The finishing touches on the life-size Gundam going up near Higashi-Shizuoka station. I actually have a chance of seeing this some day!

1/1 scale Gundam in Shizuoka, Japan : Construction is almost Completed from darwinfish105 on Vimeo.

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Don’t often post anything maid cafe-related (a million other sites do that quite adequately) but my friend Tomoyoshi shared this video on FB primarily because it’s subtitled… that’s quite useful for those wanting to know a little more about this cafe subculture.

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Miss Seriki Ochikata…

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Cute CM for the new Ultraman Legend film… featuring Belial as a rude moviegoer.

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Taking the maid cafe to the next level comes the “Refresh Club” where a salaryman or otaku can go to relax and unwind in the company of a maid, courtesy of Candy Fruits.

Yes, only in Japan.

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Leave it to otaku to play proper homage to an anime end sequence (Sora no Otoshimono is said anime and features flying panties in the end credits). Thought about posting that video. Maybe now I’ll have to.

Nothing like homemade fan service!

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Danny Choo’s ubiquitous “Dancing Stormtrooper” shows up again in Harajuku and displays his A-game.

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Work begins on Kobe’s life-size Gigantor. This is the one I would rather see. Expects to be completed in October.

Thanks to JapanProbe.com for the heads up.

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Harry Potter Fangirl finally meets Daniel Radcliffe and freaks. out.

All the sites out there posting the hell out of these videos should be giving props to JapanProbe.com. Check the original post here.

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As anticipated, more videos of the amazing 1:1 scale Mobile Suit Gundam standing in Odaiba have been posted. This one is pretty cool. May start doubling up since there are so many.

Another nice capture of Giant Gundam and the surrounding area:

Unless the thing actually lifts off the ground or starts walking I probably won’t post [...]

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