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In Real Life

New Year Brings New Anime Girl Shrine Hopefuls

December 31 is the eve of Japan’s biggest holiday, New Year’s. Why not celebrate it with a beautiful anime girl?

8 December 2010

In Real Life

For Idols, Even Twitter Following Is Scandalous

Yu Darvish, the half-Japanese half-Iranian pitcher for the Nippon-Ham Fighters, is a popular guy. He’s tall, handsome and a brilliant pitcher. And he’s being followed by Japan’s biggest voice actress.

10 November 2010

In Real Life

Nerd Dating Event Becomes (Surprise!) A Sausage Fest

At the end of this month, a match-making event is being held just outside Tokyo. But this get-together is a little different. It’s for otaku.

30 October 2010

In Real Life

Hello Duck Face

Anime and video game voice actress Aya Hirano continues her move into mainstream Japanese entertainment. Today, she appeared on popular afternoon show Waratte Iitomo! (“It’s OK to Laugh!”). Yes, that’s a big deal!

6 August 2010

In Real Life

Voice Actress Pisses Off Otaku

Voice actress Aya Hirano doesn’t seem to want to be a voice actress anymore. The 22-year-old is trying to make the leap to mainstream celebrity and ticking off her rabid fan-base in the process.

21 May 2008

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Lucky Star Used For Prostitution Advert

Manga Lucky Star is pretty popular in Japan! The manga’s characters play video games, and Lucky Star itself has already gotten a couple of DS games as well as a PlayStation 2 visual novel. Nerds love Lucky Star. Probably why the owner of this Osaka “delivery health” shop (think outcall call girl business) decided to use characters Kagami and Miyuki. Also, Kagami is a fan of shooting games — as in video game shooting games. Ah, nevermind.

俺の嫁がデリヘルwwwwww [Izakaya Ichiban]

25 March 2008

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Lucky Star To Get Shit-Faced With

Lucky Star… sake? Starting tomorrow, a Saitama Prefecture liquor shop will begin selling limited edition bottles of Lucky Star sake. The anime/manga/video game franchise is set in Saitama. The sake is probably just regular sake with a Lucky Star label slapped on it. Order Here [Official Site via Canned Dogs]

13 March 2008

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Bandai Makes Lucky Star Fugly

Ack! POM-POM HANDS!! Here’s a toy figurine of Tsukasa Hiiragi from Lucky Star. It’s made by Bandai, better known for its Gundam modelling. At ¥850 ($US 8.45), it’s certainly not an upper end figure as clearly even by its overall freakish appearance. We’re sure it has a good personality, though. Q Joy Lucky Star [Akiba Hobby via Danny Choo]

25 February 2008

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Haruhi, Lucky Star, Nazis

13 February 2008

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Lucky Star and Ronald McDonalds, So Hellish!

This isn’t just creepy. No, no, no. It’s terrifying and creepy! Creepily terrifying! Here, Ronald McDonalds are mashed with the Lucky Star opening. For those who’ve forgotten (or just really like) the original Lucky Star opening, it’s after the jump!

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