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Shy (2023, Eight Bit)

Super heroes have started appearing around the world, using their powers to bring peace to the world. 14 year old Teru Momijiyama in Japan just started taking on the role but doesn't like attention just like her hero alias "Shy" suggests ("Teru" can also mean shy in Japanese) yet...


看看東京上野皇冠山丘高級酒店

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...


Rent-a-Girlfriend (2020, TMS Entertainment/Studio Comet)

In Japan you've got services like these but it's nothing as seedy as escorts as it's mostly lonely people wanting some company to do something such as play a video game together. Believe it or not, there are even rent-a-family services which people can rent a pretend family membe...


Call of The Night (2022, Liden Films)

Fourteen year old Kou Yamori has decided to skip school since he rejected a girl who confessed her love to him and has been harassed by her friends. He just wasn't interested in girls. One night he decides to sneak out late to enjoy the solitude of the desserted streets but meets...


Lycoris Recoil (2022, A1 Pictures)

Chisato is part of a secret organisation "DA" that trains young orphan girls for their missions and name them, "Lycoris" (there's an all boys unit named, "LycoBell" too). Their sole purpose is to eliminate any signs of crime in Japan discretely without anyone ever noticing. When...


Kado: The Right Answer (2017, Toei Animation)

Kojiro Shindo is the top Foreign Affairs Ministry negotiator in Japan. One day while on a plane ready to fly off to an international conference from Haneda Airport, a giant 2km edged cube appears and envelopes the plane he is on. When Kojiro takes the initiative to explore the st...


Real World Locations in Japanese Anime and Games

Suzume no Tojimari Tenko no Ko / Weathering with You Kimi no Na wa / Your Name Tengoku Daimakyo / Heavenly Delusion Steins;gate K-ON Movie Byosoku Go Senchi / 5 Centimetres per Second Again, note the photos were taken casually during my trip so they aren't framed to match the tit...


日本旅行第一日 - 淺草寺, 東京晴空塔, 御台場

Since our hotel was in Tokyo, I decided we would visit Senso-ji first which was in Asakusa. Always see the temple in travel programmes about Japan with its giant red lanterns. We went out the wrong exit at Shibuya Station on the night we arrived so, we didn't really get to see the famous crossing during the night. This time we did early in...