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Year: 2012

Nokabe – Brain Wall

Posted on October 1, 2012December 20, 2016 by Chris Kincaid

Nokabe, ( also called Brain Wall, Hole in the Wall, and Human Tetris ) is a game show where players have to twist themselves through cutouts in a Styrofoam wall hurtling toward them. The premise of the game is simple, make it through the cutout to score points or get shoved into a pool of…

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Midoricon 2012

Posted on September 17, 2012October 15, 2014 by Chris Kincaid

This guest post was wrote by Zach Weaver, an avid manga and anime fan. Not to mention he is becoming a regular guest writer here at JP. Being the workaholic I am, I was unable to get the day off to cover the con. So here is Zach’s take. My group headed over to Salt…

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Dekotora

Posted on September 10, 2012May 23, 2016 by Chris Kincaid

Americans like to pimp out their muscle cars with rims, LEDs, exotic paint jobs, and more. The Japanese like to decorate their…semis. Of course they do it in Japanese obsessive-off-the-kappa style. These decorated trucks or dekotora look like Las Vegas on 8 wheels. Workers actually use these Art Trucks (atotrakku as they are also known)…

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Sumo

Posted on September 3, 2012May 23, 2016 by Chris Kincaid

Massive mountains of man flesh in thongs smash together in a ring in an attempt to shake the earth with their girth. At least that is how us Westerners view sumo. Sumo isn’t just a sport. It is also a way to preserve tradition. The sport aspect of sumo looks simple on the surface. To…

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Visual Kei

Posted on September 2, 2012May 23, 2016 by Chris Kincaid

Visual kei is a style movement in Japanese music. KISS would be proud of their heavy makeup. Although the hair styles might be a bit too much work for the old school rockers. Visual kei is also full of flamboyant costumes and often makes you wonder what sex the musician really is. Some people consider…

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Moe

Posted on August 27, 2012May 23, 2016 by Chris Kincaid

Moe is slang often associated with super kawaii (cute) characters and people. Moe doesn’t have a set definition, nor is it a genre. It is considered a love for certain characters from manga and anime. The word moe is a pun that means “budding” such as a flower. It is also similar to the word…

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