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  • Neojaponisme: Root of Otaku

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    What exactly was the importance of Akio Nakamori’s new column that appeared in a little-read weekly soft-core porno comic (MANGA BURIKKO) back in 1983? “Otaku no Kenkyu” marked the first use of a word in a context we now know so well. Matt Alt translates that column for Neojaponisme.

  • TB.Pensar 13

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    What is TB.Pensar? Find out here. How fitting that this is the lucky number 13 edition of this series of posts. Damn my stupid pollen allergies!!! Aarggghhhhh… Sorry for the loss of control, but it’s really been a rough week, with no end in sight. It’s sad, really, because this time of the year used…

  • Meat Bun

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    Last time Mike McWhertor was in town, as we were covering the Tokyo Game Show last year (Mike is one of Kotaku‘s editors), he mentioned that he was prepping a t-shirt project, and here it is, Meat Bun, mixing gaming and design. They have an online shop, so get buying!

  • D&D in Japan

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    With last week marking the death of DUNGEONS & DRAGONS creator Gary Gygax, No-sword’s Matt Treyvaud takes a look at the history of the game in Japan. I think most readers know I’m an avid gamer, and not just videogames, but also boardgames and CCGs, and I have indeed rolled my fair share of polyhedric…

  • The Police and the Yakuza

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    Me and Max were roaming the streets of Kubukicho yesterday, and Max took this great shot of two police officers patrolling in front of a giant ad for SEGA’s new RYU GA GOTOKU KENZAN! game, the third release in their YAKUZA series.

  • More Than Fez

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    Jason DeGroot is doing more than just working on the game FEZ — but go here to see him perform a song from the game at January’s “FAMIMODE” event — he’s also contributing a remix to a NO MORE HEROES soundtrack, which goes on sale March 14. NO MORE HEROES is a recent Wii game…

  • Bape Nitendo DS Lite

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    Having to deal with empty stores (in Tokyo at least), I guess Bape has to do what it can to sell some products. Everybody loves the DS, right? Enter the Bape-branded Nintendo DS Lite. Via Kotaku. Update: If the Bape-branded Nintendo DS Lite doesn’t interest you, then how about a DS co-branded with the Honeyee magazine…

  • AOU 2008

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    I attended both days of the AOU 2008 game show at Makuhari Messe (Friday and Saturday), with a few of the photos taken appearing in this Kotaku post, as well as some impressions (and more photos) of STREET FIGHTER 4 — I got a “perfect” win, yes I did! I had an absolute blast at…

  • Patapon Be@rbrick

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    In collaboration with the PSP game PATAPON — which I have to say looks like tons of fun — Medicom is releasing a Patapon Be@rbrick figure featuring art by the same artist behind the game’s graphics, Rolito. The sale date is February 26. Via Kotaku.

  • Points 01+

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    A new episode of Jason DeGroot‘s POINTS series (or rather an expansion of the first episode) appears in this week’s 1UP SPECIALS, and as a standalone vid here.