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In Real Life

Japanese Schoolgirl Finally Rides With Kamen Rider

Ever since Kamen Rider first fired up his motorcycle over 40 years ago and kicked evil Shocker arse, one thing has been missing: a pleated-skirt and sailor-suit-wearing rider. That will change.

August 3, 2011
Nintendo

This Is The Coolest Stuff Nintendo Has Ever Made

You can say a lot of nice things about Nintendo games. Nintendo hardware, too. Wildly successful, iconic and timeless are just three of them. But how often can you say something Nintendo made was genuinely cool?

July 18, 2011
In Real Life

Don’t Just Sit There, Let These Toys Blow Your Mind

Gundam. Draonball. Kamen Rider. Great Mazinger, even. Namco Bandai’s 2011 Tamashii Nation toy show proves just how wonderful (and awesome) Japanese figures can be. Don’t believe me?

June 17, 2011
Mobile

The iPhone, Not The 3DS, Brings These Kiddy Cards To Life

Bandai’s Carddas series of kiddy card games is going AR. Its newest One Piece and Kamen Rider cards are AR enabled and can be played with an iPhone.

June 13, 2011
In Real Life

Metal Gear Solid Girl: Not Enough Food Eater?

Some people are known for their hairdos. Others are known for their wit. Rina Akiyama was known for her round butt. Now, she’s known for something else: her thin figure.

May 12, 2011
In Real Life

Can You Handle All This Badass Plastic?

Namco Bandai doesn’t only make video games. It’s Bandai arm has toy and game licenses for iconic Japanese institutions like Gundam, Kamen Rider and Ultraman, as well as new favs like One Piece and Haruhi Suzumiya.

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.

January 13, 2011
In Real Life

Masked Avengers Doing Good In Japan

A 40-year-old manga starring a mask-wearing wrestler is inspiring Japan to do good. Only, they are dishing out presents instead of punches. Rwar.

December 2, 2010
In Real Life

Go Go (Away) Kamen Rider Girls!

This year marks the 40th anniversary of masked, motorbike-riding super hero “Kamen Rider” (“Masked Rider”). How will this milestone be marked? Why, with hotpants.

March 29, 2010
In Real Life

*This* Is How You Dress Babies In Japan

You are never too young to start cosplaying. Never!

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