-196 ( Minus 196) is a international branding of the Strong Zero, a “Chūhai ” which is traditionally a mix of carbonated water and barley shōchū (shōchū is a distilled Beverage that is normally 25% alcohol) but moderen shōchū versions uses vodka as a replacement. -196 is made with fresh fruit that has been frozen […]

Waymo, the autonomous Driving taxi Service which is owned by Alphabet Inc ( formally Google Inc) are partnering up with Nihon Kotsu, One of Japan’s Biggest Taxi Companies, to roll out their self driving cars in the Tokyo area,   Early 2025 is the date given for their partnership, at first they will be having […]

Animangapop: Behind the Scenes The interviews In this short series we take a look behind the curtain at some of the people who make the magic happen. These people give huge chunks of their spare time to bring these shows to life all around the country and are dedicated in making sure they put on […]

Animangapop: Behind the Scenes The interviews In this short series we take a look behind the curtain at some of the people who make the magic happen. These people give huge chunks of their spare time to bring these shows to life all around the country and are dedicated in making sure they put on […]

Animangapop: Behind the Scenes The interviews In this short series we take a look behind the curtain at some of the people who make the magic happen. These people give huge chunks of their spare time to bring these shows to life all around the country and are dedicated in making sure they put on […]

From may 2025 , Tokyo metro will be operating a London tube line for a minimum of 7 years The Elizabeth line in london which was run by hong kong’s MTR since the opening in 2022 is now being replaced after Tokyo metro won a bid to operate it. Tokyo Metro is one of the […]

Never did i ever Expect The BBC to Aquire the license for Funimcation’s Dub of One piece, vistit: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m0021y5y/one-piece currently as of this post ( 14/09/24) there are 206 episodes available to watch, this covers 13 arcs / 3 sagas as they are split into, they are the following: East Blue Saga Romance Dawn Arc […]

During the 1950s to 1990’s Japan’s economy was Booming, we saw  Nintendo, Sega being founded. Car manufacturers such as Mitsubishi, Toyota, Honda and Subaru become popular and being manufacturered in other parts of the world such as the USA. Everyone learnt that MADE IN JAPAN meant High Quality Goods.  But now everyone wants cheaply produced […]

Ramen! Ramen!: Game Review Do you love ramen? Do you love games? This simple card game could be for you! Brought to you by Japanime Games, Ramen! Ramen! Is an easy to pick up card game for 1-4 players that runs for approximately 30 minutes. What is Ramen! Ramen! Your objective is to serve the […]

Collecting Anime and Video Game Soundtracks Collecting anime and video game soundtracks is a fantastic way of enjoying your favourite franchises in another format. Since the early days, both anime and video games have brought us some fantastic vocal tracks and instrumental pieces. From the power vocal collections of Bubblegum Crisis incredible orchestral tracks from […]

So if you were at MCM May, you might of noticed an advertisement for Macross PLUS. But Macross is one of the Franchises the West never saw. SO what is macross plus? Macross Plus is a 4 episode OVA from 1994 and there was a movie edition, it is a continuation of the Macross Timeeline. […]

So it’s happened my friend ruined her miku ita bag by spilling ramen she left on the bed onto it because she forget the bowl was there.   So what is an ita bag first? in the early 2000s, Ita bags made an appearance in Japan. Ita bags are popular with Otaku culture, Anime, Manga, […]