Tag: Anime

  • Anime Eyes Sleep Mask could win you some morning sympathy

    Anime Eyes Sleep Mask could win you some morning sympathy

    There’s a human in all of us, no matter how closely we associate ourselves with our bestial bests. But then there’s something about parents wanting to shake their offspring out of their sleep and it’s a might societal evil. For such, we could unleash the power of overwhelming anime eyes that not only draw sympathy…

  • Subway trains in Kyoto Japan get a touch of anime

    Subway trains in Kyoto Japan get a touch of anime

    No one takes anime and manga as seriously as the Japanese. The city of Kyoto will be hosting the coveted International anime and manga fair in September and the city is leaving no stone unturned to attract fans. One of the tricks up their sleeve is plastering the subway trains to promote ‘Space Brothers’ and…

  • Dragon Quest Slime Hourglass goes on sale

    Dragon Quest Slime Hourglass goes on sale

    The perfect hour glass for Goku fans. To be made available in the land where Manga and Dragon Ball originated. The Dragon Ball hour glass slime version will be made available in two colors – blue and silver. It holds sand for three minutes apparently just the time one needs to make a hot cup…

  • Uber-realistic Ghost in the Shell cosplay

    Uber-realistic Ghost in the Shell cosplay

    Anime fans this is Motoko from Devianart with an out of this world Ghost in the Shell costume. [More images after the jump]

  • Animax character themed remote controls for junior

    Animax character themed remote controls for junior

    The Japanese are very passionate about their favorite cartoon characters, we have seen themed mobile phones, dish antennas, televisions, etc. Animax channel which focuses on anime has announced two new remote controls based on their popular characters Sgt Frog and Chibi Maruko. which have dedicated Animax buttons. The characters are illustrated at the back of…

  • Life sized Gundam is back and will have a light saber

    Life sized Gundam is back and will have a light saber

    Millions had headed over to the artificial island of Odaiba last year to check out the Gundam RX-78-2 Tokyo Green Project. sadly for Gundam fans the life-sized robot was dismantled soon. However a new project has been announced which will see Gundam rise again in the city of Shizuoka which is 45 minutes away by…

  • The coolest Pikachu cars you will ever see

    The coolest Pikachu cars you will ever see

    It doesn’t get better than this cars painted yellow which also have a mouth and ears added to resemble Japan’s favorite anime character ‘Pokemon’. Even the hub caps have poke balls.

  • Bandai unveils Dorosseru a robotic doll

    Bandai unveils Dorosseru a robotic doll

    Ah, Japan and the colorful world of anime and manga. Coming straight at you is Dorosseru a character from Japan’s first Disney produced CG animation ‘Fireball’. It has Blue-LED lights which give it a look as in the movies, it has movable joints and the legs and arms are made from a super alloy material.…

  • Japanese build a real Tachikoma

    Japanese build a real Tachikoma

    All you ‘Ghost in the shell fans’ now you have a real good reason to move to Japan. The Japanese have created a life sized Tachikoma robot one in which you can actually travel. They call it the ‘personal edition’, the cocoon shaped vehicle (for non Tachikoma fans) has a camera on the outside which…

  • Elizabeth from Gintama comes as a flash drive

    Elizabeth from Gintama comes as a flash drive

    I am not an anime fan but here is a good collectible for all the fans out there. This cute duckling is actually an extraterrestrial from hit anime and manga series Gintama. Made from PVC the duck opens up to reveal the USB connector. It has 1GB of onboard memory and supports Windows and Mac…