Japundit reader Colin Fletcher writes in to alert us to a report about a maid coffee shop that has newly opened in Culver City, California.
Sandra Westwood, who oversees the cafe, worked most recently at the restaurants Bread and Brown Cafe in Manhattan. Earlier in her career, as a fashion model in Japan and Paris, she […]
For those who are interested, Akibana is reporting that a maid cafe in Akihabara named MaiDreamin now offers an English menu and is working on a French version as well.
Map (in Japanese)
Japanese authorities have executed Tsutomu Miyazaki, a killer who murdered four little girls in the late 1980’s, ate their remains, drank their blood, and sent parts of their remains to their parents.
Miyazaki’s death sentence was finalized in February 2006, when the Supreme Court upheld lower court decisions that ruled he was mentally competent to take […]
Since food is such a hot topic here on Japundit, here’s an item that helps you to statisfy your hunger along with your need for a regular Hello Kitty fix. . . Hello Kitty canned ramen.
No word on where you might be able to buy some, but we hear it costs 10,080 for a pack […]
A 22-year-old university student who admits to loving aircraft was arrested recently for dressing up in an airline pilot’s uniform and stealing stickers from an office at Narita Airrport.
Police said Shiraishi wore the uniform to gain access to the Japan Airlines operation center at Narita Airport’s Terminal Two on Wednesday afternoon where he stole […]
in what is one of the more disturbing trends in contemporary japan, the maid cafes and other perverted male otaku hang outs have spawned a new branch of cafes for female otaku, ones based one gay comic book porn. that’s right, women who want to indulge their childhood fantasy of young effeminate men dressed […]
While strolling through Utsunomiya Station with the charming and delightful Mrs. JP today, we spotted a pair of real live kigurumin (girls who wear a type of pajama-suit that resembles an animal and sometimes cartoon characters) strolling along off in the distance.
Much to the dismay of Mrs. JP, I was off in a flash, […]
Remember the Hello Kitty assault rifle that so many people, including many JAPUNDIT readers, claimed was a fake?
Well. . . .
Via Hello Kitty Hell
KEC Hire Hokuriku, a “maid taxi service for the disabled” that started in Kanzawa, Ishikawa Prefecture just three months ago, has been forced to close its doors due to the large number of otaku feigning physical problems in attempts to get close to the livery service’s staff.
Though the taxi service was specifically for the disabled […]
Check out this miniskirt mouse pad that is sure to put a leer on the face of otaku everywhere.
In October, 17,110 members of the MyVoice Internet community completed a questionnaire about manga on mobile phones, according to the latest What Japan Thinks summary.
It turns out that while 64% of Japanese do not buy manga at all (which nevertheless does not mean they don’t read them), about 25% spend up to 1000 each month […]
In case you have not seen this yet, SoftBank will be selling a Sharp phone in Japan that comes with a charger unit/stand shaped like a Gundam Zaku 2 helmet.
Via Akihabara News
Now that it’s possible for all to see who exactly is editing entries on Wikipedia (courtesy of WikiScanner), there has been a number of interesting revelations, including those reported on here at Japundit last month.
It’s now been reported that the Ministry of Agriculture “has reprimanded six civil servants who spent hours at work editing articles […]
More info about the ax girl incident, TV Kanagawa suddenly decided not to air the last School Days episode and replaced it with a nature/scenery program instead.
Thanks to the ax incident in Japan, the last episode of School Days was canceled, leaving the Japanese message boards full of angry otakus. One of the most […]
Negima Live Action from the creator of Love Hina, Ken Akamatsu. It will start in 2007-10-03
Opening Theme:
“Pink Generation” by Class 3-A of Mahora akademy
Ending Theme:
“Tsuyoku Naaare” by Wakatsuki Sara
Just check this beautiful speed painting and at the same time hear Hatsune Miku. The software sold out and became the top #1 sales in amazon Japan and it cost about 150 bucks. The song you hear in the video is from Lucky Star.
Via Narutard Japan no blog
The new lucky star dance from Episode 24. I cant wait to see the fan made videos
Just check this guy beating the Pro, with a mixture of breakdance and Haruhi dance. Great moves!
Now here is something that is sure to make everyone out there feal real normal. . . A “crush fetish” (yes, there really is such a thing) DVD named Crash by Venus that consists entirely to scenes of a young woman wrecking model trains by rolling around on them and assuming various poses.
Big thanks to […]
Top models Leah Dizon, Yasuda Misako, Yamamoto Azusa, Becky and Natsukawa Jun cosplaying in Akihabara.
Via animenarutard
