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BlazBlue Voice Actress Gets Naughty Mouse Pad

8:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Chiaki Takahashi has lent her vocal talents to fighting game BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger, voicing Litchi Faye Ling, and pop idol simulator THE iDOLM@STER voicing Azusa Miura. She has other talents to lend. More »
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Shoko Nakagawa Gives Away Some Of Her Xbox 360 Games

1:20PM Brian Ashcraft | At a recent event, popular Japanese idol and Pokémon songstress Shoko Nakagawa gave away a stack of Xbox 360 games — games that she owned. More »
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Shoko Nakgawa Now Owns A PS3

7:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Very important update! Last we heard, Xbox 360 owner, popstar and nerd hero Shoko Nakagawa was thinking about buying a PS3. She didn’t. More »
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From Girly Idol Group To Hit Nintendo Game

2:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Prolific Japanese music producer Mitsuo Terada (aka “Tsunku”) is best known for producing idol J poppppp group Morning Musume and helping to launch the career of singers like Aya Matsuura. He also created Rhythm Heaven. More »
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The Top Spelunker Player In Japan Is A Pin-Up Model

8:00PM Brian Ashcraft | …though, calling idol Haruna Anno simply a “pin-up model” isn’t entirely accurate. She’s a gaming idol and not by accident. More »
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Everyone Wants To Be Xbox LIVE Friends With Shoko Nakagawa

12:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Popular geek idol Shoko Nakagawa is a singer, a model, TV personality, co-host of kiddy morning show Pokémon Sunday and now an Xbox 360 owner. More »
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Chun-Li Meet J-Pop

3:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Maya Miyamae from Japanese idol pop group CoCo released on solo single. This is it. More »
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Ten Japanese Idols Cosplaying As Chun-Li With PVC Thighs

1:00PM Brian Ashcraft | This weekend, Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li opens in movie theatres. This calls for a Japanese pop group to dress up like Chun-Li! More »
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Pin-Up Model Is Quite Good At Street Fighter IV

8:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Haruna Anno is not just a gravure idol, but a video game gravure idol, taking names in Street Fighter IV. More »
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‘You Don’t Know How Many Games You Can Complete While You’re Alive’

3:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Popular Japanese idol Shoko Nakagawa has varied tastes: Playing Final Fantasy VII, cosplaying Super Robot Taisen and putting her cat’s head in her mouth. She’s an otaku, but is she an otaku’s otaku? More »