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landrobot’s eye-rod exerciser II-Happy Christmas All

December 24, 2007 – 10:25 pm

Merry Christmas and all that.

By landrobot | Also posted in drugs, comedy, strange, psychology, friendship, otaku, human nature, goofy, the corporation, happiness, perspective, japan, philosophy, art, media, personal, rants, games, humor, film, animation, education, image, technology | Comments (0)

WTF#2: Scariest Image I’ve Seen in a Long Time.

July 15, 2007 – 5:51 pm

Hi, I don’t know how to choose a cool tattoo. Can you help me before I do something stupid?

Doh!! Too late.
Technorati Tags: cosplay, image, perspective, manga

By Steven Nishida | Also posted in perspective, cosplay, image, humor | Comments (3)

More on Kid-Targeted Marketing: Burger King Execs Ought to be Ashamed of Themselves.

July 3, 2007 – 10:26 am

Mark over at Mark Ruins Dinner dares to ask the million dollar question:

“Isn’t this supposed to transform?”
That’s right, Have it Your Way at Burger King, except for the lame ass excuse for a toy we use to lure your kids here. That’s gonna come in the cheapest form we can hire a handicapped orphan Chinese […]

By Steven Nishida | Also posted in animation, otaku, the corporation, image, media, economics, business | Comments (4)

Robin, The Boy Wonder, Shocked and in the Corner Again (and Again).

July 1, 2007 – 3:51 pm

This is for anyone who was disappointed at the lack of Batman and Robin content in the giant penguin story.
A couple of weeks ago, Boing Boing provided a link to this Collector’s Society thread:
Here’s a quote from the original poster:

“This thread is dedicated to all those covers that show Robin, the Boy Wonder in a […]

By Steven Nishida | Also posted in otaku, animation, image, humor | Comments (1)

Maid and Tsundere Cafes

March 13, 2007 – 8:55 pm

Alright. Somehow I managed to miss the plain old Cosplay cafe fascination, only to find out that most of the early enthusiasts moved on to something new a long time ago. Granted, I don’t live anywhere near Akihabara, which is the mecca for all things Otaku, but I felt like I was five years behind […]

By Steven Nishida | Also posted in human nature, economy, perspective, cafe, tsundere, otaku, strange, animation, japan, cosplay, community, business | Comments (4)