Cola, aka soda, aka pop, is an under appreciated candy variety here in the States, although I don’t know why. Cola is a fun, sparkling flavor with a refreshing zing. For whatever reason, American candy manufacturers have largely ignored cola flavor in their candies, much to my dismay. The only cola candy readily available (read as, at Walgreens and European markets) is Haribo cola gummies, and those aren’t even American, but German.
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Sometimes, a gal needs to be pampered. Sometimes, it’s good for a woman to hear they’re beautiful and adored. And there’s a place for those “sometimes”, where handsome young hosts breathe sweet phrases in eager ears. At Ouran High Host Club, these boys have a goal to make every woman happy….
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On these chilly days, nothing says comfort like a hot bowl of food you can wrap your hands around. And nothing says easy comfort like a dish that’s cheap to make and simple to cook.
In Japan, gohan, rice, is synonymous with meal. It’s a cinch to toss a few seasonal ingredients into a pot of cooking rice to make an instant meal that utilizes all the season has to offer. And this is sweet potato and chestnut season, folks. Kuri (chestnuts) and satsumaimo (sweet potatoes) are two popular fall comfort foods in Japan.
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The Anime Blog reader and contributor Liz Ohanesian has another L.A. Weekly article, this time about a Lolita Event in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo. Here’s an excerpt:
CANDY-COLORED FAIRY TALES: LOLITAS INVADE LITTLE TOKYO
Inside Little Tokyo’s Kyoto Grand Hotel over the weekend, dozens of Lolitas gathered for Yumemiru Musical Paradise, a fashion and music extravaganza hosted by Cosplay Oneesan. The primarily female crowd, ranging in age from pre-teen to late-twenties, traveled from across the U.S. to attend. Many of the Lolitas had become friends long before this one-off event, thanks to online sources like LiveJournal’s EGL (Elegant Gothic Lolita) community…Continue Reading at LA Weekly.com
Liz Ohanesian is a Los Angeles-based journalist covering music, media and club culture. She is a staff writer for Club World and her work regularly appears in such publications as the L.A. Weekly, Razorcake and Outburn. She has written for such publications as Punk Planet, PopMatters, Santa Monica Mirror and others.
Editor’s Note: Teaser Photo by Erin Broadley from the original article.
Living through tough times isn’t easy. Today’s failing economy, the high cost of food and energy, the mortgage crisis, all impact our daily lives. But what if it could get worse? What if, to top off all our current woes, supernatural fiends disrupted our daily lives in ways we could never imagine?
The Tenpo Era was a time in Japan when misfortune upon misfortune was heaped on the land. In Ghost Slayers Ayashi, which takes place in the volatile Tenpo Era, life might not be getting better, but some spirit-busting secret agents are making sure it doesn’t get any worse.
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14 Nov, 2008
Posted by: Rachel In: Contests
For those who have been reading our site for some time, you’ll be familiar with our Garage Sale Giveaways. Well, we’re reformatting our anime and manga giveaways so more readers can win more often. We have a ton, and I mean, a ton of anime and manga to giveaway and we’re happy to share the love.
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Takashi Okazaki’s creation, Afro Samurai, struck it big when it made the leap from small time doujinshi to full blown anime in 2007. GONZO headed the animation and created a beautiful five episode series rife with butt-whooping and blood-letting. It aired on Spike TV to rave reviews and had such big names as Samuel Jackson and Ron Perlman as members of the voice cast.
Now, the manga-ka is back, and he’s writing and drawing the latest installment in the growing Afro Samurai franchise.
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