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Month: May 2005
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Erogging
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Found through Warren: There are blogs, moblogs, vlogs and even Kellogs. But now, thanks to liberated attitudes and the Japanese language’s lack of an “l,” the latest online fad in this country is erogs, erotic blogs, according to Asahi Geino (5/19). […] “Eroggers, the name given to the mostly female participants who post saucy pictures…
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Speed Grapher Event
Oh man, way cool — a special event for this season’s best new anime series, SPEED GRAPHER! To celebrate the July 27th release of the first episodes DVD of Speed Grapher, TV Asahi’s popular Thursday night anime, Super Deluxe will host a fantastic evening featuring a live talk show, video clips, pole dancing and other…
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Hiragino Kaku Gothic
Seems like font tees are popular around here, so why not get some Hiragino Kaku Gothic action going, from 70six. I don’t agree with their “Japan’s Helvetica” tag, but still, I like the idea of it. Link via Kelly Sue. Update: I stand corrected. As Paul points out, “as the most used sans-serif in Japan,…
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Midnight Eye May Update
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The excellent Japanese film site Midnight Eye has just posted a new update and it includes: an interview with Go Shibata, a feature on Rokuro Mochizuki, a few reviews (LATE BLOOMER, THE SOUP ONE MORNING, THE FACE OF ANOTHER), and a round-up of recent DVD releases. And if you haven’t already, you really should pick…
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Nana
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Why can’t the North American comic market support a female-oriented hit like NANA? From Yuki’s Kissui.net: Every girl reads the comic book NANA. It is on its peak of popularity right now, published monthly in the magazine Cookie and it is on volume 12 in the comic book. The story consists of friendships, love and…