This sweet LEGO Portal gun comes courtesy of Ted from the LEGO Store in Minneapolis. In the above video, he gives a quick rundown of his creation in said LEGO Store. Bravo! LEGO Portal Gun [YouTube]
Some people you meet online are jerks. Some are super cool. And occasionally, those online friendships become offline ones. That’s what happened here, but with violent results. On Monday, 29 year-old Daisuke Masumura attended a BBQ in Kawasaki City with around 30 people. The BBQ was for people who met through a social networking video…
In the world of Japanese model makers, Naoto Arakawa is at the forefront. He’s best known for his Gundam model building, and for good reason—it’s amazing. Last spring, his series of Gundam landscapes were documented in book form. His work is really meant to be viewed at 360 degree angles. At a recent model event…
This week, the World Body Painting festival wrapped up in Austria. With artists from 40 different countries, the event is the World Series of body painting. While this is the 15th annual event, body painting first hit it big in the early 1990s. In 1992, body painting got mainstream exposure when Demi Moore appeared on…
This September, popular manga Hunter x Hunter is getting a new PSP game in Japan, Hunter x Hunter: Wonder Adventure. Check out the game’s trailer.
In Japanese anime, they don’t get much bigger than Rei Ayanami from Neon Genesis Evangelion. Starting this month, I mean that literally. Between July 25 and August 26, an 18.5-meter (61-foot) version of the Eva heroine will be erected along side a slide in Tokyo’s Shiodome as part of a summer event. Visitors can ride…
Okay, so the iPhone hasn’t been officially announced yet. But! But that isn’t stopping this eager retailer. According to Chinese site Sohu, this shop is getting the jump on everyone else by offering iPhone 5 pre-orders. The in-store display doesn’t show the actual iPhone 5 (it looks to be an iPod Touch, rather), but that’s…
Behold, here are 13,000 Super Famicom era Japanese role-playing game characters stuffed into a single image. How many can you name? Better yet, how many can you not? The Super Famicom (aka Super Nintendo outside Japan) was home to numerous classic role-playing games, like Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy IV, Earthbound—and more This image—full-sized version can…
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Skinned him alive, I guess! Sega and Sanrio are teaming up for for some Kitty-related goodies. First up, this Sonic x Hello Kitty plush toy, which will be available at Sega arcades and amusement centers in Japan. セガとサンリオのタッグが実現。コラボ第1弾アイテムとして「SONIC×HELLO KITTY スーパージャンボぬいぐるみ」が登場 [4Gamer]
Since I live outside the U.S., many Hollywood movies often take their sweet time getting a release here in Japan. Ted is from Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane and follows the adventures of a grown-man who deals with his boyhood teddy bear that’s come to life. I didn’t know much about the flick, but after…
In Taiwan, pineapple cake is a fav. So is the iPhone. So what do you get when you mix the iPhone with that tasty pineapple pastry? You dial up delicious town. Taiwanese bakery Comte redesigned its pineapple pastry to look like the iPhone’s packaging and dubbed it the “iFong” (a pun on “fengli”). Website MIC…
Tasha from Spiral Cats, Korea’s most famous cosplay collective is back. This time, she’s bringing League of Legends‘ bestial huntress Nidalee to life. To do that, Tasha wields a big spear and wears big fur. The bellybutton ring, however, seems to be a Tasha embellishment. This latest photo set proves once again that Spiral Cats…
A Chinese police officer politely asked this gentleman to stop riding his motorcycle WHILE STANDING UP. The man was riding (standing?) in Hunan province, and the officer pulled up slowly in order not to startle him before letting him going on his way. Cop politely tells man to stop standing on moving motorcycle [Beijing Cream]
Japanese manholes aren’t just lids for sewage systems. They are works of art. Since the 1980s, towns started using local motifs for their manholes. In 95 percent of the country’s municipalities, you can find unique manholes with different designs that will no doubt delight drainspotters everywhere. The manhole covers are forged in Nagashima, where there…
Anime studio Ufotable will be animating the new opening for PS Vita port Fate/stay night [Realta Nua], and the Fate/stay night port will be out this November in Japan with polished graphics and touch features. [ANN]
A recent thread on various tardy penalties for Japanese companies turned up this jewel: At Japanese IT company ValuePress, employees who are late must dress up in a full body, Power Ranger (née Super Sentai) type outfit. According to the company, those who are late must cosplay in this “embarrassingly amusing penalty.” By “penalty”, this…
A Chinese construction company recreated London’s iconic Tower Bridge in the city of Suzhou. A local tourist trap, the structure also offers “Tower Bridge Coffee” at an English style coffee shop. Check out more pics in the above gallery. 苏州现山寨”伦敦塔桥” [163 via MIC]
“Short” is no overstatement—this ad is only 15 seconds long. Still, it’s a sign that the RE6 machine is in full force as Capcom gears up for the game’s big October launch. 『バイオハザード6』ティザーCMムービー [YouTube]
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