Japan

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Saw this on Kotaku via Forever Geek, but the Japan Anime Map! courtesy of the Japan National Tourism Organization. Dammit, where was this when I went to Japan two months ago!?

How to help Japan

by RP on March 11, 2011 · 3 comments

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Image from Boing Boing, which has had some really interesting coverage today.

The spring season was a bit lacking in any truly exceptional shows but it’s far better than what we’ve got this season. Fortunately for me, one of the shows out this season is a shonen so that pretty much decided on the spot what I was going to blog. So if Deen don’t mess it [...]

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Just a collection of things I learned while traveling in Japan that hopefully you’ll find useful if you ever decide to go. 1.) Communicating

Rika-chama hold me

by RP on April 14, 2010 · 14 comments

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I have survived. Don’t let anyone tell you Hinamizawa isn’t scary my man, because it is. Oh sure, during the day all the tourists file in and everyone’s having a jolly good time. But once nightfall comes, this is the real Hinamizawa. I stayed the night and looked down the eye of Oyashiro-sama, and what [...]

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  A long-awaited dream come true?

A Higurashi hello

by RP on April 11, 2010 · 14 comments

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Gachapon machine in Kyoto. I got a Rena and a Satoko. I was going for Rika and Hanyuu, but I ran out of 100 yen coins.