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In Real Life

South Korea Has A Restaurant For Giant Robot Geeks

Tetsujin 28-go is a Japanese manga and anime about a boy who controls a giant robot. You might know it as Gigantor. It was also released in South Korea, where the gentleman who owns this restaurant fell in love with the cartoon. Bless him.

11 January 2012

In Real Life

Japan’s Badass Heroes, Robots, And Monsters Live On

When you think of Japanese pop culture today, schoolgirls with big eyes probably come to mind. It wasn’t always that way.

3 July 2009

New Astro Boy Game, New Screens, New Impressions

The Wii version of the next Astro Boy game showed up in New York a couple of weeks ago. As of July, we can cover it. Look at the screens. Read my notes. All at once.

21 June 2009

Father Knows Best: Best And Worst Fathers In Video Games

Fathers are easy to find in video games. When they’re not antagonising their offspring or killed off in the first level, they often serve as our main characters’ major motivation.

28 May 2009

In Real Life

Our Missing Video Game Robot Hero

Osamu Tezuka’s beloved boy robot, Astro Boy, defined an art form, inspired a nation, and is a cultural icon worthy of the Robot Hall of Fame. So why doesn’t he get more video games?

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