Maid Cafe CC Ocha Ultra Tsundere
When I saw this piece by Brian Ashcraft of Kotaku, I knew I had to try it. Its been years since I've been to a maid cafe. If you want to eat its better to go to a ramenya, izakaya, Coco Ichi etc. If...
View ArticleJapan day 10 : Shiga part 1
Autumn leaves in Tenmabashi. Original plan was to rest in hotel but Kyoto sucked except for the yakiniku and I had not been to Shiga before. I was told my Kansai timing was good because of the weather...
View ArticleShiga-ken part 2 : Hiyoshi Taisha
This place is effing beautiful.I'm pretty sure some scenes in Kenshin were shot around here. The movie was shot around Biwako.Unlike Kyoto, it wasn't filled with gaijin tourists. This was on a public...
View ArticleShiga-ken part 3 : Hiyoshi Taisha Illumination
Being close to Winter, we didn't have to wait long for the sun to go down and the lights to get turned on. On a side note, Japan starts their ChristmaMy phone's camera is even worse at night. I wonder...
View ArticleD-addicts tracker is dead! Long live d-addicts!
I come back home, clicked on my d-addicts link to the tracker and found it not working. Don't tell me d-addicts is down again? Then I tried the main page and it worked. At the active posts section is a...
View ArticleFinal days in Tokyo
Tried this place in Akihabara and didn't like. My favourite Japanese fast food place aka Matsuya, Tokyo Chikara Mashi etc is now Yoshinoya. The gyudon I had in Osaka was awesome. Should have had more...
View ArticleJapan 2014 trip 2 loot aka I got a Wii U just for Bayonetta 2
EDIT 4/12/14: How could I have forgotten about the shirt I looked everywhere for? I started at Jump Shop in Tokyo, Suidobashi, wanted to go to the one in Sakae but the lockers at Nagoya station were...
View ArticleJFF 2014: Tokyo Tribe
Tokyo Tribe is the worst Sono Sion movie I have ever seen. Its a hip-hop musical about warring gangs in Tokyo with some of the worst pacing and editing writing decisions ever. Sono Sion spends so much...
View ArticleSuteki na Sen Taxi Eps 1-6
Looks like I've found my favourite show for the Fall season! Suteki na Sen Taxi, which is a play on the word 'sentakushi' which means choice is basically an episodic 'Back to the Future' where every...
View ArticleJdorama ramblings 11/12/14
SUTEKI NA SEN TAXI EPS 7+8Goddamn! Sen Taxi is pretty good! As mentioned by 4545, the more connected, the episodes are, the better they get. Kind of like Shinya Shokudo and the various interesting...
View ArticleMano Erina Calender 2015
Time for the annual Mano Erina calender post! Every year, she's always had the best calenders.Uh, boring January picture. The Mano Date photobook had better basketball pictures.Sexy with one bare...
View ArticleJigoku Sensei Nube Eps 1+2
I used to 'read' this manga a long time ago. What I mean by read is basically look for pantsu/cleavage/ecchi pictures. I decided to give the dorama a try and its basically a lot more family friendly...
View ArticleSuteki na Sen Taxi Ep 9
Amusing episode where time travel was not used. I'm enjoying the Edawakare character and the running jokes like him being a pashiri. I liked the pay off with the hairstyle fortune of the day joke. If...
View ArticleSayonara Watashi Episodes 3-9
WHAT I LIKED- Lesbian undertones. :) - I like the actresses including Tanimura Mitsuki.- Some parts are pretty funny especially the Haru vs Yuki joke. The song that the husband sings in the bathtub is...
View ArticleWTF is wrong with Japanese RPGs today?
So I'm 100 or so hours into Sen no Kiseki 2. I'm near the end and its the night before the big battle, I had to decide which of the boring, generic female characters I want to hang out with when I just...
View ArticleSuteki na Sen Taxi ep 10
The last episode deals with how Edawakare became the taxi driver and its pretty amusing, especially to see that his character traits were not the result of his job. I always thought his indecisiveness...
View ArticleUehara Ai 2015 calender
Apologies for the boxes. I don't want the adult site warning for this blog.Maybe I'll use black bars instead next time.Uehara Ai will be appearing in Akiramike's most anticipated game of 2015 Ryu ga...
View ArticleNazo no Tenkousei
Nazo no Tenkousei is a Shunji Iwai produced jdorama that's stuck between a high school quadrangle love story and a science fiction story about being human and different worlds. Yes, the famous director...
View Article2015 Winter Jdoramas at a glance
JDORAMAS THAT SHOULD BE SUBBEDMONDAI NO ARU RESTAURANTIf anyone can take a men vs women theme and make it an incredible smart jdorama, its Sakamoto Yuji. (Mosaic Japan) Kudo Kankuro did an ok job with...
View ArticleSHINYA SHOKUDOU S3 & TEN NO HAKOBUNE
SHINYA SHOKUDOU SEASON 3I've got no complaints about season 3 but nothing really stood out for me unlike the first two seasons. I wish there were more guest appearances from previous characters or more...
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