Category Archives: Weird Stuff

Pokemon X Samurai Warriors = What The!?

You Don’t See This Every Day Actually, this is a crossover with Nobunaga’s Ambition, a venerable wargame series out of Japan, but that’s niche stuff. The kind of niche I’m into, mind you. The people are similar, though: it’ll be … Continue reading

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Cool Japan: Amphibious Snake Robot

This One Won’t Bite You’ll want to click on the video above and see this amazing robot in action. It’s meant to emulate how a snake moves on ground – and in water, the latter being quite remarkable as a … Continue reading

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Crazy Japan: Mind-Controlled Nekomimi (Cat Ears)

…Wow. Straight from “Oh my GOD!” territory comes this story from Popular Science magazine, detailing nekomimi (lit. “cat ears”) that rise and flatten out on command from human brainwaves. A video is posted after the break.

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Things That Do Not Belong In This World

I said, “Oh My GOD.” Just follow the link and look over all the details. Screenshots detailed here. This sort of thing just tends to defy any sort of intelligent commentary. Just go look, read, and gape in awe and … Continue reading

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Japanese Gaming: Super Robot Wars

A Storied Japanese Gaming Franchise Known as スーパーロボット大戦 or Super Robot Taisen in Japanese, this franchise goes back to rather ancient gaming times and continues haltingly into the modern era. What The Heck Is A Super Robot? For Americans and other … Continue reading

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Japanese Culture: GothLoli (Gothic Lolita) Fashion

Not Quite Goth Or Lolita, Per Se This requires a little explanation. While the term “Lolita” must necessarily hail from the famous novel, the gist is reversed in this context. Rather than little girls dressing like adults, this far more … Continue reading

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Asobi ni Iku Yo, Ep. 8

A Series That Embraces The Crazy “Asobi ni Iku Yo” is one of a certain style of recent anime that embraces all manner of cliche “anime content” – in this case, we have an a) alien b) catgirl c) with … Continue reading

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About Tofugu’s “Chilled Underwear” Post…

Some of you might have noticed this post over at Tofugu. I want to reassure the public about something. See, I went to the original link and looked over the blog post there (reading the Japanese, as I am a … Continue reading

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