Japanese Voice Actress Getting Her First Trading Cards

When we were kids, we collected baseball cards. Jose Canseco, Mark Grace and Ken Griffey, Jr. In Japan, kids these days (hey, more like adults!) can collect voice actress cards. Vocal thespian Rie Tanaka (Phantasy Star Portable, Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3) is releasing her first set of “trading cards” this September. One pack will [...]

GUNDAM 1/1 scale Odaiba お台場ガンダム実物大

Over on Youtube, JetDaisuke posted video of the Giant Gundam. Check it out pretty cool. This Video is from Danny Choo..

Guin Saga Author Kaoru Kurimoto Passes Away at 56

Guin Saga‘s 126 main volumes, 21 side story volumes inspired manga, anime. Kaoru Kurimoto, the mystery, fantasy, and historical novelist best known for her Guin Saga epic series, has passed away on Tuesday at 7:18 p.m. She was 56. She was in a Tokyo hospital due to pancreatic cancer which was diagnosed in 2007. She [...]

Evangelion Films’ ‘Nerv Only’ Phone to Be Sold in Japan

Phone designed specifically for Eva: 2.0 under director Anno’s supervision. A page on the official Japanese Evangelionrevealed that the mobile phone provider NTT docomo will offer a special “Nerv Only” phone model to tie into next month’s Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance anime film. Director Hideaki Anno and his Studio KharaEvangelion films. Evangelion: 2.0 [...]

Cool Keroro Gunso (Sgt.Frog) Pic

Thanks to Akiba Bolg for posting this cool pic. Here is the link to the original Article. http://node3.img3.akibablog.net/09/may/10/505.html Check out Akiba Blogs English website  which will have new updates after Golden Week Ends http://en.akibablog.net/ For Information on the Golden Week Holiday go here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Week_(Japan)

Akihabara Portable Shrine, “Akihabara Mikoshi” Almost Completed

Over at Akiba Blog they a really great article on the Akihabara Mikoshi Portable Shrine. Above is a a Picture of it. Also here is the link for the full article and more pictures, it’s a great read. http://en.akibablog.net/archives/2009/04/50830692.html