Japanese girl group Morning Musume’s Sayumi Michishige and Mizuki Fukumura in recent issue of Gravure The Television [Jp] Magazine.
Otaku & Wota
Comic Fiesta 2012 cosplay
Gathering of cosplayers at the Comic Fiesta – Malaysia’s longest running anime-comic-gaming convention (since 2002) – at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre in December 2012. Nice videos by Studio.Omoshiroi, a bit dizzy after watching though…
Doraemon turns minus 100 years old
Popular Japanese comic/cartoon character Doraemon is celebrating his “early birthday” on September 3, exactly one hundred years before he was born.
The character was created (as manga) in 1969 and has turned into a huge franchise (anime, movies, video games etc.) and culture icon in Japan and East Asia.
The series tell the story of a robotic cat (Doraemon) who was sent back in time by a young kid from the future to aid an incompetent schoolboy named Nobita, his great grandfather, in order to change the family’s continuous misfortune.
What makes Doraemon really popular among readers/viewers is his ability to pull out various futuristic gadgets from his magic pocket. Some of the ideas might seem extraordinary these days, but obviously amusing to people in those ages (yours truly included).
Photo from an exhibition in Hong Kong’s Harbour City shopping mall for the special occasion, via Doraemon’s official Facebook [Jp].
Japanese anime tattoo
Tokyo Marathon 2012 costume runners
Collection of photos (in video) of cosplayers running the Tokyo Marathon on Sunday – Mario, Son Goku, Dark Vader, Jesus, super heroes, banana, and ball juggler etc…
Wonder Festival 2012 Winter cosplay
Photos of cosplayers from the Tokyo Wonder Festival on February 12th. Wonfes is a bi-annual event which showcases and sells garage-kits (assembly scale model kits, which often depict anime characters in Japan). Image by Dannychoo…
