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Games TB.Grafico

Final Fantasy III Figures

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In the past few years I’ve drastically reduced the amount of figures I buy, and have especially tried to ignore manga/anime-related stuff. But when I saw these Final Fantasy III figures, I just couldn’t help myself, especially since I’m currently playing the game on my DS. There are 7 in all, and I got these 3: Freelancer, Dragoon, and Red Mage. They had them on Play-Asia, but are now sold out — I got mine at the Post Hobby store in Ikebukuro’s Parco.

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Art Cafes Events

Deep Seeded

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Andrew Conti — who had a show at Cafe Pause back in December — is participating in a group exhibition, along with artists Yuko Kuroda, Scott Silvey, and Mio Sasanotti, at Mois Cafe in Shimokitazawa. “Deep Seeded” starts today, and runs until March 3. Andrew, Scott, and Mio are all friends of PauseTalk, and Andrew also tells me that he’s exploring some different sorts of forms this time, all in 2D.

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Design

New Products from Kyouei

Kyouei‘s site has just updated with two new products: the Frame Napkin (pictured above — “Stain is art!”) and the Connection Lamp.

Update (16/10/29): The image is no longer available.

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Film

Trailer for All God’s Children Can Dance

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I still haven’t been able to get my hands on an issue of MONOCLE (checked some bookstores in Ikebukuro today to no avail), but the magazine’s site is featuring a few online freebies (online content will be available only to subscribers), including this trailer for the upcoming film adaptation of Haruki Murakami’s ALL GOD’S CHILDREN CAN DANCE, directed by Robert Logevall.

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Magazines Society

A Look at the Sex Trafficking Industry in Japan

My friend Lisa writes the feature for this week’s edition of METROPOLIS (673).

Despite tough new laws, Japan’s sex trafficking industry is booming. Meet one of its most tragic victims.
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Web

MySpace Takes On Mixi

Wired News has an AP piece up that takes a look at MySpace‘s quest to take on the popular Mixi social/networking site. My bet is on Mixi surviving the attack — the article lists a few reasons why, and add to that the fact that the Japanese tend to prefer home-grown options.

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Anime Books Events

Japanamerica Talk Event at Good Day Books

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Today’s edition of THE JAPAN TIMES has a piece on Roland Kelts and his recent book, JAPANAMERICA — I mentioned it a while back here. Kelts is currently in Tokyo, and he’ll be giving a talk at Good Day Books in Ebisu tomorrow (February 19, 18:30-20:00).

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Design Events

Graphic Messages from GGG & DDD 1986-2006

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TABlog reviews the Ginza Graphic Gallery‘s current restrospective show, “Graphic Messages from GGG & DDD 1986-2006.” Here is the TAB entry for the event.

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Food Gridskipper

This Week at Gridskipper

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Anime

Academic Anime

Anime gets serious, by way of the University of Digital Content.

The Digital Hollywood University of Digital Content will open Japan’s first international anime research lab in April. Masaki Tsuji, who has written for Astro Boy, Devilman, and Kimba the White Lion, will head the institute. His staff will include Yomiuri Television Executive Producer Michihiko Suwa, producer of Detective Conan, Inuyasha, Kindaichi Shonen no Jikenbo, and Kekkaishi; Seiji Mizushima, director of Fullmetal Alchemist and Shaman King; and TMS Entertainment director Masahito Yoshioka, producer of Detective Conan and Fist of the North Star.

The institute is intended to further research into anime production, theory, criticism, and history, with an additional interest in anime-related academic study. Among the topics to be tackled are the adoption of digital technology, fostering producers and directors who are able to cope with the rapidly changing field, and dealing with labor outsourcing. (Anime News Network)