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Month: January 2017

  • Learning the Pokemon Card Game by Song

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    Well this is definitely a fun way to learn a card game. Here’s a slick video made to teach players the basics of the Pokemon card game, with instructions given through the lyrics of the song that accompanies the video.

  • Yukino Ohmura

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    The cityscape you see pictured, by Yukino Ohmura, used nothing but small round stickers — view more of the artist’s work here. Found via this tweet.

  • DQ2, GIF Edition

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    I really love this animated GIF, in part because I happen to be playing Dragon Quest II right now (although at a much slower pace than my recent Dragon Quest run).

  • SG-1000

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    What you see pictured is the very first video game console from Sega, the SG-1000. What about the Master System? Nope, that came after, and the SG-1000 was in fact released on the same day as the Nintendo Famicom. Read the full story over at Kotaku.

  • Nicely Responsive

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    It’s been a running joke for a decade that websites in Japan are, well, shit. It’s pretty great to see that things are improving, taking this site for example, which showcases a beautiful use of typography in a smartly responsive package. Found via this tweet.

  • Lu Over the Wall

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    I was so excited when I found out that we were getting a new film directed by Masaaki Yuasa this spring (Yoru wa Mijikashi Arukeyo Otome), and now there’s the news that, by the way, he has yet another movie coming out this spring. Here’s the trailer for Lu Over the Wall, which comes off…

  • Latest Trends in the Japanese Mobile Game Industry

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    If you’re curious about where Japanese mobile gaming has been over the past year and where it’s trending, here’s a great report by Motoi Okamoto to fill you in on what’s up.

  • State of Tokyo

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    State of Tokyo is a rather nice new site by Alex Abian covering the people and places of Tokyo, with beautiful photography throughout. Looks like it’s going to be fun to follow, with coverage of places like Takeo, a tiny little restaurant in Shibuya that is run in the mornings by the pictured Takeo (in the…

  • The Tree of Kayashima Station

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    This is a pretty amazing story, of a train station in the Osaka suburbs that was built around — yes, surrounding — a tree. Read the whole story over at Spoon & Tamago.