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December 7th, 2011 
The Otakuologist Four cosplayers from Japan, China, South Korea and Thailand posed for pictures with the Japanese tourisim promotion group, Datebushoutai today to raise awareness of Japan’s recovery attempts.
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No Comments » December 5th, 2011 The Otakuologist On my daily blogsearch today I came across a word I had never come across before on my quest for cool things Japanese; Lotteria. The word was found on a very cool blog called Rocket News 24. (Seriously, go check it out. It’s awesome.)
Lotteria? What the hell is that? Is it a specialized place where you [...]
December 5th, 2011 The Otakuologist If you’ve ever wanted to know how the Japanese view the otaku lifestyle while learning how to use a bidet, then boy, do I have a video for you to watch.
It is actually quite interesting to watch. The video is called “Washlet & Japan Vol. 1″ and the pretty little mascot is named “Refreshing Angel Washlet [...]
December 4th, 2011 The Otakuologist Scientists from Japan and Russia believe that they may be able to clone a mammoth with bone marrow found in a well preserved tusk found in Siberia.
It seems that both Japan’s Kinki University and the Sakha Republics mammoth museum will be joining forces next year to try and actually bring back the prehistoric pachyderm. Can [...]
Posted in Japan Tags: Japan, Kinki University, Mammoth, Russia, Siberia, Woolly mammoth No Comments » November 27th, 2011 The Otakuologist The bishoujo game, “Love, Election and Chocolate” will be hitting the airwaves of Japanese television sometime next year. The game, which has already been adapted into a manga, tells the story of Yuuki Oojima, a student at a large private acadamy and a member of the Food Research Club, which I assume is just what [...]
September 19th, 2011 Alicia Glass
Woodland Hills, CA (September 15, 2011)—Pokémon™ fans across America will be marking their calendars for a special limited engagement theatrical event this holiday season. The newest full-length Pokémon feature film, Pokémon the Movie: White—Victini and Zekrom, is coming to movie theater screens across the U.S. for one weekend only: December 3rd and 4th, 2011! As a special treat, fans can [...]
Posted in Anime, Cosplay, Figures, Japan, Otaku Tags: Arts, cinedigm, Film, Gameplay of Pokémon, List of Pokémon (1–51), master of illusions, Pokémon, Reshiram, The Pokémon Company, United States, white victini, zekrom, zoroark No Comments » August 31st, 2011 Alicia Glass
Have you ever thought of playing a Visual Novel, but didn’t know what’s best to start with? Or didn’t want to spend a lot to find out? Have you ever wondered what it would be like to travel to Japan? To spend a week there with two beautiful girls? Then Go Go Nippon is the perfect game [...]
Posted in Anime, Japan, Manga, Otaku Tags: Akira, Anime, Culture of Japan, go go nippon, Japan, Kira Kira, makoto, mangagamer, Microsoft Windows, overdrive, Visual novel, Windows Vista, Windows XP 1 Comment » August 29th, 2011 The Otakuologist So it wasn’t enough that they wanted to take the anime out of Miku when she started working for Toyota America…
Now they want to change her nationality.
What’s next? Take away her accent and anglicize her name to Mickey Hat?
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June 28th, 2011 The Otakuologist One thing I love about the Japanese so much is their sense of humor. I always find it hilarious that a people so caught up in ‘not going against the crowd’ could loosen up so much and create some of the funniest commercials on television (or on the internet as the case may be).
June 18th, 2011 The Otakuologist If you’ve ever wanted to take a sort of… otaku tour of Japan, then the Japanese National Tourism Organization has just made it easier for you to do. Their website is offering a free map showcasing the places to see for your anime pleasure.
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