Do cats run Japan railways?

January 20th, 2007 by Tora-san

From Mainichi News : Stationmaster Tama

KINOKAWA, Wakayama — A 7-year-old cat called Tama has been named a special stationmaster at a railway station here by the local Wakayama Electric Railway.

Two other cats were named deputy stationmasters at the same Kishi Station on the Kishigawa Line in Kinokawa. Stationmaster Tama, wearing a railway cap, and two other cats often welcome passengers at unmanned Kishi Station.

The operator of the shop at the station has been keeping the three cats. Wakayama Electric Railway officials will give cat food to them as a reward for their "work."

Sai! Sai! Sai!

January 7th, 2007 by Tora-san

SaiMoe has been a regular event for… well I don't know how long. The first I heard of it was two years ago in 2005. But now, hot off the heels from SaiMoe 2006, comes SaiGar - the competition to find the manliest of all manly anime men. Oh, but it doesn't end there… SaiShou - the competition to find the smallest and cutest of all characters.

Asahina Mikuru no Bouken Jissha ka LIVE ACTION

November 21st, 2006 by Tora-san

A faithful rendition of "Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu episode 00". Presented in Live Action for your bunny viewing pleasure.

Update: another episode! This is the other half of the Mikuru episode:

The Cell

November 19th, 2006 by Tora-san

The SabrinaThis scene from The Cell reminded me of sabrina.jp … a pretty famous site which also serves as an example of a style of "cosplay" in Japan where the wearer dresses up in a full body suit and mask to closely resemble their 2D image.

Yuri Roses

November 18th, 2006 by Tora-san

A wrestling match between Horie Yui and Tamura Yukari! Man this game beats DOAX2 hands down.
 

No Primula for Navel

November 14th, 2006 by Tora-san

Nyaaaa!A collection of mini figures from Navel productions, including Shuffle and Tick Tack.. but they obviously made an error because there is no Primula included :-(

Ah well, instead you can go get the limited edition book which includes the Primula-neko character featured here… umm sorry no link :oops:

Darth Vader vs Japanese Policemen

November 9th, 2006 by Tora-san

This is Japanese common sense?

A cat is fine too two

November 6th, 2006 by Tora-san

A cat in the hand is worth two in the...Saw this pic in the Moeyo report on the WHF Yokohama event. Hilarity ensued.

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Marimite enforces manners in Nagasaki

November 2nd, 2006 by Tora-san

From the we still use bits of wood instead of cutlery department:

Sachiko uses Knife and Fork!Officials of Sasebo Women's High School said that they would like to see if applicants have acquired the minimum levels of eating manners by checking their use of chopsticks.

The "chopstick inspections," which include picking up slippery beans, will influence the screening process to a certain degree, officials at the school said.

Secrets of the AT Field revealed

November 1st, 2006 by Tora-san

Zettai RyouikiDescribed in this thread by kj1980 and demonstrated on this t-shirt , the AT Field is described as: "the section of the skin that is exposed between the mini-skirt and the overknee socks. The ideal ratio should be 4:1:2.5 (length of mini-skirt : absolute territory : length of overknee socks above the knee).

A character that is equipped with such weapon can annihilate vast amounts of brain cells, which can amount to an intense moe~ness that is so destructive that one can overcome one's AT field in less than 0.03 seconds."