Tag Archives: japanese

Anime Review: Silver Spoon

Posted on November 2, 2013 by tinabot

The creator of the wildly popular manga and anime Full Metal Alchemist, author Hiromu Arakawa, recently released a new highly anticipated series called Silver Spoon. It could not be more different from his previous successful anime. Full Metal Alchemist is … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Movies | Tagged anime, full-metal alchemist, hiromu arakawa, japanese, silver spoon | 5 Comments

Anime Review: Blue Exorcist

Posted on October 26, 2013 by tinabot

Sometimes Euro-centric anime can get pretty annoying to me, since I generally am not a fan of European art, architecture, or designs. Plus, Asian Europhilia unfortunately smells too much like rotting colonial imperialism leftovers. So when I see an anime … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Movies | Tagged anime, blue exorcist, japanese | 4 Comments

Anime Review: Time of Eve

Posted on October 19, 2013 by tinabot

Ever since my first Terminator movie in the 80s, I’ve always loved movies, books, TV shows, and, of course, even anime about robots. So when I discovered this anime, Time of Eve, on Crunchyroll, it immediately caught my interest. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Movies | Tagged anime, isaac asimov, japanese, robots, time of eve | Leave a comment

Anime Review: Hajime no Ippo

Posted on October 12, 2013 by tinabot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WebDMtitufk Umm, warning, this video is a super spoiler. Anyways, this summer, I was introduced to an old school style anime called Hajime no Ippo. It’s about a kid named Ippo who was always bullied happening upon the sport of … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Movies | Tagged anime, boxing, hajime no ippo, japanese | Leave a comment

L.A. Giveaway: Advanced Screening Tickets for Takeshi Kitano’s ‘Outrage’ + DVDs

Posted on November 6, 2011 by jozjozjoz

UPDATE 11/9/11: Congrats to our winners Lailanie and Anika! Outrage, the new film from Japan’s legendary Takeshi Kitano (ZATOICHI: THE BLIND SWORDSMAN, BROTHER, VIOLENT COP) opening in Los Angeles and New York on December 2, 2011. It stars Beat Takeshi, … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Movies, Promotions, Southern California | Tagged beat takeshi, cinema, film, japanese, kippei shiina, outrage, ryo kase, takeshi kitano, tomokazu miura, yakuza | 1 Comment

DUDE WTF ASIA: Japanese’s Calorie Burning Underwear

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Ben

Before you watch this commercial for Japan’s “Calorie Shaper” underwear, make sure that you have two minutes of your life to wonder what the hell you just watched. And you might want to get the wastebasket ready when the 70’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, DUDE WTF ASIA, Fashion, WTF | Tagged Calorie Shapers, calories, Goldwin, japanese, underwear | 6 Comments

DUDE WTF ASIA: Japanese Woman Accidentally Kills Self and Husband in Pitfall Trap

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Ben

One young woman in Japan decided to play some sort of joke on her husband for his birthday and spent the better part of a day digging a 2.5m hole in the sand with a couple of the guy’s buddies. … Continue reading →

Posted in DUDE WTF ASIA, WTF | Tagged accident, death, husband, Japan, japanese, pitfall, trap, young woman | 7 Comments

VIRAL LIKE SARS: Ouka Ringarts

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Ben

If you really want to screw with your mind without taking drugs, just watch this guy’s optical illusion video. For a while there, I had thought they were four separate rings, but they’re actually two rings that are touching each … Continue reading →

Posted in Viral Like SARS | Tagged contact rings, japanese, performance art, youtube | 1 Comment

DUDE WTF ASIA: Japanese People Laugh at Scaredy Bear

Posted on July 29, 2010 by jozjozjoz

A bunch of people sent this video to me saying that I’d find it funny, but I just watched this in horror. Basically this video is of a cute little bear cub being scared out of its wits by a … Continue reading →

Posted in DUDE WTF ASIA | Tagged bear, japanese, lion, variety show, video | 11 Comments

8Questions with Ken Watanabe: Actor who plays Saito, “The Tourist” in ‘Inception’

Posted on July 16, 2010 by jozjozjoz

I was lucky enough to attend an early screening of Inception at the Arclight in Hollywood on Wednesday night. Like Dino-Ray, I enjoyed how thought-provoking the film was, and truth be told—two days later, I’m still reeling at how mind-blown … Continue reading →

Posted in 8Questions, Movies, Reviews | Tagged actor, Inception, interview, japanese, Ken Watanabe, Movies | 2 Comments

Asian Beatboxing: Daichi & Hikakin

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Ben

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B74s4MgQ1rw I am amazed at how people could even attempt to make the sounds they do through beatboxing. But just as Asians have started to dominate the bboy scene, it seems that they are starting to go crazy also with … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Music | Tagged 80s, Asian, beatbox, beatboxer, daichi, hikakin, japanese, music | 1 Comment

Is Japan Becoming A Nation of Whiners and Complainers?

Posted on December 16, 2009 by jozjozjoz

Except for Moye*, the Japanese/Japanese-American folks I know aren’t usually people who do much complaining. While that’s a pretty big generalization, we all know the stereotypes– both real and perceived– of the “quiet” Japanese men and women who don’t like … Continue reading →

Posted in (featured), Lifestyles, Observations | Tagged American, complain, complainers, complaints, internment, Japan, japanese, Japanese A, Moye, spoiled, stereotypes | 6 Comments

Tag Archives: japanese

8 Most Popular Posts (Last Seven Days)

Archives