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In Real Life

This Pokémon Nerd Hero Is Way Good At Drawing

One of my favourite things is watching people draw. I’m not very good at drawing, but there’s something relaxing about watching people who are. Late last year, Japanese celeb Shoko Nakagawa appeared on a variety program and was able to show off how talented she is at art (and how other celebrities aren’t!).

13 August 2012

Nintendo

The Queen Of Pokémon Will Gross You Out. Again.

Like clockwork, every summer in Japan, you can hear cicada, or “semi” (セミ), throughout the country. That buzzing cry is something that people instantly associate with the season. And like clockwork, idol Shoko Nakagawa is back this August with more stomach-churning cicada photos. Yay?

8 August 2012

In Real Life

This Japanese Celebrity Knows How To Help The PS Vita (Hint: Final…)

Sony’s PS Vita sure is struggling! Launching new hardware isn’t easy — just ask Nintendo. But while Nintendo was able to turn the 3DS around, Sony hasn’t done that yet with the Vita. Japanese celebrity and Pokémon queen Shoko Nakagawa might have the logical answer.

3 August 2011

In Real Life

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

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!

2 August 2011

In Real Life

This Post Will Ruin Your Breakfast

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.

18 July 2011

In Real Life

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

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

14 July 2011

In Real Life

Lady Goes Bananas Over Zelda Commercial Appearance

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?

3 June 2011

In Real Life

The Queen Of Pokémon

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.

14 January 2011

In Real Life

The Rise Of The Nerd Princesses

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.

1 December 2010

The Most WTF Box Art Of 2010?

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.

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