Category Archives: Video

The Black Eyed Peas’ Love Song to Japan

Posted on July 11, 2011 by superhappyawesome

A good friend of ours posted this video yesterday, saying that he missed Anime Expo. The lyrics are quite relevant (“I just can’t get enough” really resonates with those feelings of “con withdrawal” that always come up after such an … Continue reading →

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Our trip to the Daruma Factory!

Posted on June 29, 2011 by superhappyawesome

Yesterday we did something that was easily one of the coolest things we’ve ever done in Japan. We had a Super Awesome Secret Mission for Anime Expo–we went to the Daruma Factory to get special custom Daruma for this year’s … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Maru!

Posted on June 1, 2011 by superhappyawesome

Japan is pretty darn good at cute, and this may in fact be

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The Cutest Car on the Planet

Posted on May 25, 2011 by superhappyawesome

Seriously, how freaking adorable is this car? He appears to be the mascot of a certain Japanese corporation, and was parked in front of their local office recently. It’s pretty much the best company car ever, and possibly the

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Pole Pull Down

Posted on May 24, 2011 by superhappyawesome

Has anyone played this game? I don’t think my school plays this “Botaoshi” at my school’s sports day, but it looks pretty fun! Thanks to our friend Craig for the heads up!

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The Great Gatsby

Posted on May 17, 2011 by superhappyawesome

Catchy music, epic dance moves, and the mysteriously never-aging Kimutaku. What more could you want from 30 seconds of internet? The video quality isn’t as good as my last Gatsby video, but it’s one of my all time favorites. We … Continue reading →

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Necomimi Cat Ears UPDATE

Posted on May 16, 2011 by superhappyawesome

We have some new information about the Necomimi! The company producing them seems pretty slammed, even overwhelmed by all the attention they’ve been getting, but hopefully it will motivate them to get the

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Japanese Culture Through Vegetables

Posted on May 15, 2011 by superhappyawesome

Honor. Sacrifice. Devotion. These vegetables teach an important lesson about Japanese culture, and I even picked up some vocab too. Win win! P.S. What is this I don’t even.

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Necomimi – the Communicative Cat Ears

Posted on May 9, 2011 by superhappyawesome

Well, apparently it’s the future! The Japanese company Neurowear has come out with a pair of fuzzy cat ears that claim to read the wearer’s brain

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Wanna get that Ganguro Look?

Posted on May 2, 2011 by superhappyawesome

I’m not a super girly-girl, and I don’t wear a ton of make-up. So I knew that make-up tutorial videos existed, but had never really watched any. That being said, I can’t stop watching these tutorials. Despite there being no

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