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Entries from December 2009

Gomora vs. Zaragas

December 10th, 2009 · No Comments

Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends - The Movie hitting your theater (in Japan) on December 12, 2009! Yay for Kaiju and giant monsters!

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Tags: Monsters & Kaiju · TV & Movie

Summer Santa

December 9th, 2009 · No Comments

It’s nearly Christmastime but it’s always 夏サンタ time! (夏サンタ = summer santa)

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Tags: Commercial · Holiday

Tarantino Plugs SoftBank

December 7th, 2009 · No Comments

No shocker regarding QT’s love for Japan so it comes as no surprise to see him show up in another series of commercials. This time for SoftBank. See if you can follow along:

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Tags: Celebrities · Commercial

New Years Mochi

December 5th, 2009 · No Comments

Recent mochi commercial making the rounds. Now I want mochi.

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Tags: Commercial · Food & Restaurants

Robo-Girl Does Robo-Dance

December 4th, 2009 · No Comments

Let it be said that robots have a long way to go before they can conquer the skill required to dance to the intricate sounds of J-pop! (sadrobotface)

(not necessary to watch entire video to get the point here but great to see her get dragged off in the final seconds!)

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Tags: Music & Dance · Science & Technology

Gomora Lives!

December 3rd, 2009 · No Comments

Some footage of the new giant Gomora costume. What’s cool is that it’s part animatronic but also has a dude “wearing” the costume to walk around. Would love to give this a spin.

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Tags: Monsters & Kaiju

Time-Lapse Painting Skater Style

December 2nd, 2009 · No Comments

Wicked time-lapse video of another Rinpa Eshidan creation, this time for IFO Skateboards. See them do up this half-pipe. So cool.

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Tags: Art & Crafts

Pizza Hut Cheese Harmony

December 1st, 2009 · No Comments

The latest pizza invention by Pizza Hut Japan: Cheese Harmony! This pie has hunks of cheese including deep fried cheese balls, Camembert and layers of other cheeses. I guess Pizza Hut really does want the Japanese to become more like Americans: FAT.

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Tags: Commercial · Food & Restaurants