Jumbo Combattler V from Rotobox

Rotobox continue their stunning customization work with this tribute to Combattler Godaikin toy. True to the original, this Qee version combines five pieces to form the full robot. It’s a one-off and has already been sold, but you can still drool at all the photos here.

Albotip: The “V” in “Combattler V” is pronounced like the letter (as opposed to “five”) and stands for “Victory.”

Check it: More Rotobox posts from Albotas

Buy: The Encyclopedia of Japanese Pop Culture

Neon Genesis Evangellion T-Shirt & Skateboard Collection

This limited edition collaboration between Radio Eva, FTC, and intheyellow includes two designs in black and white tees and two skate decks. Available from the FTC Tokyo online shop and their flagship store in Harajuki.

Check it: Epic Evangelion graffiti
Buy: Evangelion: 2.22 You Can (Not) Advance

(Source: freshnessmag.com)

Moekana: Adorable Hirigana Flash Cards For Otaku

I had the extreme honor of sitting in on nerd god Danny Choo’s panel at New York Comic Con (which was his first time ever in NY!) where he revealed some new additions to line of Moekana flash cards. Check out the one for “big” and the RPG inspired one for “street, town, village”.

For those who don’t know, Danny Choo started out as a passionate otaku who always dreamed of one day living in Japan. He wound up teaching himself Japanese and website development and his since worked for some pretty huge companies including the Japanese branches of Amazon and Microsoft, and he currently has two shows devoted to shining a spotlight on Japanese otaku culture. He’s also produced several anime series and currently runs his own company, Mirai Inc.

The dude’s insanely inspirational and I highly recommend you read his bio and this article about how discovering Japan changed his life. Who knows, maybe Moekana flash cards will change your life and make your dreams come true just like learning Japanese did for Danny!

#nycc

Buy: Moekana Flash Cards, Moekana Booster Packs

Obscenely Awesome Mazinger Z Chogokin Figure

OMFG. Look at this thing. It’s like the giant robot equivalent of Kaws’ Dissected Companion. The super accurate recreation from the original Mazinger series comes with a bunch of LEDs and full size docking bay. It’s almost a foot tall. For the $440 price tag, I was hoping for something more like three feet. It’s still awesome and I still want one though.

Buy: Mazinger Z DX Soul of Chogokin Action Figure

Guyver Custom from Rotobox

Rotobox, the masters of toy customization, have sent out previews of their newest addition. This Guyver Munny is a one-off and seems to have already been sold. I never thought I’d use the words “cute” and “Guyver” in the same sentence, but…

Source: Rotobox Vinyl Anatomica

Buy: Rotobox Celsius Gatchaman Custom

Domo Arigato: Japanese Anime Meets High Fashion

Domo Arigato is an art project by Dusseldorf-based illustrator and art director Mago, aka Magomed Dovjenko that combines popular Japanese cartoon and video game characters like Astro Boy, Hello Kitty, Sailor Moon, and Pikachu with luxury fashion brands and streetwear labels such as Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Gucci, Stussy, and COMME des FUCK DOWN.

Peep it: More Japanese stuff

(Source: english.mashkulture.net)

Daily Graffiti: Science Ninja Team Gatchaman

Battle of the Planets graffiti by ANO.

Peep it: More Ano graffiti, Daily Graffiti Archives
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Nyarko-San Figma

From Max Factory’s Nyarko San: Another Crawling Chaos series based on H.P. Lovecraft’s Outer God Nyarlathotep, pre-orders are now up for the serie’s titular character, Nyarko-San.

This Figma comes with three different faces, the usual assortment of hands & Figma stand, a crowbar, and a grenade with a cute pink bow on it. Leave it to Japan to turn something Lovecraftian into supercute moe.

Peep it: More Figma stuff, more otaku stuff
Pre-order: Nyarko-San Figma

(Source: ameblo.jp)

Daily Graffiti: Astrophysics

If I knew Astrophysics involved Astro Boy and pills, I totally would’ve majored in that shit in college instead of visual communications.

Also Check Out: The Daily Graffiti Archives

Daily Graffiti: Redundant Dragon Ball Z Edition

My favorite part about this Dragon Ball Z graffiti is that it has the words “Dragon Ball Z Graffiti” in it just in case you weren’t sure what you were looking at.

Check out the DAILY GRAFFITI ARCHIVES for more geektastic street art!

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A Brilliant Detective And A Mass Murderer Are Traveling In A Train Together At 333 Kilometers Per Hour…

This Death Note cosplay makes my guts feel really nice. It’s always especially awesome cosplay goes from just “weirdos playing dress-up” to elaborate photoshoots that bring fantasy worlds to life better than most movies ever seem to do.

Get A Life

Clever otaku poster design by Michael Pang.

‘JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure’ Gets Fancy Limited Edition Cellphone

The popular manga-turned-cult-fighting-game is getting its own limited edition Adventure Optimus Vu. For those not familiar with the phone, think of it as a cross between a cellphone and a table, but the addition of a stylus - pretty much like Samsung’s Galaxy Note. These are limited to 15,000 and available exclusively from Japanese service provider NTT DoCoMo.

And, just because, here’s a trailer for JoJo’s Bizzarre Adventure HD, which you should REALLY play.

(via Engadget)

100 Years Before the Birth of Doraemon

September 3, 2012 is Doraemons -100th birthday. Yup. Negative. The time traveling robocat will not be born until 2112. Insert Rush joke here. To celebrate, Harbour City in Hong Kong is hosting a Doraemon themed exhibition. Hit the source link for some awesome photos.

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