Month: February 2004

I recently mentioned the Kusamatrix exhibit now taking place at the Mori Art Museum, but the main new show is called ROPPONGI CROSSING, and it’s on now. I’m glad I finally have a reason to go back to the MAM, as it’s quite an impressive space, especially considering that you also have access to the…

I was watching a show last night (UN NOBLE ENNUYEUX) that had a segment on a Japanese gaming magazine called CONTINUE that was having a meeting to choose the worst game of the year. The winner? An exciting game that sort of translates as MEN’S FRIENDSHIP ADVENTURE. It looks like a choose-you-own-adventure style game, where…

Patrick finds a shop in Kichijoji called Etre Au Point where the listening booth is shaped like a toilet.

Momus recently centered one of his Click Opera Live Journal entries on the Japanese freeter movement, and Robert Duckworth had this quite interesting response to add.

Danwei takes us on a tour of Chinese glossy magazines for the month of February.

I love the Panda-Z figures, designed by Oshida Shunichi. Basically large robotic pandas, usually controlled by a smaller panda inside the head. They’ve become quite popular, and now comes news of a new anime series that will debut in April. An official site has launched, but it has almost no info. Hopefully they’ll update it…