Magearna (brand new 7th gen event/mythical Pokemon) is out next month. That’s one you’d miss by waiting.

Looks like it could be a really epic sci-fi movie. I’m in!

The food, I get. It’s Japan and a limited cafe after all.

I’m in the ball jointed doll hobby, and there’s a few companies that make the dolls with the small bodies and the gigantic heads. Like Pullip.I’ve never liked the looks of them, even when they make characters I like, like Sailor Moon characters.

I’ve always wondered how Japan, and other countries, teach various aspects of world history. Just out of curiosity. Like some other commenters said, even the US is guilty of teaching questionable stuff in history class to kids.

If it’s that nice, then why don’t some Pokemon want to stay in their Pokeball? Like Ash’s Pikachu or May’s Skitty?

I think this is a great idea. I haven’t bought any of the Limited Run games indies yet, but it’s only a matter of time before one of these companies prints a game I want to buy.

Are anime music videos considered anime? Then this should be too. It’s basically an AMV, just with its own original animation - created by a professional anime studio in Japan even. I don’t see why non-Japanese music, or the fact that it wasn’t created for the Japanese audience in particular, would make it not anime.

I used to work on a US military base in Japan. I wasn’t military, but some of my friends on-base were. The funny thing about this is the JSDF pretty much aren’t allowed to have much of anything personal in their dorm room. They aren’t allowed to have Girls und Panzer figures or anything like that. So when some JSDF…

I think the problem with a site like this is that anime is made by the Japanese. I lived in Japan, and your average Japanese person does not have enough English knowledge to be able to read and understand it. There’s also the fact that some anime makers out there specifically state that they are making anime for the…

I don’t know about your international distribution question, since I also don’t know much about how anime licensing works.

Yeah, tickets are about $25 per person (for regular movies, not IMAX/3D) in Japan.

I don’t know how long Japanese governor terms last, but the person who just got elected governor of Tokyo wants Tokyo to be “anime land” (as if it isn’t already in certain districts...). So this is appropriate. I’m sure she will help.

I’m surprised Japanese people still buy landlines. For those who don’t know, landlines in Japan are much more expensive than they are in the US.

Still so glad I didn’t back this. I was seriously considering it at the time. I mean, Final Fantasy Tactics is one of my all-time favorite games. I can’t remember the exact reason I decided to not back it anymore.

Not surprised. You don’t need intelligence to invest. You only need money.

I once owned a $15 one that all you could do was turn it on and it would turn itself off when (the presumed white rice) was done cooking.

I can’t read in a car and certain games cause me motion sickness too (Portal’s flinging and Mirror’s Edge in general). This clip wasn’t long enough for me to feel anything, so I watched it again. By the end of the second viewing I was starting to feel slightly nauseous. Yeah, definitely not playing this game either.

My prediction for Japan:

I’d try one or two (individual pieces), but seeing as it looks like they come in a french fry sort of box - ugh, that seems like it’d be too gross to eat them all. I’d have to find a few guinea pigs to help me eat them all if I tried it.