Public Service AC Commercial Buzz Pulls More Parody Videos

We reported that placeholder public service commercial buzzed crazy a week after the Eastern Japan Disasters. This AC commercial film parodies have been being added more and more. Each of cartoon character on the original ads calling people in society to greet and care each other, now has its own derivative works by mainly users… Continue reading Public Service AC Commercial Buzz Pulls More Parody Videos

Chief Cabinet Secretary Edano Becomes Fan-made Anime

Yukio Edano (Wikipedia), Japanese cabinet’s chief secretary in Kan government, who has been a spokesperson on the East Japan Earthquake/Tsunami/Nuclear Crisis, got himself a name from Japanese, especially from web users by his non-stopping work which is likened to Jack Bauer. This time, a professional Japanese anime creator Yosuke Kihara [J], known by “Conie-chan” on… Continue reading Chief Cabinet Secretary Edano Becomes Fan-made Anime

Amazon Japan Running Anime-Porn Game Character Contest

When in Japan do as the Japanese do. Amazon Japan, one of the most successful foreign web companies in Japan, understands good localization. At the year end, they run a user vote contest to set the best “bishoujo”(beautiful girl) character among adult PC games. In Japan, huge number of adult anime PC games are sold… Continue reading Amazon Japan Running Anime-Porn Game Character Contest

Barcode Kanojo – Barcode Battler Reincarnated With Otaku Flavour

Barcode Kanojo is a free iPhone Application with virtual social dating community service by Cybird, Japan-based mobile contents company. We reported the news title (only) in early August, but it seems to take time to be approved by Apple. You may download the application, scan any 1D barcode around you, then you will get one… Continue reading Barcode Kanojo – Barcode Battler Reincarnated With Otaku Flavour

Flying Panty Ornithopter Merchandised

One of the top Japanese internet-buzzed movie in 2009 was an funny ending of Anime “Sora no Otoshimono”(Thing fallen from the sky) episode 2. If it is your first time watching, you will be stunned. (NSFW?) The beautiful lyrical song is from 1974’s golden oldie “Misaki Meguri” (Cape excursion). Inspired by this, a science-fictioneer Housuke… Continue reading Flying Panty Ornithopter Merchandised

Kanojo Camera – iPhone Memorial Photo Taker With Virtual Girls

A Japanese company A2c Co, Ltd. released a new iPhone application which enables you to take pictures with 5 virtual girls. “Kanojo Camera” (“kanojo” means girlfriend). You may choose from 5 different girls, each of who has more than 3 costumes, who can also change facial expressions. You can scale, move, rotate the girls to… Continue reading Kanojo Camera – iPhone Memorial Photo Taker With Virtual Girls

Virtual Singer Application Vocaloid Played Her First “Live” for 25,000 Fans

One of Japan’s most popular video sharing Nico Nico Douga‘s driving force in its early stage, Miku Hatsune, a virtual girl character attached to a PC application Vocaloid performed her first “live” concert in front of an audience of 25,000 people at an anime event in Saitama prefecture, Japan. (Someone’s upload this on Youtube, the… Continue reading Virtual Singer Application Vocaloid Played Her First “Live” for 25,000 Fans

Japan’s biggest CosPlay site “Cure” overhauled with English

livedoor announced its popular Cos-Play (Costume Play, dressing up in fictional characters most of which are from Anime/Manga) site’s renewal and English localization today, June 12th 2008. The site “Cure” was opened in 2001, has been getting 300,000 registered users including 60,000 “Cos-Player”, and now 50 million page views in a month, which is the… Continue reading Japan’s biggest CosPlay site “Cure” overhauled with English