Hunter x Hunter is back
Photo from Wikipedia Hunter x Hunter (read as “Hunter-hunter”), is back after a long (an over all total of 2.3 years) break! The popular shounen-manga-turned-anime was created by Togashi Yoshihiro who is also famous for creating YuYu Hakusho (a.k.a. Ghostfighter), and for marrying Sailormoon creator Takeuchi Naoko (I’ve always dreaded a nightmare cross-over of Sailormoon and Yuyu). The new installment of Hunter x...
Rock it with Air Guitar Pro
Remember the Japanese dude who won the World Air Guitar championships? I bet he was practicing with this: Photo from StrapYa World Yep, this amazing gadget from Takara Tomy uses infrared to simulate real guitar strings. Photo from StrapYa World You can choose rock and roll classics such as Deep Purple’s “Smoke on the Water;” or you can J rock to the max with “Kanpai” by Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi. Photo from...
WADAIKO: THE DRUMS OF JAPAN echo in Manila and Baguio
Photo from Japan Foundation, Manila The Japan Foundation, Manila, Shangri-La Plaza Mall and the City Government of Baguio present “WADAIKO: THE DRUMS OF JAPAN” featuring Ryo Shiobara & DAIDA (2007 Grand Prize Winner of Tokyo International Taiko Contest) on Saturday, February 23, 2008; 8:00 PM, at the Streetscape, Shangri-La Plaza Mall, Mandaluyong City; Sunday, February 24, 7:30 PM, at the Gov. Pack Road, Baguio City;...
Leah Dizon performs outside Japan
Photo from Leah’s Official Site Leah Dizon is not going to retire. In fact, on Valentine’s Day, Leah will hold a special event at the Harajuku Ameba Studio as a thanks to her fans. Her debut single, “Softly” is apparently turning a year old already! Not only that, she’ll also be performing at the HITEC in Hong Kong on the 26th of March. And on that same day, her 4th single “Love Paradox” and her new...
Slam Dunk creator works on NYC bookstore mural
Photo from Inoue Takehiko on the Web Indulge me by reading this long-winding tale before I get to the point. Thanks! See that Slam Dunk book of illustrations above? I have one exactly like that. I actually had two but I had to donate one as a raffle prize during Ongaku Society’s Ongaku Rewind. I bought them in Tokyo, one for moi and the other for this org-mate who pleaded at that time for me to buy her one and then claimed that...