Guess which drama is coming this July
The pilot for this new J drama based on a popular shoujo manga will be aired on July 3. So those who have the means to view this through the net, it shows in Japan every Tuesday at 21:00 on Fuji TV. It will star these three lovely people: Oh, am I forgetting something? Photo from Amazon.com Yes. I am not kidding. It’s confirmed! Hana Kimi or Hanazakari no Kimitachi e will now be a live action fantasy come true. I’m sure...
New “Nobel Prize of Manga”
Good news for budding non-Japanese manga-ka’s out there! Japanese Foreign Minister Tar? As? announced the creation of an “International Manga Award” for manga artists and creators from outside Japan. “We want to make this award the ‘Nobel Prize’ of Manga,” said As?, who also mentioned that one purpose of the award is to “increase the popularity of Japanese Pop Culture and...
Cosplay Photo Gallery Exhibit
Interested in having your cosplay photos displayed for all others to see? Then you might want to consider this from Cosplay.ph: Filcosplay, with the support of Toycon organizers, will be having a Photo Gallery exhibit called Cosplay Culture: Filipino Flavor! Filcosplay is inviting cosplayers and photographers alike to contribute photos for the exhibit to show your artistic talents and national pride and awareness. The idea is to have...
There’s a drama plot!
According to Tokyograph.com, Misaki Itou, a.k.a. Hermes in the infamous J-drama Densha Otoko, is slated to star in a new drama coming out in July. Based on a seinen manga by Atsuko Takakura, Yama Onna Kabe Onna (yama=mountain and kabe=wall) is about a flat-chested girl (kabe onna) who is teased about at the department store where she works. Things become worse (especially for her ego) when a well-endowed girl (yama onna) starts to...
Blizzard’s big news
image courtesy of Starcraft2.com Coming to nobody’s surprise, computer gaming giant Blizzard’s big announcement today was a sequel to the ultra-popular RTS game Starcraft. Cutting to the chase, here’s the answer to the first question that pops into a gamer’s head when we put “Blizzard” and “new game” in a single sentence: When is the game coming out? At this point, it’s too early...