Nobita is class is performing a school play of Journey to The West. In an attempt to convince his friends Son Goku actually exists he takes them back to the past when Sanzou was alive. Unfortunately, the Son Goku he had seen there while explorling alone was no where to be seen. And so, losing the bet Jain and Suneo is allowed to use any of...
What if the cells in the human body were personified? That's very much the main plot of this show; a kind of slice-of-life for those cells. It kicks off with a Red Blood Cell getting lost while trying to deliver oxygen to the lungs which gives you a nice tour and intro to all the other cells working away. Unfortunately for them, the human...
Had a flip through the Pocket Visual Guide to Yokai I bought while in Japan. Really nice little guide to 333 different demons and spirits you find in Japanese folklore. Apparently this is the 15th print since 2018. Only came across it in the pop-up shop, not the tea house. First section was dedicated to all the popular Yokai you'll find in...
Suneo is showing off his child-sized remote robot toy and hoping to do better, Nobita claims he had one that was bigger than a house like in cartoons and comics. He rushes home to ask Doraemon for help but ends up a big fight where Doraemon runs off into the north pole to "cool off". Nobita follows hoping to find Doraemon. Instead, he finds a...
Big fan of Steins;gate so I really wanted this 1/7 scale figure when I saw on on the Japanese hobby sites. This Good Smile Steins;gate Makise Kurisu Reading Steiner figure was released October 2023 but as with most scale figures, it was already sold out. There wasn't even any scalping which is probably good news because maybe only the...
Science enthusiast kids has their maid Autobot hijacked by an AI from other space which needs their help to get home. It's been disguising itself as the recently hyped SH3 comet. Second Anime movie I watched during my flight to Japan. Wasn't going to watch this because it sounded kiddyish but wasn't much else available so went for it....
The movie has a strange kind of history to kick off with. A war triggered due to dog poop and cat pee ruining each country. It's pretty heavy diplomatically themed at first as each side decides to send a candidate for a marriage of convenience in order to create peace. However, both sides ends up sending the very animals that set off the war...
Mega Tokyo 2032. "Boomer", android robots named due to the boom they brought about in reviving the city after the Great Kanto Earthquake. Now many are going rogue across the city, causing chaos and destruction. As the AD Police struggle with the outbreaks four girls; Sylia Stingray a luxury lingerie shop owner, Priss a club...
Formerly known as "Lifetree Ueno", the business hotel is easy to spot from Ueno Station as reviews say. You can see the L-shaped outline of the tall building from a distance made of offices on the lower floors while the upper 20+ floors are the hotel rooms. Following Google Maps it's around 10 minutes walk from the train...
Not much today going on today. Went out to get Keisei Skyline tickets then walked around Ueno Park while I waited for my penpal who decided to finally message back and meet up for the first time before I left Japan. Been here for almost 2 weeks but never been inside the park nearby, haha. Park was huge and had these illustrated lanterns...