When you need quality parts for imports, you need the right source and the right knowledge to find what you are looking for. Today, there are many ways to buy car parts from Japan, but you need to know what…
What is gachapon? You probably remember raiding your piggy bank to feed to a capsule toy machine to get a bouncy ball or a jawbreaker as a child, but Japan is something else when it comes to capsule toys! Japanese…
What does “bishonen” mean? “Bishonen” (美少年) is a Japanese term that literally translates to “beautiful young boy” used to describe young boys whose beauty transcends gender boundaries. In the non-Japanese otaku world, “bishonen” and its abbreviation “bishie” are mainly used…
Now summer is here the weather is heating up, so it’s time to eat some shaved ice, rewatch the “beach episodes” of your favorite anime and pick up some new bikini-clad figures for your collection. If you want to add…
There was nothing quite like ripping open a brand new set of Pokemon cards and being the envy of the schoolyard as you paraded around your newly-opened holographic cards. Pokemon-filled schooldays may be over for most of us, but that…
What is an Animation Cel? Search for Dragon Ball cels If you’re an animation buff, then you will know that “cel” is short for “celluloid”. In the days before computer animation, objects were drawn or painted on these celluloid sheets…