10 reasons why Date is a must watch jdorama (at least up til episode 6)
1) Its a cross between Welcome to NHK and Kekkon Dekinai Otoko especially in terms of sensibilities.2) Kosawa Ryota is just on fire with his writing. Takumi may be a useless bum but Kosawa Ryota makes...
View ArticleKageri Yuki Natsu
Fuck me. WOWOW have done it again. They have made a suspense drama that is on par with Marks no Yama! With all the idol dramas and fluff, we can usually count on WOWOW to tell good stories. Watabe...
View ArticleFour more days to Ryu ga Gotoku Zero!
Just four more days to my most anticipated game of 2015. Yes, Ishin sucked and I hate the grinding direction the series is going but there are still plenty of things for me to enjoy. In preparation I...
View ArticleThe World of Kanako / Kawaki
The World of Kanako is the most unlikely father looking for missing daughter movie you'll ever see. Yakusho Koji is Fujishima, a former detective who is a very violent person and a drunk. He got...
View ArticleMemories of Matsuko
Stupid download version of Ryu ga Gotoku 0. It only took two hours to download the initial 20gb or so but it turns out there's more downloading to be done in game. Its been 3 sessions of 15 minutes of...
View ArticleRyu ga Gotoku Zero : Hot Dog Press magazine
My amiami preorder arrived today. This is the first time I've double dipped digital and disc. Previously I've double dipped Yakuza 3+4 but I don't really care about the English releases. Its a very...
View ArticleRyu ga Gotoku Zero random thoughts so far
I'm now 66 hours into the game. Minus the 8 hours on the time wasting Vita app, that's 58 hours. About the halfway point. Currently in chapter 7 and I'm going to take my time and enjoy Majima's...
View ArticleAnime Japan 2015
It's good to be back in Japan!You see the mass of humanity on the left? That's the line to get in.The line did move surprisingly fast and I did seriously think about walking away. The only popular...
View ArticleRest of Odaiba pictures
Guess what? I ran into Idoling! doing a free live once again in Odaiba. They must know when I come down everytime. They had people watching for cameras but I was just takimg a picture of the foot. If...
View ArticleTsukiji Sushisay in Ginza and Nippon TV
When Satoe said if I want to eat sushi we should go to Ginza, I did not expect cheap and good sushi fresh from Tsukiji.I got the omakase platter at the bottom for ï¿¥3000. The website is at...
View ArticleAsian Kung Fu Generation Tour 2015 Suicup Forever at Zepp Tokyo
I think most Japanophiles know Ajikan. They've been around over 10 years and have created some great songs.I'm not an Ajikan fan because I find most of their songs very meh. The new song Easter puts me...
View ArticleSakae
Fark. Got ripped off big time. I was too stupid to ignore flashing warning signs. Thinking with the wrong head. Live and learn. Nothing ruins your night like a bottakuri.Edit: Just realised I got her...
View ArticleYanagawa Day 1
How come I never noticed this Hakata ramen street at Hakata Station? Ricco who had just become a mom invited me to go stay at her place for the weekend.Took at 45 minute train ride to Hainuzuka station...
View ArticleYanagawa Day 2: sakura mankai
Mankai aka full bloom just started in Fukuoka and Tokyo yesterday and I'm in Yanagawa which is an hour from Fukuoka.Having a smoke after parking the car just outside Mihashira Jinja ミ柱神社.We decided to...
View ArticleKumamoto-jou night sakura
My favourite photo.Second favourite photo.So good to be back in my favourite nightlife town in Japan.Was hoping to see Mai-chan again but my heart was shattered when I was told that she got pregnant...
View ArticleHakata noodle street
Took a day trip to Fukuoka  for hakata ramen. The moodle street is right in Hakata station. Just go through the souvenir section or go straight up to the 1st floor.If I'm not mistaken, Daruma is the...
View ArticleStylish Bar Air's Clover in Tenmabashi
Let's take a break from sakura pictures with pictures from the snack I've been going since the beginning in Osaka, Air's Clover.Its just a short walk from Tenmabashi station.I look a lit more drunk...
View ArticleGoodbye Kumamoto and Hello Hiroshima
That's Asami from Bar Secret in Kumamoto. She's played all the Ryu ga Gotoku games, The Last of Us and Walking Dead. She also can sing the Momusu and Ayaya medleys meaning she knows their old songs. I...
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