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Fun and funky Fukagawa
Outside the dagashiya, where Tamiko displays homemade folk figures of good fortune, Otafuku and Hyottoko, and her very own sculpture of Doraemon, ...
Sat, Dec 26 | from The Japan Times
FEATURE-Young shoppers edge manga into Europe's mainstream
But the fact that such anime from Japan as "Doraemon" have been available since the 1970s helped manga find a market. "France, Italy and Spain all have long ... and more »
Sun, Dec 20 | from Reuters
Roundtable: Books We Wish We Could Have
Topping my wish list would be an English-language edition of Doraemon. Doraemon is to Japanese popular culture what Peanuts is to American, its earless, ...
Tue, Dec 1 | from School Library Journal
Nostalgic revisit
TO old-school manga fans, Rurouni Kenshin needs little introduction. For me, it was the tale that took me from beginner's manga (like Doraemon, ...
Sat, Aug 1 | from Malaysia Star
Oriental Fire, Altrincham, review
UK Subsequent research revealed that dorayaki may look like that, minus the whipped cream and strawberry, and is a favourite of Japanese cartoon character Doraemon. After our rollercoaster ups and downs with the inconsistent dishes, I conclude that the ...
Mon, Apr 20 | from Manchester Confidential
Buried Garbage - Arcade Gamer Fubuki
Canada I'd sooner masturbate to Doraemon . I'd sooner laugh at Grave of the Fireflies . And this isn't a show that one can claim to be harmless or "maybe just not your cup of tea." It's aggressive in its badness, loudly and violently making sure you know it's ...
Wed, Apr 8 | from Anime News Network
Cat Cafés: Recent Japanese Craze
South Korea Named after the robotic cat animation character, ‘Doraemon' Dora-chan is a beautiful, pugnacious rogue who prowls the room purring and casually swatting the other cats with a stray paw. Meanwhile, staff member Toru-san explains that Haruki the ...
Wed, Mar 18 | from The Seoul Times
Alaska photographer remembered, three decades of Doraemon, Kansai ...
Japan TV Asahi celebrates three decades of broadcasting the animated adventures of the beloved robot cat Doraemon with the special two-hour program "Doraemon 30 Shunen Special" (Doraemon 30th Year Special") (Fri., 7 pm). The producers asked fans of the ...
Sat, Mar 14 | from The Japan Times
THROUGH OTAKU EYES / Journalist tracks lost pop culture treasures
Japan - Ando writes about an animated version of Doraemon that was briefly aired in 1973 and is different from the one currently being aired. ...
Thu, Nov 20 | from The Daily Yomiuri
Familiar faces return in Taiko no Tatsujin Wii
Taiko no Tatsujin games are full of guest appearances. Certain songs from anime or video games will feature characters from those properties under the note display, dancing or otherwise moving along with the music. The Super Mario Bros. theme commonly features visuals inspired by the gam...
Fri, Oct 24 | from Nintendo Wii Fanboy
Casio Exilim EX-Z20 Takes Doraemon Path
It is only fitting for Casio, a Japanese company, to adorn its Exilim EZ-20 digital camera with yet another Japanese icon - the robotic cat known as Doraemon. Features of the Exilim EX-Z20 include :- No word on pricing, but the Doraemon Exilim EX-Z20 will hit Japan this December. Only for Dor...
Wed, Oct 15 | from Ubergizmo
Pancake Sandwich - Dorayaki
Have you ever heard or watch the Japaneses animation, Doraemon? :P Dorayaki is a popular sweet for tea time snack, a type of Japanese confection which consists of two small pancake-like patties made sandwiched with sweet red bean paste and it is Doraemon favorite’s food! :D
Mon, May 26 | from amandalwh (WordPress)
Sublime and Ridiculous
See THIS AP news story for more. Concurrent to denying philosophers entry to the country, the Foreign Minister was appointing a large animation cat - Doraemon - to the post of official 'anime Ambassador' of Japan. See THIS AP news story for more.
Thu, Mar 20 | from rogermc.blogs.com
The Flying Xbox 360 Japanese Anime
Flying Xbox 360 and Namco's THE iDOLM@STER! The above clip is a fan reworking of anime Kiteretsu Encyclopedia's opening. The anime was based on a Fujiko F. Fujio manga. (Fujio also created Doraemon, hence the similarities in character appearance.) Kiteretsu Encyclopedia followed a young...
Mon, Oct 15 | from Kotaku
Doraemon Wii is a boardgame minigames collection on Wii
Japan’s arguably most popular anime character, Doraemon, will be getting his own boardgame-styled videogame. Being developed by Sega, the game is expected to be released for the Nintendo Wii in winter 2007 in Japan, Famitsu reported.
Sat, Jul 28 | from videogamesblogger.com
Disneyland and Hello Kitty-land in the Land of the Free (Youtube)
This is a Japanese news report on the infamous Shijingshan Amusement Park in Beijing, an eerie clone of Disneyland mentioned in Boing Boing. There's even Shrek, Hello Kitty and Doraemon sharing the limelight with Goofy, Mickey and Donald.
Tue, May 8 | from mrbrown: L'infantile terrible of Singapore ("mr brown is a very talented man..." -Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister)
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