Brog Blog is now combined with the Mecha Mecha Media blog.

You still get the same snide comments, but now with in-depth reviews of Japanese media available in English.

Please check it out, and thank you for your support.

japan media arts festival

I don't know many details about this...but it seems to be a the results of a contest of a variety of japanese medias

here's the link

everything from art to games to manga to the unclassifiable. some fun linkage, if you got a minute.

osaka drift

I am not really into the whole drift thing. it's funny to me how much these guys spend on tires. that's why they can't afford head lights and tail lights.

bento tv

from exploding delivery men to slice happy bento moms. what can I say?

ever heard of "bento ijime"? that's when kids make fun of other kids for their bentos! so moms feel pressure to make the most exquisite...well actually, cute bento they can, to make the other kids jealous.

banya: the explosive delivery man

this new one from dark horse looks cool, and come out real soon. at first I was worried it sounded like kevin costner's "postman". but it sounds like this first jump in to korean comics is pretty stunning. review coming soon.

pitagora switch: algorithm exercise with QRIO

why is this so soothing and perfect? the answer is in the question, but I still don't know what it is.

robots and people. doing exercise together in perfect harmony. but the robots don't need exercise. and the people are in suits. I like it.

danjiri crash

instead of trying to explain what a danjiri, just watch the video. it's the big thing everyone is riding on. it is said this from the most dangerous festival in japan, but a lot of festivals in japan say that. it's funny how that is a selling point. "it will be incredibly crowded with little ability for escape if something goes wrong...come on down! you have a better chance at death or injury at this festival than at any other in the whole country!"

what's a decent price on whale meat

normally I don't post about whale meat, because, well, it usually doesn't come up.

but today it did.


















this link is for 1.2 kilos of mink whale meat (600 grams of meat from each of two distinct areas of the whale) and its approx $90 plus shipping. wild wild stuff...