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2010 April
Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai gets anime
Fushimi Tsukasa's light novel series Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai is going to get an anime adaptation. The story is about life of an ordinary high school student Kousaka Kyousuke and his younger sister who is quite a beauty but nobody...
Making of Donuts at Krispy Kreme's Manufacture Line
The first Krispy Kreme Donuts shop in Kansai region, which is opening on April 29, boasts an extremely effective, fully automatic donut production line. It can operate at rate of 1500 donuts per hour. The manufacture process has been recorded and can...
Gundam Café Taiyaki
Recently launched Gundam Café located just outside the Akihabara Station certainly has a great potential to attract lots of customers. However, what if one doesn't find the idea of Gundam themed café appealing enough to pay it a visit? In that case,...
Nendoroid Photo Story: Fate's Hard Day
Past two weeks, I've taken a few photos of Fate Testarossa Nendoroid. She's very lovely, indeed. Though, as in Nanoha's case, there have been some paint issues with her as well. The black paint got on parts which shouldn't be black, but fortunately,...
DFC Saturday #11
Nagato Yuki by errantI hope you're having an enjoyable weekend. If not or if you're snowed under with heaps of work (like me ^^;), what about an invigorating dose of 2D ironing boards? It might refill you with some energy or at least ease and please...
Hatsune Miku Append Version Preview
Another beautiful figure of Hatsune Miku is coming to light. Masaki updated his blog with pictures of it and I must say I find it really appealing. The translucent hair looks marvelous.Not much info revealed about the release of this figure. Hopefull...
K-ON!! OP&ED Band Music Score Announcement
The music score for opening and ending theme songs from currently ongoing moe TV series K-ON!! is scheduled to May 26 release, under the title "Ofisharu bando yarou yo! ～Let’s MUSIC!!～ " (Let's Do Official Band!! ~Let's MUSIC!!~). Besides the score...
Two Manga Artists in Action
Kodansha has uploaded videos of two mangaka at work to on YouTube Channel. Furthermore, they plan to stream a series of videos following Ishikawa Masayuki, known for Moyashimon, drawing his latest manga.The first video is Makoto Raiku (creator of Kon...
Japan Self Defense Force Using Moe for Recruitment
Many people are aware of the power of moe in Japan and there has been a lot of cases when moe characters have been used for promoting and advertising. This time, it's none other than the Japan Army who have decided to make use of persuasive force of...
Nendoroid Puchi Bakemonogatari Set #3 Preview
Mikatan has posted several preview photos of Nendoroid Puchi Bakemonogatari Set #3 on her blog. This sets comprises 3 figures: Oshino Shinobu, Araragi Tsukihi, and Araragi Karen.Oshino ShinobuAraragi TsukihiAraragi KarenThis figure of Shinobu is extr...
National Hockey League Considering Anime Partnership
National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman spoke that the League Office is considering establishing a partnership with several Japanese anime production studios. This information had spread as a rumor and on Wednesday Bettman confirmed it. If e...
DFC Gallery #10
picture by tinker bellIt's time for some nice pictures since it's Saturday. As usual, I don't think it's wise to look at them at work, school, etc. ^^Kozeri Ai by Makino TomoyasuJasmine by Makino TomoyasuShana by caitShirai Kuroko by lasterkKomeiji S...
Bandai to open a new Gundam Cafe
Bandai is going to open another Gundam cafe, which is to commence business on April 24. It is going to be located just outside the Akihabara JR station, so it will be very approachable for everyone getting off there. The cafe will accommodate 60 cust...
K-ON!! Episode 2 review
Yui is sleeping in the classroom. Others try to wake her saying they've got cake for her. Yui opens her eyes, checks the scene and finds no cake and tells them they are liars. Then, she continues to dream about "keionbuta", mentioned in previous epis...
Funny Gackt Hopping Commercial
All-round musician Gackt is featured in another commercial. This time it's a CM for Asahi's canned coffee called Kin no Bitou, with subtitle "Golden Time for Men". In the commercial, Gackt asks for a permission to take a short break from a meeting an...
Pocket Monsters White & Black announced [NDS]
A few days ago, Nintendo announced the release of two new Pokemon games for their DS game console. It's the 5th generation of Pokemon, the 4th being Diamond/Pearl series set in Sinnoh area, and the two versions are called Black and White, respectivel...
DFC Saturday #9
BRS by Sakamoto MinejiAnother Saturday will be over soon but I will make it just in time with the regular weekly gallery post. Just the usual reminder, a bit NSFW.BRS by hukepicture by Katsura MiyuMisaka Mikoto and Shirai Kuroko by Tanaka HarukaNagi...
Umineko EP6 ED2 Song - Usan no Kaori [eng trans]
I've attempted to translate another song from Umineko, the final ending of Umineko EP6, that is the song Usan no Kaori, which plays at the end of the tea party of witches. It seems to be written from the perspective of one of the Witch Hunters, maybe...
Akihabara reexperiences K-ON!! promotion deluge
The second season of K-ON has started only a few days ago, but Akihabara shops have already been flooded by heaps of K-ON merchandise. Pictures of OP and ED covers, manga, magazines, huge posters advertising later releases, etc. Let's have a look at...
K-ON!! - it's here again; my first impressions
At last! The god of moe bestowed us the new season of K-ON. Many folks rejoice; others lament and spread their hatred. I will not talk about it, because there's no point in this debate. I'd rather tell you my impressions from the first episode.First...
Easter figure shots
I've taken some photos over Easter time, which I'd like to share with you. When you say "Easter", it just calls for eggs, chicken, sheep, lambs, and Spring greenery awoken from the Winter slumber.Kagami: "I'm on a sheep! I'm on a sheep! Everybody loo...
Henri Charpentier's Sweet Sandwiches
French-styled Japanese patisserie Henri Charpentier is offering a sweet sandwiches set ideal for picnics. These sandwiches are supposed to be encompassing some sweet time that you can take with you and enjoy at a picnic. There are five different item...
DFC Saturday #8
Noumi Kudryavka by akahigeIt's the Holy Saturday today but primarily it's Saturday, which means it's the Flatday. Maybe I could start using this word instead of plain Saturday. How does it sound, Flatday? If you like it, feel free to spread it all ov...
To Aru Kagaku de Tengoku to Jigoku [MAD]
Some people have a divine ability to create extraordinary laughing material from almost anything, as long as they have an editing software. The maker of this MAD video definitely counts as one of them. The title of this video can be roughly translate...
Bad Apple!! Dance [Kinako]
This video falls into the category of amazing dance performances by amateur motion artists. It's the first time I've seen somebody dancing to Bad Apple!! and I must say that I would've never guessed it could be so brilliant. The girl in this video is...