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Traditional And Modern Japanese Music Collide In Hatsune Miku Song Remake
Japan is one of the most versatile countries in existence to perfectly combine their traditional and modern cultures in one awesome output and the WagakkiBand (和楽器バンド) shows us just that with their latest single which happens to be a cover of a Hatsune Miku (初音ミク) song.
Senbonzakura (千本桜), otherwise known as A Thousand Cherry Blossoms, goes with a tune that will strongly remind you of the East and the WagakkiBand gave it a more distinct Japanese vibe as the band has incorporated traditional Japanese musical instruments such as the koto (箏), shamisen (三味線) as well as a flute called the shakuhachi (尺八). Keep Reading
If you’ve been collecting Shingeki no Kyojin (進撃の巨人) figures for the longest time already, you already know by now that Levi’s (リヴァイ) figures sell like hotcakes. If you missed out on a Levi figure for your Shingeki no Kyojin collection, Japanese toy company Pulchra!
Aside from Pikachu (ピカチュウ), Snorlax (カビゴン) is perhaps one of the most widely known faces of Pokemon (ポケットモンスター). You may recall your early Pokemon Red and Green/Blue (ポケットモンスター 赤・緑) and even Pokemon Yellow (ポケットモンスターピカチュウ) days when this massive 2.1 m tall Pokemon that boasts a 460.0 kg weight would get in the way as it decided to use Route 12 and Route 16 as its napping locations. Japanese toy company, Banpresto (株式会社バンプレスト), is giving you the chance to snag this cuddly Pokemon in cushion form with the Snorlax cushion! 
Shotaru Ishinomori’s (石ノ森 章太郎) 1972 tokusatsu hit, Kikaider (キカイダー), is making a 2014 comeback as a live-action movie! As announced by Toei Animation during the 2014 lineup presentation on January 30, the 2014 Kikaider movie will go by the title of Kikaider Reboot (キカイダー REBOOT). The Kikaider Reboot stars great names in the Japanese acting scene such as Jingi Irei (入江甚儀), Aimi Satsukawa (佐津川愛美), Kazushige Nagashima (長嶋一茂), Hirotaro Honda (本田博太郎) and Ryuji Harada (原田龍二) just to name a few. 
Valentine’s Day? What’s that? If you’re a hardcore Dragon Nest fan and you’re playing over at the SEA server, the most awaited time of your Dragon Nest lives may just have arrived! After so much teasing in the previous week by none other than Addison Kang himself, Dragon Nest SEA has echoed his post with a mysterious photo of the number 7 in their official Facebook fan page. What does this mean? 
Space Dandy (スペース ダンディ) is currently at its fourth episode but the adult-laced comedic tales of the Dandy Guy In Space have already inspired Japanese clothing company Cospa (コスパ) to release two shirts that will either get a kick out of you or get a kick out from someone else.