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Obata Takeshi

The hand-of-god in the Manga industry

At some point of time you might have heard of Death Note and even possibly had seen the Live action film in theaters. What you might not know of, is t...

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04 / 15 / 2010
by Yan

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Tokyo Spring 2010 Day 14 (SHO ver)

Today marked the final day of of our two week long escapade in Japan. Since our flight wasn’t until the evening, we still had the morning and ea...

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03 / 30 / 2010
by Sho

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Tokyo Spring 2010 Day 13 (SHO ver)

It turned out that while I was in Yokohama yesterday, MJ and Wilson had spent a whole fortune shopping back in Tokyo. So on the excuse that they were ...

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03 / 29 / 2010
by Sho

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Tokyo Spring 2010 Day 12 (SHO ver)

No one wanted to attempt to visit Disneyland on a Sunday. So while MJ and Wilson wanted to spend another day of shopping, I decided to spend the day e...

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03 / 28 / 2010
by Sho

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Tokyo Spring 2010 Day 11 (SHO ver)

This morning, we were to head for the Tokyo Anime Fair 2010, the largest anime trade fair in the world. The fair was held this year at the futuristic ...

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03 / 27 / 2010
by Sho

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Tokyo Spring 2010 Day 10 (SHO ver)

The plan was to visit Hakone yesterday and Fuji Five Lakes today. Unfortunately, yesterday’s weather conditions didn’t allow so now we cou...

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03 / 26 / 2010
by Sho

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Tokyo Spring 2010 Day 9 (SHO ver)

According to our plans, today was the day that we were to visit Hakone. Unfortunately, the hurricane carried over to this morning and the heavy rain c...

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03 / 25 / 2010
by Sho

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Tokyo Spring 2010 Day 9 (MJ ver)

Otaku Shopping~! Highlights today, Otaku shopping! Akihabara was on the list this morning. Everyone got their toys today! Wilson super fast. He went i...

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03 / 25 / 2010
by MJ

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Tokyo Spring 2010 Day 8 (SHO ver)

Today, we would be seeing AKB48 live for the first time at their concert in Yokohama. If not for the static plans, we probably would had returned to t...

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03 / 24 / 2010
by Sho

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Tokyo Spring 2010 Day 8 (MJ ver)

Asakusa + Rain The weather completely killed any mood I had for photos. To add on to the crazy winds, it drizzled the entire day too. Not wanting to g...

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03 / 24 / 2010
by MJ

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Tokyo Spring 2010 Day 7 (MJ ver)

At the entrance, I read on their brochure, “Tokyo Disney Sea. Where Adventure and Imagination Set Sail”. Being the skeptical designer that...

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03 / 23 / 2010
by MJ

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Tokyo Spring 2010 Day 7 (SHO ver)

I woke up this morning feeling under the weather, my throat was killing me and I was rather disappointed at the past days of fruitless shopping. All o...

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03 / 23 / 2010
by Sho

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Tokyo Spring 2010 Day 6 (MJ ver)

By this time I wasn’t taking much pictures. Super tired from all the walking around with my super heavy camera. My shoulders were starting to ac...

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03 / 22 / 2010
by MJ

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Tokyo Spring 2010 Day 6 (SHO ver)

With plans to head to Tsukiji Fish Market, we woke up extra early this Monday morning. Wilson would be flying in later this afternoon so till then it ...