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Month: October 2016

  • Star Trek Beyond

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    Well, this was pretty damn good. Much better than the second one, which I know isn’t saying a whole lot since most people find Into Darkness to be pretty disappointing, but yeah, it’s a really fun flick that feels more like the fun we had with the first movie. I also quite liked the way…

  • Motocross Saito

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    I really love the animated pixel art of Motocross Saito, like the scene pictured (view the animated GIF). There’s more to see here.

  • Kenzo Estate

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    Did you know that the founder of Capcom, Kenzo Tsujimoto, has a winery in Napa Valley called Kenzo Estate? This Monocle video report (from 2010) gives you a tour of the grounds.

  • Being Tokyo

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    Being Tokyo (@beingtokyo) is a #rocur (“rotation curation”) Twitter account that sees a different person based in Tokyo take over each week to share their personal take on the city, and this week it’s my buddy Gueorgui who has taken control, until October 4.

  • Auto Panther CM

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    Here’s a beautifully animated commercial for Japanese car dealer Auto Panther created by Shinji Hashimoto (he worked on all of Satoshi Kon’s films). Found via Cartoon Brew.

  • Ken Niimura’s Love Letter

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    As I just mentioned in my post about card games, the only games I kept and brought back from Tokyo where my two editions of the excellent Love Letter game (which I’m very happy to say that my wife quite enjoys as well). I have the basic Tempest edition from AEG, but also the beautifully…

  • Oink Games

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    I’ve been on a card/board game kick of late — my wife suggested she’d like to play some with me, and so I went out and picked up a few things that I thought might be good for us to play (Hanabi, Sushi Go, The Hobbit Card Game, Mr. Jack Pocket, Art of War —…

  • October 2016 Calendar from Nintendo

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    I’ve mentioned before how much I enjoy the monthly iPhone wallpaper calendars that Nintendo shares through its Japanese account on Line, and so I figured I’d share the new one for this month. Very Halloween-y.

  • The History of Japanese Beauty

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    “The History of Japanese Beauty” is a stylishly produced video created by students from Nara University that highlights the beauty of Japanese fashion through the ages, from the Jomon period to now. They also produced this “making of” video.

  • Debusen Soundtrack

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    Yasuharu Konishi has produced a lot of music for TV shows since the days of Pizzicato Five, and the latest soundtrack to get released with his music is for the drama Debusen, that runs on Hulu in Japan. I was listening to samples — which you can do on the CD Japan shop page —…