Posted by Michael Pinto on Aug 23, 2010 in
Comic Books,
Videogames 
The minute I looked at this illustration it caught my eye right away as the lead protagonist in the image is surrounded by a sea of screen shots of roll playing videogames and an assortment of brightly colored baubles and baked goods. This artwork is a promotional illustration for a new manga series that’s running in the latest issue of Margaret magazine and from my crude translation the name of the series is Controller Prince. From what I can see the manga focuses of the romantic adventures of a young lady online who plays “a good game of love”. Read more…
Tags: Japan, manga, shōjo manga
Posted by Michael Pinto on Aug 23, 2010 in
Animation,
Hobbies and Collections 
The character designs in One Piece are already quite cute to start with however these PansonWorks keychains really take kawaii quality of the manga up to the next level. There are ten designs in all with this series including Luffy, Usopp, Chopper, Zorro, Ace, Shanks, Nami and Sanji. I really love the fact that they have two poses for Luffy and Chopper: Read more…
Tags: Anime, One Piece
Posted by Michael Pinto on Aug 22, 2010 in
Hobbies and Collections,
Tech 
I love the illustrational complexity of Japanese emoticons — and now you can share these silly symbols in the real world with this Ginghami Kaoiro Emoticon Stamper. To me there’s something very appealing about taking digital iconography and coming up with such a primitive analog implementation: Read more…
Tags: Emoticon, Internet Meme, Japan, Memes
Posted by Michael Pinto on Aug 22, 2010 in
Hobbies and Collections 
If Josie and the Pussycats needed a guitar tuner it would look like this! The Korg Hello Kitty Guitar Clip Tuner comes in angel white and goth black. I think the only flaw in the design is that would be nice if Kitty was able to meow her approval when you hit the right key: Read more…
Tags: Hello Kitty, Japan
Posted by Gia Manry on Aug 21, 2010 in
Cinema 
Dear creators of Piranha 3D,
What the heck are you doing? Read more…
Tags: piranha 3d
Posted by Gia Manry on Aug 21, 2010 in
Comic Books 
If you’re the kind of person who buys groceries somewhere other than 7-11, then you’re already aware, but for the college kids out there: there’s a HUGE egg recall going on right now, which just expanded and now includes some 400 million eggs that may be contaminated with salmonella.
The whole affair reminds me of someone. Someone…from Garfield and Friends. Read more…
Tags: Cartoons, Garfield
Posted by Gia Manry on Aug 20, 2010 in
Star Wars 
Now that Daily Show host (”anchor”?) Jon Stewart has removed his ungodly facial hair and is once again clean-shaven, he can now pass for a clone of Jango Fett (genetically modified to be older, sharper-featured, shorter, and Jewish). By sheer coincidence, Stewart also just interviewed George Lucas at a giant Star Wars event. Read more…
Tags: jon stewart
Posted by Gia Manry on Aug 20, 2010 in
Tech 
Okay, okay, I’ll stop singing, but every time I see these photos of a Russian cult(/prank?) that supposedly worships Chip’n'Dale’s Rescue Rangers character Gadget Hackwrench, who is admittedly the cutest female cartoon mouse ever (suck it, Minnie). Read more…
Posted by Michael Pinto on Aug 19, 2010 in
Comic Books 
I admit that I’m a manga fanboy at heart, but that doesn’t mean I’ll overlook a great cover illustration just because it’s published by DC Comics. My favorites are always the offbeat titles rather than the superheroes prancing around n their undies. So for your viewing pleasure I’ve gathered the six strongest starting with the above illustration by Simon Bisley for Hellblazer #273 which has a wonderful 80s sensibility to it. Read more…
Tags: DC Comics
Posted by Tim Sheehy on Aug 19, 2010 in
Animation,
Hobbies and Collections 
As far as Hatsune Miku and Vocaloid goes, Black Rock Shooter is still the craze in Japan. The popular franchise has been churning out everything from cosplay and figures, to a series of OVAs. No doubt as a result of their fortune, Good Smile Company has recently announced plans to open a cafe in Chiba. To celebrate the opening, they’ll be featuring a special Black Rock Shooter theme. Customers who attend will be receiving a Black Rock Shooter DVD, food mat, and tea coaster. The menu will also feature a special Black Rock Curry, which looks kind of scary but probably tastes amazing. To be honest, I’m just curious what they’ll be putting in it to make it so dark. For more details, and images, check out Danny Choo’s recent blog here. Read more…
Tags: Hatsune Miku, Vocaloid
