Anne 
First, I have a confession to make: I bought Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate. On launch day. The eShop version. If you’ve listened to latest episode of The Nichiest Podcast Ever, you’re probably wondering why the sudden change regarding digital 3DS game purchases – to make a long story short, it really does end up a … Read moreNutty for Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Localization Notes
Welcome back to another installment in my never-ending Animal Crossing: New Leaf adventures! This week started with an unexpected surprise… An Animal Crossing: New Leaf StreetPass, in the wilds of Brisbane?! I couldn’t believe my eyes! To be more exact, I brought my 3DS in to the University of Queensland with me one day and … Read moreMemos from Mamemura: Week 16 – “Rocky comes out of the closet”
The craft bug strikes me often, but it’s not often that I actually finish a crafty endeavor I start. In the case of practical items, however, necessity requires me to complete them so I can actually use them, so when I decided none of the Vita cases available at retail were anywhere near cute enough … Read moreCrafty Pixel: Jigglypuff Vita Case
I’ll tell you, Japan sure knows how to sell me food. From Rilakkuma Kit Kats to Totoro Cream Puffs, they know exactly how to appeal to my love of cute mascot creatures to ensure I’ll never stop craving their adorable sugary confectionaries. This time, Japan-wide donut chain Mister Donut has teamed up with Hello Kitty … Read moreJapan Envy: misdo HELLO KITTY Campaign
Animation Do, a subsidiary of Kyoto Animation, released a very interesting 30 second video (hereafter referred to by the Japanese abbreviation for commercial, “CM”) the other day focusing on four young male swimmers that has gained an astounding amount of popularity worldwide. While I wasn’t planning on writing a whole post about it, as I didn’t think there was any … Read moreDiscussing the Kyoto Animation “swimming anime” sensation
It’s time for another installment of Memos from Mamemura! These past two weeks have been relatively uneventful, as I’ve been busy trying to spruce up my town to (somewhat) match the high standard of all the lovely villages I’ve seen shared on the internet. Of course, as always, I’ve been continuing to partake in a … Read moreMemos from Mamemura: Weeks 14-15
Well, this Beat the Backlog project is going just swimmingly, wouldn’t you agree? Three months in and I have no completed games to show for it… but the more pressing matter is the fact that I completely jettisoned Harvest Moon: A New Beginning back in February! In the end, I think it was far too similar … Read moreBeat the Backlog Club March Game Introduction (with bonus “What happened to February?!”)