Sankei is reporting that a (now former) Saitama high school teacher is being prosecuted for peeping up the skirts of his female students in class with a hidden camera. He told the court: “I wanted to peep” – sure to go down well with the judge. Seems he secreted the camera away in a couch. Just let them wear trousers, or alternatively, a innovative solution springs to mind above (Minamike).
New ToHeart2 maid figure – but with soft breasts. There have been a few attempts at this sort of thing but it still seems to be considered a gimmick. Perhaps figure touching is not such a mainstream pastime amongst otaku? Or maybe there is some other reason? Reported on AkibaHobby.
Maybe they are fearful of her breasts popping.^^... More
Kebab not good enough? Try takoyaki made with a variety of strange meats – Burmese python, bear, camel hump, crocodile tail, green sea turtle (by-catch I presume), and of course, the reason you came here, horse penis (45cm); all available at newly opened rare meat themed eatery AKIBA ゲテQ/AKIBA GeteQ. This via Ota-Suke – be sure to check out all their photos of the place if you find this hard to believe, or just want to look at more frozen horse penis (45cm), or little balls thereof.
I would be delighted to hear this is a fake but it appears not – the photos show more than just the icy member in convincing detail. Are horse penis takoyaki eateries the new maid café? I have mixed feelings about just which is preferable.
This is an extremely interesting interview with top anime studio Gainax’s copyright head 神村靖宏/Yasuhiro Kamimura, in which he explains how Gainax grew out of the dojinshi scene, and how it currently views dojinshi, garage kits and the like.
Interesting to see such views straight from the person concerned rather than some PR type, although I think he definitely falls into the “old media” camp, however relatively enlightened his views on dojinshi may be. I provide a summary translation of the interview (actually, it is almost complete) – original article by ITmedia here.
The circle Nana / Shinagawa Kaoruko comes to mind...as revealed in the court case (tax evasion) she made a few million dollars(!) in just a few years. Still, there was no talk of copyright violation,... More
that pic is from NiseMIDIdoronokai's He is my Master Nakaba 2 :3... More
Gigazine reports that the impressive anime 少女革命ウテナ/Revolutionary Girl Utena is due to get a fully remastered release. According to the article, the remastered 6 DVD box sets will be released in Summer and Autumn, and will have digitally remastered video, 5.1 sound, new extras as well as various extras released with the film. A remastered box set of the excellent soundtrack CDs will also be released. Not sure if I’d care to watch the whole thing again, but it is certainly tempting.
oh cool :)... More
In a month!? And at 57, what powers of endurance. Asahi writes that he was suspended for 3 months, and demoted, now a mere chief clerk, down from section chief. Apparently came to light due to virus trouble, not an uncommon occurrence.
It seems all that hanging around in Akihabara looking for a breakdown in law and order has given the folks at Asahi TV an idea or two. Today on ナニコレ珍百景, loosely “What the hell is this, 100 views of the bizarre”, they aired a feature entitled “美少女の車軍団”, “Bishojo Car Corps”, covering the variety of itasha around – I couldn’t help but be reminded of Danny Choo’s article. This via Jabro, head on over there for more pictures.
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Only in Korea. It seems two fans took the burning question of which character is best, Haruhi or Eva’s Asuka, so seriously they were forced to move it from an online venue to an offline one, and naturally the ensuing fracas was recorded for your viewing pleasure. Their online argument lasted 5 hours, no word on how quickly the brawl finished. Nobody seems to know who won either. Via Itai News, original Korean article here. View the tawdry spectacle here and here. The article explains it is an outbreak of “現Ｐ” (abbreviation of “現実PK” – “Real PK” – MMORPG buffs will know all about Player Killing), something which seems to be a phenomenon limited to Korea and China.
They had probably nothing better to do, which explains everything just fine.... More
JAXA, the Japanese equivalent of NASA, has announced a program where products can, in return for an incredibly generous 0.1% of sales, brand themselves as JAXA “Cosmode” products. Via Gizmodo.jp and Asahi. No comment yet from the cosplay magazine whose name they’ve appropriated – I’m sure they’ll be fine. The products being held out as shining exemplars of this scheme are such charismatic items as water purifiers and heat insulating paint. Sure to drive consumers into a buying frenzy.
However, since it is basically just a logo with a commit clause to donating some proceeds to JAXA’s PR arm, any product should be able to participate – expect to see some tangentially connected items in stores soon, depending on whether consumers fancy donating to a tax funded government agency.
If I were to offer a opinion on this, this has all the hallmarks of an entrenched bureaucracy undertaking a half hearted attempt to commercialise their technology. How about putting the contracts for space development out to competitive tender instead?
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What took them so long? Asahi reports that 20,000 US military personnel stationed in Japan are to be subjected to background checks to weed out those likely to cause a reoccurrence of something likely to further impugn the already dubious reputation of US forces stationed chiefly in Okinawa. They will be given “counselling” to help them suppress their soldierly impulses towards the citizens of Japan, and those that fail will be sent home. This is sparked by the most recent incident in a long line of incidents.
There is a very interesting and detailed article on the figure and otaku scene in China (specifically Shanghai), as well as how Japanese companies operate there, over at Nikkei (onerous registration required to read it all), brought to my attention via foo-bar-baz. The interview with Alter’s China office is especially interesting. Surprisingly, it is not a market completely awash with fakes, and seems to be growing healthily. I provide a summary translation below for your information and enjoyment.
I wonder what cultivated pedophiles and perverts 100 years ago - 500 years ago - 1000 years ago. Or are you so narrow minded that you believe that there is ANYTHING new about the... More
Anime like Code Geass and others with a lot lolis and harem will only cultivate otaku world dominators, pedophiles and perverts. Chinese parents just won't accept that.... More
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