Month: April 2006
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Japanese Graphics Now!
While at Ikebukuro’s Parco yesterday — I wanted to check out the renewed spaces for the Graniph and Smith (Delfonics) stores — I was very happy to find that the Taschen JAPANESE GRAPHICS NOW! book has joined their 25th anniversary program, and so picked it up for 2000 yen! It’s a great book, and I…
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Stadium-Sized Advertising
Dove tells Japanese women there is “no need to hide” their beautiful skin on the world’s biggest ad placed on the rooftop of Pacifico Yokohama Convention Center. The ad measures 3.5 times the size of a soccer field. (Crisscross) Update (16/09/17): The image is no longer available.
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A Public Space 1 Sold Out
Nice to read that the first issue of A Public Space (I mentioned it here, and got my copy a few days later) is now sold out! Update: A reader points out that the first issue is available at the Aoyama Book Center.
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Your Reviews on TAB
Tokyo Art Beat keeps getting better and better! Just in time for GW, they’ve now launched a new much appreciated feature that lets MyTAB users add reviews to event listings (basically, a new commenting system), as well as “Blog it!” section that lets you easily copy/paste the review (including all event info) on your blog.…
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Colored Faces
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A work in progress from Yuki — I like the colors, and for me, it puts me in a Spring mood, just in time for the start of GW.
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Wii
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I’ve been quiet regarding yesterday’s announcement that the Nintendo Revolution will now be called Wii — at first I thought it was a ridiculous name, but a day later, I have to admit that it’s growing on me — since I don’t figure there’s anything I can add to what has already been said, but…
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Second Trailer for Legend of Earthsea
Ghibli World shares a second trailer online for Ghibli’s upcoming LEGEND OF EARTHSEA film. Link via AICN.