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Archive for June 2008

Ramune: Mountain Dew with a Marble

Jun 30th, 2008 | By Sanjo-chan | Category: Features

You’ve tried Pocky, now try Ramune! Ramune (ラムネ)–not to be confused with the Eroge turned anime series of the same name–is a carbonated soft drink from Japan. That’s right…Japanese Soda! The one seen in this picture is Strawberry flavored Ramune. There’s also Melon, Peach, Orange, Mango and regular Ramune (I have yet to try the [...]



The Newest PS3 Owner on the Block

Jun 28th, 2008 | By Sanjo-chan | Category: Ramblings

Yes! You’re looking at the latest owner of a Playstation 3–along with a Dual Shock 3, and a copy of Metal Gear Solid 4! Unfortunately, this came out of my weekly allowance; saving up for Anime Weekend Atlanta and my everyday Otaku needs, and with help from my mother and my brother (he wants to [...]



Ni-Ongaku Spotlight: Heartsdales feat. Soul’d Out’s “Candy Pop”

Jun 27th, 2008 | By Sanjo-chan | Category: Ni-Ongaku Spotlight

The next song in the Ni-Ongaku Spotlight series are the Heartsdales featuring Soul’d Out with “Candy Pop”. Soul’d Out consists of MC Diggy Mo, the Human Beatbox, Bro Hi, and DJ Shinnosuke. They provided beats for the Japanese version of The Boondocks, and did the ending theme for the anime Yakitate JAPAN! with the song [...]



7 Months Later: My Opinion of Entrecard

Jun 24th, 2008 | By Sanjo-chan | Category: Ramblings

It’s been 7 months since I put the Entrecard widget on this blog. When I first heard of Entrecard, I was skeptical about signing up; when they said “buy an ad with credits”, I thought actual cash would be involved, kind of like what they are doing now, so to speak. After looking closely [...]



Founder of Akibanana Interviewed on ReadWriteWeb

Jun 22nd, 2008 | By Sanjo-chan | Category: Anime & Manga

Web Technology blog ReadWriteWeb posted an interview with upcoming entrepreneur, Jane Fong, the founder of Akibanana. Akibanana is a blog centering on everything that brings Akihabara together, such as Anime, Cosplay, Maid Cafes and Games (that sounds kind of familiar, doesn’t it?). Not only does she keep fellow Otaku updated with the current events [...]