Shoko Nakagawa

In Real Life

Boy, This Lady Loves The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time

10:30PM August 3, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

When nerd heroine Shoko Nakagawa isn’t appearing in Pokémon movies, she’s putting moulted bug shells in her hair. And when she’s not doing that, she’s doing other things, like appearing in commercials! More »

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This Post Will Ruin Your Breakfast

10:30PM August 2, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Shoko Nakagawa, queen of Pok&eactue;mon and star of an upcoming Zelda commercial, gained fame a few years back for sticking her cat’s head in her mouth and smelling its butt. She has another unusual hobby. More »

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She Didn’t Have Friends. She Had Pocket Monsters.

5:00PM July 18, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Ever wonder why nerd heroine Shoko Nakagawa is the queen of Pokés;mon? Because growing up, she was lonely. Very, very lonely. More »

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Lady Goes Bananas Over Zelda Commercial Appearance

10:00PM July 14, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Robin Williams and his daughter are in a commercial for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D. They both were probably pretty stoked, but did they go mental? Like this? More »

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The Queen Of Pokémon

4:00PM June 3, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

In the West, when someone says Pokémon, you think about your favourite Pocket Monster, the cartoons, or the games themselves. The same goes for Japan, but there’s something else that comes to mind. Make that, someone else. More »

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The Rise Of The Nerd Princesses

6:00PM January 14, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

In 2006, an unknown named Olivia Munn began hosting a program on game-centric network G4. Five years later, she’s sitting on Dave Letterman’s sofa and readying her sitcom debut. Olivia Munn is a new breed, that stretches beyond the US. More »

The Most WTF Box Art Of 2010?

2:00PM December 1, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

It may belong to the Nintendo DS game based on Japanese science program “Tobidase! Kagaku-kun,” starring the skinless Mr. Science, famous geek spokesperson Shoko Nakagawa and comedian Naoki Tanaka, who hunt animals for scientific purposes and make amazing box art. More »

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Evangelion Plugsuit? No, Wetsuit

5:00PM October 11, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

A Neon Genesis Evangelion plugsuit wetsuit as modeled by nerd princess Shoko Nakagawa and seen on Speed Nator (NSFW). More »

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You Too Can Look Like A Pokemon Popstar

8:00PM June 8, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Take otaku hero Shoko Nakagawa. Combine with illustrator Noizi Ito. What do you get? More »

In Real Life

Which Pokemon Song Do You Like Better?

10:00PM March 5, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Nerd hero and cat-butt-sniffer Shoko Nakagawa belted out a the ending theme for the televised Pokémon. Sadly, her song has been replaced. But is the new song better? More »