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Crayon Shin-chan Gummy Candy

Crayon Shin-chan Gummy Candy

It’s not everyday that you see food based on your favorite anime…unless you live in Japan. There’s Pokemon candy and Naruto energy drinks. Before that, there was Crayon Shin-chan gummy candy. Crayon Shin-chan (Known as just “Shin-chan” in the US) gummy candy is just like any other gummy candy–but with your favorite Shin-chan characters. (continue reading...)

[Preview] Afro Samurai

[Preview] Afro Samurai

Here’s a trailer for the upcoming Afro Samurai video game that will be released for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. The game was announced back in 2005, and was supposed to be released this fall, but was pushed back to late January ’09. In the game, you get to play as the main character [...] (continue reading...)

[Review] Bleach – Episode 188

[Review] Bleach – Episode 188

Summary: There’s no Bleach this week, so time for a recap of last week’s episode. This is probably the shortest review of a Bleach episode I’ve done. This episode finally makes a huge progression in the Amagai Shusuke arc–which may finally come to an end in a couple of weeks… Hopefully. Warning: This post contains [...] (continue reading...)

iKnow: The Easiest Way to Learn Japanese–for Free

iKnow: The Easiest Way to Learn Japanese–for Free

iKnow is a new website (currently in beta) where visitors can learn Japanese at their own, easy pace. To some, it’s just another Japanese language resource such as JapanesePod101, but the straight forward interface allows users to dive right in right away any time they want! iKnow has a flash card-like interface featuring the word [...] (continue reading...)

Win Tickets to Death Note: The Last Name!

Win Tickets to Death Note: The Last Name!

The second Death Note movie, The Last Name, will be released in theaters October 15th and 16th. The second movie is the sequel to the first movie, and of course, is based on the events in the anime and manga. The story follows Light, a high school student, who stumbles upon a notebook with the [...] (continue reading...)