Coming soon...

Stumbled across this teaser trailer for the animated Astro Boy movie. Look pretty good! Never been into Astro Boy when I was younger but as a proper Japanophile I know how sacred this character is in for every proper manga otaku on this planet. Let's keep the fingers crossed it won't dissapoint!




Visually much more exciting is this trailer for the new film by Kazuaki Kiriya, who directed the amazing Casshern. Everytime I think my eyeballs can't be impressed anymore by a new flick someone cranks the eyecandy up yet another notch! How great would it be if this movie would be showing in an IMAX theatre? One can only dream...

Read more over at Toysrevil

A ghost in the shell?

Now is is actually pretty scary and awesome at the same time...

Standing at just over 5-feet tall and 95-pounds, HRP-4C, developed by Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, will make its catwalk debut next week at the Tokyo fashion show. The she-bot features 30 motors spread throughout its body with an additional eight motors in its face.

I wonder if she comes with adaptive camo and a big ass gun too...

Progress! Vending machine red!!!

Every time I try to kick the toy habit something amazing crosses my path and sucks me right back in. Like these damn fresh Coca Cola Bots... pure genius!!!













I found out on further investigation that they even have their own TV show! Now how good is THAT...











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*GASP*

Soulkitchen Osaka

A dream came true as I was running around Osakas streets and found this gem of a bar. Small, cosy and with the most inviting set up ever. After a couple of beers I ended up behind the decks so now I can officially claim I played in Japan, sweet :) Nuff props to everyone who was there!

http://mixi.jp

Thanks to a japanese friend of mine I am now officially on a japanese myspace kinda site where I understand absolutely NOTHING!!! of anything anywhere. But feel free to hit me with any info / cheap toyshops / secret maiden karaoke bars if you read this and are from Japan and on mixi as well :)

YEAH FUCKING YEAH!

It's offical... Solaris100 X Japan coming soon... YES! YES! YES!