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Koibitotachi review
My second movie on Yuka's suggestion. Yukavis the girl at Air's Clover who acts in plays and is really knowledgable about Japanese movies. For someone like my who loves 'minor' Japanese movies, talking...
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Kumamoto and Kagoshima
Back in Kumamoto so off to my favourite Kumamoto ramen place, Tengaiten.If only the men's hardness went up to barikata and it were less oily, it would be perfect.Took a day trip to Kagoshima.I was...
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Saijo and Osaka
Taking train to Saijo, South Hiroshima to visit bframe. First time I've seen a female driver. Its Saijo is like 40 minutes from Hiroshima and we were passing some very rural looking places I thought I...
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Shonan no Kaze at Yoyogi National Stadium 6 December Final
Shonan is not one of those groups that is famous among Western listeners but I've loved their music since I heard them the first time a few years ago at karaoke. I just wanted to wave a towel and sing...
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GAGAGA SP 15th Anniversary One Man Show at Shibuya WWW
Happy 15 years since their debut and happy to see them chugging along at live houses all over Japan despite drawing 200-300 people at most.The event was held at WWW Shibuya which is just behind Parco.I...
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Sugihara Chiune / Persona non Grata movie review
I actually came across the name Sugihara Chiune some some time ago and ended up watching documentaries on youtube about this amazing person who saved countless lives.Karasawa Toshiagi does a decent job...
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Butayarou Hakata ramen in Nakano
By the ramen gods, I might have found my new favourite ramen place in Tokyo. First off the soup is thick but not too oily. Its more creamy than oily. The taste is kind of different from Ougi's and is...
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Ore Monogatari movie review
The last movie to watch on my last day in Japan. I only watched the Oremonogatari anime about halfway before giving up. It just wasn't going anywhere interesting.The Oremonogatari movie deals with the...
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Random pics from Japan Nov/Dec 2015 Trip
In Asakusabashi. Looking outside office window in Temmabashi, Osaka. I think. Gundam thing in Akiba. Â Yet another loli slice of life anime. ZZzzzzzz.Completely forgot to eat here. Must remember next...
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New ramen shops in Japan for Nov/Dec 2015 trip
1. TONTORO (Kagoshima)This post is for the new ramen places that I tried this trip so the old reliables like Fuunji are not included. Tontoro is absolutely worth the 45 minute trip down from Kumamoto....
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Mano Erina 2016 calender
Got this from the Hello Project shop in Akihabara.No special gifts with the calender unlike last year.The most interesting was that young girls outnumbered ojisans like me at the Hello Project shop...
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Japan loot December 2015
I've had Yamazaki 12 before. Now to try Hibiki 12.THE Madoka figure to end all Madoka figures.Finally a decent Sambomaster shirt!I hate the front of this Shonan no Kaze shirt.but I love the...
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Transit Girls Eps 1-4
Me very excited to see a lesbian jdorama. The story is about this evil 21 year old pedo university dropout Yui who forces herself on her poor, confused and underaged step-sister Sayuri.Talk about abuse...
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Okashi no Ie Episodes 3-10
What a fun, feel good ride Okashi no Ie has been. To me, Okashi no Ie is about people who live in the fringes of society and how they try to survive. What this show is trying to say without saying it...
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5 things I don't like about Prison School
1. The wacky premise doesn't deliver anything interesting, except maybe the ending.2. The series just feels like an excuse to fit as many S&M situations into the story rather than having an...
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Shin Kanpai Senshi After V
Kanpai Senshi After V, the super sentai parody show was one of my favourite shows from last year. The second season however, is such a wasted opportunity. The first half of the season is incredibly...
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Jdorama review: Mutsu
Nishijima Hidetoshi plays a doctor who can diagnose any illness by sight while doing the thinking pose. Because he's worked in a prison before, Dr Tameyori can also see when someone is going to commit...
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Garasu no Ashi
WOWOW have done it again. I'm running out of superlatives for their doramas. If I were the Prime Minister of Japan, I would not raise the consumption tax unless the minimum wage was raised and I would...
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Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso
I've read some good things about Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso and its not a harem anime so I decided to check it out. It is a beautifully drawn anime about a piano prodigy who lost his ability to hear music...
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Why Shirobako is a must watch anime
+ Its about a group of groups who were in their high school anime club trying to find their place in the anime field. - I have only one complaint about Shirobako and that is why do the five girls have...
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