I recently stumbled upon the world of Jvloggers. For those of you who are new to this made up term... simply put it's people vlogging about their experiences in Japan and throwing it up on YouTube. There are a ton of Japan vloggers, with new YouTube channels popping up every month.
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Since the release of Yu-gi-oh over a decade and a half ago, card game anime have served as something of a halfway point between sports anime – in that they use games and competition as their central plot device – and blatant marketing. However, it is only as of late that their numbers have exploded, with no less then seven such shows airing in the spring 2014 anime season. Among these anime, the only one truly worthy of note is J.C. Staff's Selector Infected Wixoss, a twelve-episode series that manages to stand above its competition by featuring an interesting and character-driven plot that focuses not on the card game on which it is based, but rather on the relationships between those who play it.
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The JPOP SUMMIT FESTIVAL is right around the corner (side note: I'll be there!) and with that comes the announcement of the popular teen pop group TOKYO GIRLS' STYLE first U.S performance!
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Give credit to the super fan in the picture above. The Asian champions were sent home earlier today after a 4-1 defeat by a very talented Colombia squad.
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Warning: SWEAR WORDS! There's apparently a book in Japan that teaches you how to use the word Fuck properly - something that comes naturally to native English speakers. Or at least it fucking came easy to me. My favorite British guy in Japan gives us yet another hilarious video....
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This spring season has been a relatively weak one for new anime, with a strange glut of card game-themed anime and fanservice slop serving to round out a crop of anime otherwise defined by several sequels, school life anime, and the return of big name titles like Dragon Ball Z Kai , JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, and Mushishi to TV. While this mix is by no means terrible, it has proven to be a tedious one, and it has had me counting down the weeks until it will all end, at which point a bunch of (hopefully) more enjoyable shows will hit the air waves.
This isn't to say that I found no enjoyment in this spring's anime, but rather I consumed far less of it then I typically do in a given anime season, watching two anime and dropping two others as the season went on. The shows I've managed to hold onto, and those I will be talking about here, are otaku fantasy anime No Game No life, and the card game anime Selector Infected Wixoss.
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Hurry! Name one anime that takes place in Chicago!... All right, time is up. If you managed to name something other then Gunsmith Cats, then you obviously know something that I don't, but if you did say Gunsmith Cats then congratulations! You've discovered the anime I will be talking about for Throwback Thursday this week.
Now if you want to see more of the Windy City as depicted in anime form, then join me beneath the cut for the full story.
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Want to meet Hatsune Miku's illustrator? If you're planning to visit the JPOP Summit Festival in San Francisco July 20th - 21st, there's two autograph sessions planned!
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The Chicago Japan Festival was this weekend and those who attended were treated with an hour and a half long concert staring Ayane and Daichi. The crowd was also surprised by a two-song collaboration near the end...
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