Month: April 2012

World of Tanks Giveaway

To win this, just answer the following question: what is the craziest thing you could do driving a tank?

World of Tanks Press Launch Event Report

World of Tanks prides itself on its intense pick-up-and-play style of PVP battles, where you pilot your customized tank to wrestle territory from other players in a WW2-style playing field.

2012 Tokyo Trip Day 12: Tokyo Ramen Street and Tokyo Character Street

Tokyo Ramen Street was a wonderful find in what was otherwise a cold, tiring, utterly ruined morning.

2012 Tokyo Trip Day 11: Asakusa and Odaiba

The Gundam Odaiba proved harder to find than I had anticipated — major bummer.

2012 Kyoto Trip Day 10: Kyoto Imperial Palace, Kyoto Gyoen, and Kiyomizudera

We stumbled upon the numerous cherry and plum trees dotting Kyoto Gyoen, or the Imperial Palace Gardens.

2012 Kyoto Trip Day 9: Higashi Honganji, Fushimi Inari, and Kinkakuji

Kyoto is home to over fifteen World Heritage sites, making this a key stop for tourists to Japan.

2012 Osaka Trip Day 8: Shin-Osaka and Doutonburi

With Osaka being mainly a food destination, I guess it was fitting that the only agenda on the itinerary was stuffing ourselves silly.

2012 Tokyo Trip Day 6: Tokyo Disney Sea

The rides at DisneySea are more adult-orientated than at Land — notable examples include Tower of Terror, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, and Raging Spirits.

2012 Tokyo Trip Day 5: Akihabara and Ikebukuro (Butler Cafe Royal Servant)

We dropped by Akihabara and do some shopping. And by “shopping”, I mean spending a nice chunk of change at some anime goods stores and second-hand shops. I regret nothing.

Tokyo Anime Fair 2012 Event Report

Spanning several halls at the massive Comiket venue, it is one of the biggest and most well-attended anime conventions in the world.

2012 Tokyo Trip Day 2: Square Enix Showcase

Square Enix Showcase is less like Ghibli Museum and more like the Evangelion Store Tokyo 01– a merchandise and collectibles shop that also runs special exhibits of their latest or most popular titles.

2012 Tokyo Trip Day 2: Mitaka no Mori Ghibli Museum

I love Mitaka no Mori Ghibli Museum, but I have always had one major gripe with them: no adult-sized Nekobus 😦