, hardly ...
December 21, 2018 at 3:34 pm by Mike Sanders
Say Hello to the Lovot A Japanese robotics company called Groove X has launched their new Lovot companion bot. Typical companion bots are designed to perform tasks for its ...
December 19, 2018 at 3:57 pm by Ron Perillo
PlayStation Classic Selling Poorly In Japan Given the huge success that the NES and SNES classics saw, you would have thought that the PlayStation Classic was also bound to be ...
December 17, 2018 at 5:56 pm by Mike Sanders
Manga Fans Are Going To Love This For anyone who loves their manga, they will know that Shonan Jump is (fairly undisputedly) the biggest magazine around. Releasing weekly in ...
December 11, 2018 at 3:58 pm by Mike Sanders
