Our sharp-eyed reader, “ECM”-san writes: This seems a bit much to believe and Suda sorta a bit of an oddball, but…
Bringing together Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima, No More Heroes director Goichi Suda, and Love Plus all into one story.
For the past seven days, the tranny whore look has at the forefront of styling at Tokyo Fashion Week. For example…
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Via DayLife.com –October 23, 2009
The above creation is by the Japanese designers Cabaret Aki and Jackal Kuzu at the “Gut's Dynamite Cabarets” fashion show held on Thursday.
The always informative PinkTentacle.com posted today this human ASIMO dance music video of “I Will Be Here,” using the backdrop of the Blade-Runner-Hell of Tokyo. The human ASIMO was created/directed by Masashi Muto with a confusing international musical combination of DJ Tiësto (Netherlands) and Sneaky Sound System. D (Australia).
Tiësto and Sneaky Sound System – I Will Be Here
Tiësto | MySpaceミュージックビデオ
. . . The odd walking gate of ASIMO, Honda’s humanoid robot, is distinctively but flawlessly captured by the Japanese dancer in the video.
Previously the 3Yen covered ASIMO in:
—Robot dancing — transcendentally Tokyo
—Asimo does stairs (and doesn’t)
and of course the all time favorite for Japanese robot lovers..
—ASIMO buttsecks
I wasn’t really hip to this Japanese band, “Sour,” but this music video of their song “Hibi no Neiro” that they created from webcam clips submitted by their fanbase* is fun in its own funky aesthetic.
Idea thanks to Mathias Crawford and Boing2.
I really can’t endorse Sour’s music as much as I can praise the creativity of their video.
*Apologies for the hideously ugly
Wapanese girl in the video.
In the midst of a declining Japanese comics industry and a world-wide recession, who’s hiring the ‘hikikomori‘ in the comics field? That is, who wants a job being a butt-boy for a freakazoid “manga executive”?
Comic Book Jobs: Who’s Hiring? Tokyopop, VCU, Hollywood & Warner Brothers!
comics.gearlive.com — Tuesday October 13, 2009 10:35 pm
….If you love the manga and you don’t mind getting coffee or picking up the dry cleaning for the busy manga executive on the go, Tokyopop just might be your place. They’re looking for a “Personal Assistant, Office of the CEO” who can “support all facets of the CEO’s activities, including administrative areas, business development areas, creative areas, personal and time management areas, and any other areas required by the CEO…more...
Here is torrid Tokyo some women have been wearing high boots all summer, but with the start of the fall kinky boots have become de rigueur.
Related 3Yen reports include:
—Tokyo’s pigeon-toed goth fashion show
—Japanese “O” Legs
Yes, Japanese girls are short but these Japanese CRUEL SHOES by Junko Shimada bring a new meaning the term “fashion victim.”
Reuters – Tue Oct 6, 2009…creation by Japanese designer Junko Shimada as part of her Spring/Summer 2010 women's collection for Cacharel house during Paris Fashion Week October 6…more...
To quote the Prophet, Steve Martin from his best-selling book, Cruel Shoes:
Click to play 28-second MP3 sample.
(text)….Anna knew she had to have some new shoes today, and Carlo had helped her try on every pair in the store. Carlo spoke wearily, “Well, that’s every pair of shoes in the place.”
“Oh, you must have one more pair…”
“No, not one more pair… Well, we have the cruel shoes, but no one would want…more...
MP3 version: 
Cruel Shoes (From The Book “Cruel Shoes”) (Album Version)
Book version: 
Cruel Shoes
The Mainichi has a slide-show of the Tokyo “Itasha G Fesuta“: Itasha is the Japanese word for cars with freakazoid paint jobs* with characters from anime and manga and video games, and Fesuta is the mangled Japanese pronunciation of the word “festival.” The event also featured cosplayers dressed as popular female characters (but half of the cosplayers were male).
Click to view slideshow.
Photos: Anime fans rev up ‘otaku’ car festival
The Mainichi Daily News -October 5, 2009
*Full Disclosure:
Here is a photo of my Hello Kitty Itasha—my pink 1962 Cadillac Coupe de Ville.
ROBO-GEISHA actress Cay Izumi from Tokyo pole dances to Michael Jackson’s “Dirty Diana.”
If you loved “Tokyo Gore Police” or “Machine Girl,” you must watch this clip from ROBO-GEISHA.
RoboGeisha music video
Also check out Cay Izumi’s latest film, Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl.
Here’s an outfit by Japanese designer Dai Fujiwara for Issey Miyake fashion house that sadly I am sure to see many times on the streets of Tokyo in the coming months, meh.
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