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!


August 2, 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.


July 18, 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.


July 14, 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?


June 3, 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.


January 14, 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.


December 1, 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.


October 11, 2010
In Real Life

Evangelion Plugsuit? No, Wetsuit

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


June 8, 2010
In Real Life

You Too Can Look Like A Pokemon Popstar

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


March 5, 2010
In Real Life

Which Pokemon Song Do You Like Better?

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?