In Real Life

Ragnarok Online Comes Alive

Earlier this month, South Korea’s GungHo held a, well, GungHo Festival in Tokyo. The event also saw the Ragnarok Online Japan Championship – so there was that, too!


May 13, 2011
In Real Life

Dead Wii Is Funny. Dead Model Is Not.

In Japan, pin-up model Aki Higashihara’s blog is notorious. It’s called the “Death Blog”, after manga Death Note. In the popular comic, writing people’s names in the “Death Note” notebook leads to their demise. On the Japanese internet, the same is said about Higashihara’s blog.


January 15, 2011
In Real Life

Hollywood Blockbuster King Ready To Sign Death Note

The man responsible for Lethal Weapon and The Last Boy Scout is going to bring his Hollywood sensibilities to one of Japan’s most popular and darkest manga.