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In Real Life

Hawaiian Shirts Covered With Anime Girls

Understated Aloha shirts are for classy island residents. Gaudy ones for the tourists. But Hawaiian shirts covered in anime girls?

April 28, 2011
In Real Life

The Most Heroic Restaurant In Japan

Kamen Rider is an ass-kickin’ Japanese hero. Adults and kids alike enjoy the long-running character’s latest incarnation Kamen Rider 000.

April 19, 2011
In Real Life

When Paper Robots Kick Ass

Everything is now digital. This sentence, for example, doesn’t exist in tangible space. But there was a time when you could reach out and touch everything. There was a time when paper was king.

April 15, 2011
Xbox

Just Look At All Those Fucking Bullets

Insanity! This is the latest trailer for Akai Katana, the latest shooter from famed arcade developer Cave.

April 11, 2011
In Real Life

Fake Nintendo Cartridges Make The Best iPhone Covers

Designed by gamer shop Meteor, these iPhone 4 cases are supposed to look like the backsides of retro Famicom and NES catridges, complete with warnings on what not to do with the carts. We think they look pretty nice.

April 5, 2011
News

Neon Genesis Evangelion’s Most Illustrious Character Recreated

Fuji-Q HighLand, a theme park at the base of Mt Fuji, is running an exhibition based on the hugely successful Neon Genesis Evangelion, complete with an enormous 1:1 scale Evangelion bust.

March 30, 2011
In Real Life

Give Blood Like You’re In An ’80s Sci-Fi Comic

In the days following the Tohoku Earthquake, Japanese people across the country began doing what they could for the relief efforts by rolling up their sleeves and giving blood. Just days after the quake hit, the Japanese Red Cross blood donation centres were running at a surplus.

March 29, 2011
PC

Battlefield Bad Company 2 Reborn As A Tabletop Game

In July 2010, internet person Akula started a new project – and a very ambitious project at that. Akula wanted to turn video game Battlefield Bad Company 2 into a tabletop game.

In Real Life

Meet The Queen Of Metal Gear Cosplay

Noted for her detailed and highly realistic cosplay, Omi Gibson is a regular at events like the Tokyo Game Show. But it’s one thing she does better and more passionately than any other female cosplayer. And that’s Metal Gear.

March 28, 2011
In Real Life

If All Music Games Were Mixed Into One Title

Artist Ken Taya, who’s currently at 5th Cell, debuted his last creation at Giant Robot’s Game Over 4. More here at his blog.

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