Japan Entertainment Otaku

  Gundam Seed Freedom has been out in Japan for a while now. I understand its global release seems limited, so I’ll just give a spoiler free review for those who may want to find ways to watch it. There are spoilers for the anime TV series! Ok, so how was it? It was great!!!! For old time fans for the series. It has lots of action, fast paced, and keeps you entertained for the entire movie. Of course there are some love affairs involved as with past SEED episodes. Without them, it’s not SEED. I understand the series was not for all Gundam fans. Perhaps it’s not the best Gundam. However, I guess many have played the Gundam SEED games and those were a hit. The movie brings back memories for those fans. It hits lots of those sweet spots.  The main characters, Kira, Athrun, Shinn, all get their fair share of action. Everyone gets to shine in this festive movie. I would recommend people to just remind themselves of the plot before watching. Below is a very rough idea that may be qu...

Since Yesterday, Feb . 24, the Kirby Happy Set was sold in Japan for the first time! And today, most stores don’t have it in stock… but we found one store! Mobile order page (English available!)  https://www.mcdonalds.co.jp/en/menu/ The names are in Japanese, but the Google map would be in English. So, you can tell which store has the goodies. Here and many stores no longer have Kirby…! Kirby is the third most popular character among Japanese kids according to a 2023 survey, so no wonder! https://www.videor.co.jp/press/2024/240125.html No. 1 is Doraemon and 2 is Captain Pikachu from the recent anime. If available, it looks like this!! Just go ahead and make an order:) This is a good way to check if a particular menu or goody is available. Yay!!! I’ve got three happy sets!! Now, let’s open the loot! Three types!!! Out of four.   From left: Puka puka floating Kirby- Sucking in a lot of air, Kirby is taking a walk in the sky as always; Wink Kirby- Kirby is happy and jolly today. ...

 It's February 22 (2/22), the nyan nyan nyan day or the day of cats in Japan:)(ΦωΦ) Booking Kirby Cafe Next, how to book the notoriously tough Kirby Cafe reservation:) Nya-h! (meow in Japanese) All official details are here: https://kirbycafe-reserve.com/guest/tokyo/ Booking starts 10th of each month at 6pm Japan Time for the entire following month Important note is the race starts 18:00 or 6pm JST on the 10th of each month for the following month! So, for April seatings, you need to be ready with your phone or laptop for March 10, 6pm... This 6pm notice is only written in the Japanese website, hahaha. I guess my job is to help other tourists get some local info;) BTW, all seats will be gone after 10 seconds, literally. So, look at the reservation table beforehand to prepare. Check out the depressing all "x" screen below to understand why. I have been taking on the challenge a few times and succeeded once. Go for a weekday to be more certain. Weekends disappear in seconds...