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5 Reasons Japan Is Not That Great – Life In Japan

May 8, 2016 Andy Kavanagh

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I’ve been living in Japan for just under a year and a half now and have been, for the most part, using this column as an excuse to gush about it. Fourteen years ago something awoke in me that would, fourteen years later, take me to the land of the rising sun, and while I’ll […]

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Pikachu Themed Pokkén Tournament Controller

May 4, 2016 Declan Doody

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Okay don’t worry about your monies just yet but do start putting a little aside each week in the hopes this Pokkén Tournament controller makes it way out of Japan. While not the first Pokkén Tournament custom controller, this Pikachu inspired one is the more eye catching of the two. The yellow design and black […]

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Anime

Everyday Anime – Style Saturday

April 9, 2016 Adam Lacey

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Hey guys, and welcome back to another Style Saturday, the segment where we merge geekery with fashion to create some wearable looks and inspire your creativity. Today, we’re diving right into the world of anime, inspired by the ever popular Japanese uniform looks. Of course, we’re not here to create exact replicas of the school […]

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You’ll Never Beat The Irish – Life In Japan

March 20, 2016 Andy Kavanagh

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I had a conversation with a Japanese friend of mine last week about his recent trip to Taiwan. I asked the usual questions, how was the food, how was the weather etc., but have to admit that his answer when asked about the people caught me slightly off guard. Taiwanese people, he said, had a […]

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Attack On Titan – Import Review

March 16, 2016 Andy Kavanagh

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Attack on Titan has a pretty spotty reputation as far as adaptations go. The hugely popular manga – itself highly criticized as being not particularly good looking – gave us an anime that pretty much took over the world – and was highly praised for being particularly good looking –  but also went on to […]

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Sadame Review

March 7, 2016 Declan Doody

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Sadame stylises itself as an action-rpg, originally released in Japan as Ishi-Sengoku-Den Sadame by Intergrow Games back in 2014. The genre action-rpg tends to be very open-ended, a lot of titles stumble awkwardly trying to find their feet while others dress up lazy turn based combat with a new twist and pray no one notices. How […]

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New Pokémon The Movie: Volcanion And The Ingenious Magearna Trailer Released

March 3, 2016 Adam Lacey

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A brand new trailer has been released for the next Pokemon movie, Volcanion And The Ingenious Magearna.  Featuring the newly revealed Magearna, Volcanion And The Ingenious Magearna will see Ash and friends arriving in the industrial town of Azoth. A strange encounter with Volcanion sees Ash tied to the Steam Pokemon by a strange device. The […]

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Crowdfund A New Anime Series, Mayoiga

March 1, 2016 Declan Doody

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Mayoiga is an original Anime TV series produced by Diomedéa, the folks who brought us Campione and Sky Wizards Academy. Their latest project, Mayoiga, is a suspense and mystery thriller with hints of the supernatural. The company have taken to Japanese crowdfunding website, Makuake to raise funds for production of the project. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3kOdkAwS8E “30 young […]

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Babymetal Unveil Trailer For Next Album

February 26, 2016 Ross Brennan

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Has it really been a few years since we were introduced to the wonderful noise of Babymetal? Indeed it has, and the time has come for a new album. Metal Resistance releases on April 1st, and the band has released a trailer for it along with the album’s debut single ‘Karate’ featuring loudly and proudly. ‘Karate’ […]

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First The Ring Vs. The Grudge Trailer Shows The Ghosts Facing Off

February 25, 2016 Anthony McGlynn

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It’s a clash of ghouls as Kadokawa Studios have released the first trailer for their ghostly crossover,Sadako Vs. Kayako. . The film is bringing together two of the biggest icons of Japanese horror, Sadako from The Ring and Kayako from Ju-On: The Grudge, for the first time. Naturally, it’s not a lovey dovey team-up but […]

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