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Month: March 2006

  • Santouka

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    Who says I don’t eat ramen anymore? Sure, I don’t go out to ramen shops nearly as much as I used to, but I do still partake in the heavenly noodles every once in a while. This shot was taken a week ago at the Harajuku branch of the Santouka chain. Had a bowl of…

  • Omotesando Station

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    Omotesando station, the steps leading down to the Chiyoda line platform.

  • Down for the Count

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    Yes, it’s been rather quiet here for the past few days, and there’s a simple explanation for that: I’ve been bitch-slapped by a nasty cold, leaving me with little energy to do much of anything. I’m slowly getting back into the swing of things, and there’s actually a lot of new things I want to…

  • More GITS

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    This is going to make a lot of GHOST IN THE SHELL: STAND ALONE COMPLEX fans happy. Anime News Network points out that Production I.G, animators of the previous Ghost in the Shell anime, FLCL, Kill Bill and numerous other works of high caliber anime, have announced a third Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone…

  • Le chevalier d’Eon

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    This looks promising (from AICN): Anime News Network reports that Production IG (Ghost in the Shell) will be announced a new anime series with Kenshin director Kazuhiro Furuhashi at the Tokyo Anime Fair. The 24 episode historical horror action, be accompanied by the manga official Chevalier D’Eon homepage. 18th Century, just before the French revolution,…

  • This Week at Gridskipper

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    An Afternoon in Tokyo with Tyler Brûlé Japan Foundation Film Series You can read all of my Gridskipper posts here (or even subscribe to a feed).

  • Moresukine Assignments

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    This is a fun idea: Dirk over at a site called Moresukine (you know, as in Moleskine) takes weekly assignments from readers, and then after completing the mission draws them up as nice little comics, which are then posted to the site.

  • PlayStation Spot Sighting

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    This is what the new PlayStation Spots in stations look like (from Kotaku). I myself have yet to spot one, but what seems sort of lame is that they’re still just offering downloads for demos that have been available at the Ginza Sony Building for ages now. Update: I found one at Ikebukuro station, but as…