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11:00 PM on 04.21.2013

Japanese restaurant offers chance to win life-size Rei

It's easy to make fun of American's for being food gluttons, but Japan sure does love to do some crazy food promotions! Remember that Windows 7 burger that was offered at Japanese Burger Kings a few years ago? Well say hello ...

Jeremy Emerje Crocker

7:00 PM on 04.04.2013

New movie Megatron statue is here to break the bank

New company Prime 1 Studio is working under approval of Takara Tomy to produce a massive new cold-cast statue of Megatron for their new Museum Master Line series based on his appearance in the second live action&nbs...

Jeremy Emerje Crocker

2:00 PM on 11.01.2012

King Robo Mickey & Friends are ready for your pre-order

I don't think I need to introduce this figure anymore. Bandai and Disney collaboration project of taking famous Disney characters and giving them their own mecha versions to pilot is really one of those amazing WTF Japan mome...

Jonathan Tubbs

1:00 PM on 10.22.2012

More info on Bandai's Chogokin King Robo Mickey & Friends

After a few days of sleep, I assumed it was all a dream but nope! Bandai's Chogokin King Robo Mickey & Friends is officially real. Bandai has opened a special page for the upcoming combiner of Disney characters turned rob...

Jonathan Tubbs

1:00 PM on 10.19.2012

Mickey and Friends combine with the power of Chogokin

...what? I swear I'm looking at some kind of unlicensed product but it's legit. Bandai has lost their marbles and has transformed popular characters from Disney into robots that can combine into a giant robot. There are days ...

Jonathan Tubbs

12:00 PM on 08.03.2012

These Kinnikuman straps are begging to be pre-ordered

If you've seen any part of Kinnikuman, any at all, then you already know it's a pretty strange franchise full of wrestling oddities and explosive matches. So for the very well initiated seeing these new phone straps might see...

Jeremy Emerje Crocker

2:00 PM on 06.29.2012

Prepare yourself: Japan has a 60-foot tall Rei Ayanami

It's honestly scary to me how much Japan loves Evangelion. It honestly baffles me, but hey, there's weirder things to obsess over. Japan is taking its school boy mecha mother drama series obsession to new heights with their l...

Andres Cerrato



It exists: An Evangelion inflatable horse for toddlers photo
It exists: An Evangelion inflatable horse for toddlers
by Andres Cerrato


12:00 PM on 05.09.2012

Treasure Festa in Ariake 7: Itacars, idols and live event

And now for something completely different. It may come as a bit of a surprise but Treasure Festa wasn't all just about garage kits and Griffon stuff. There was actually a section dedicated to Ita-cars and there were some bon...

Chris Seto

10:00 AM on 04.25.2012

Schick's crazy Evangelion promotion includes ... figures?

Evangelion 3.0 is a few months out still, but the tie-ins to the film are already popping up. Taking the weirdest tie-in so far, though, has to be Schick's Evangelion promotion. Already the top-selling brand of razors in...

Brian Szabelski

11:26 PM on 02.11.2012

Wonder Festival 2012 Winter: Azone's ... panty machine?!

Right now at Wonder Festival Winter 2012, companies are busy hawking their wares and bringing people into their booths through many means. Some have cosplayers to attract folks. Azone has a capsule machine that's giving ...

Brian Szabelski

4:00 AM on 10.27.2011

Kaigara Burakko's sea otter girls are now up for pre-order as plushes

Okay, this is series, featuring dancing sea otter girls that sing about what kinds of items they can use as bras, is quite possibly the oddest thing I have seen all month. I don't know if I should be disturbed or charmed...

Natalie Kipper