Tag: otaku

J-List has been involved with translating and selling visual novels, alternatively called VNs, bishoujo games, dating sims and "gal-games" since ...

Over the weekend I caught the last three episodes of Ore no Imouto ga Konna Kawaii Wake Ga Nai, aka ...

Sometimes I think my family would make the basis for an interesting 4-koma manga series along the lines of Darling ...

Tonight one of my favorite films is going to be shown on Japanese TV: Hayao Miyazaki's classic Castle in the ...

It's always fun to turn on late night TV in Japan and see what interesting shows I can find, like ...

It's the end of another San Diego Comic-Con, and as usual it was a blast. We sold tons of J-List ...

It's time for a new anime season, even though I still haven't caught up with the previous one. There are ...

Japan's upper house election concluded safely last week, and it resulted in a strong win for prime minister Shinzo Abe ...

I'm often asked to recommend places to visit by J-List customers who are planning a trip to Japan. It's a ...

It's funny, the little bits of Japanese culture you can pick up from random episodes of anime. I've been trying ...

My wife and I recently made the decision to "reform" our house, which is what the Japanese call remodeling for ...

If you ever visit the Tokyo area, you'll find many things to do: go shopping for fresh fish at the ...

One question I'm asked sometimes is, how do Japanese feel about otaku? Originally a semi-formal way to say "you" or ...

We like to think of our little company as a "wonderful toy box of things from Japan" where various products ...

I've been watching the second season of Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai, aka Haganai, aka I Have Few Friends, a ...

As a student of Japanese pop culture, I like to observe how 2D characters evolve and change with each new ...

While some may mark the arrival of spring through the traditional appearance of a groundhog or other mythical creature, in ...

Over the years certain companies have found success here in Japan, including Nestle (they celebrate a century of selling coffee ...

One big trend over the past few years has been "otaku marketing," tying product brands to anime series that fans ...

You probably don't think of Japan as a military power, but the country does possess a large military force with ...

Yesterday several J-List staff members and I went to Tokyo Big Sight to check out the International Gift Show, a ...

As a card-carrying fan of oldschool Japanese animation and pop culture, I make it a point to enjoy both cool ...

When foreigners visit Japan, they naturally focus on areas of the country that stand out to them as unique, like ...

Last time I gave a simple overview of Japan's political scene as the country prepares for a general election on ...