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Month: November 2016

  • Daicon III & IV

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    Following on my 80s anime playlist, I re-watched the two Daicon shorts, which I still find to be fantastic, especially the second one. These are animated shorts that were created for two conventions — Daicon III and IV — and have never been released commercially since they liberally borrow from all sorts of famous properties.…

  • Aim for the Ace!

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    You may remember that a few weeks ago I shared a really great primer on 80s anime. Since I’ve been enjoying dipping back into some of those old series, I decided to go one step further and try following that complete primer, going through everything that is recommended. Since it sticks to movies and OVAs,…

  • Train of Middle Schoolers

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    Just another reminder that you should be following Justin Epperson’s fantastic Instagram feed, for great photos of everyday Tokyo life.

  • Famicom Manuals

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    As I wrote earlier, I’m a very happy owner of an NES Classic Edition, and I find it pretty neat that Nintendo has put online the original printed manuals for all 30 of the games included in the set. Even better though I think are the manuals for the Famicom. Picture, the cover to Japan’s…

  • Salaryman Art

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    Over the years we’ve certainly seen quite a few art projects that find inspiration in the Japanese salaryman, yet this latest series of works finds its own voice. Produced by Hiroaki Ito — a salaryman himself — the realistic paintings tend to portray the various demeaning aspects of this cultural touchstone. See more examples over at…

  • Bake’s Kyoto Shop

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    Bake sounds like a very interesting pastry shop/chain — read more about the company in this Spoon & Tamago post — and pictured here is its latest shop, located in Kyoto. Yup, those are Lego blocks that you see as part of the decor.

  • Record Day 2016

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    The West has Record Store Day, but for Japan, November 3 is “Record Day,” and for this year’s edition, Patrick shares some of his picks of special vinyl releases — you’ll find the full list of releases here.

  • Metahalf

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    Metafive — the supergroup that includes Cornelius and Towa Tei — has just released a new mini album called Metahalf. You’ll find more details in this Tokyo’s Coolest Sound post, and here’s a video for the first single, “Musical Chairs.”

  • PauseDraw for November 2016

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    PauseDrawers keep on drawing, with the next event set for November 27 at Shibaura House, the space which seems to have turned into the event’s regular venue (pictured, a previous PauseDraw held there). You’ll find more details on the Facebook event page.

  • Day Into Night

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    Lovely early morning shot taken from the base of Rainbow Bridge by Tokyo-based photographer Sean Brecht. Found via Canvas.