The ‘P’ in ‘PTSD’ is ‘Pokemon’
The things I’ve seen. I spent a crazy Saturday at the launch party for Osaka-based alt otaku fashion brand Invasion Club (also known as Inkura for short). One of the main attractions was a pole dancing Pikachu. Yeah, you read that right. Not content with simply hiring a pole dancer, Inkura went for one who […]
‘Get’ da ze!
When you think about things you’d really like to do in Japan, what do you think of? Wearing a kimono? Using chopsticks? Using chopsticks while wearing a kimono? Squishing into a packed train? Eating sushi so fresh it could move? There are so many things to see, do and enjoy. I wanted to do this: […]
Rondamew, I choose you!
Ah, Ronda Rousey. Olympic medallist. Star of The Expendables 3. Highest-paid fighter in the UFC. Immortalised in a K-Pop song that barely passes as rap. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1Vo8bb9RyM It hasn’t always been this way. Back before Ronda started making a name for herself, she was just a normal 16-year-old girl. The kind who moderated Pokemon forums and […]
