The entrance is right next to this eye catching graffiti on a shutter.

At Dear Stage, the staffs that serve you are girls and boys who are aiming to be an anime voice actor or idols. PLUS, you can even have a vocaloid serve you (but you can only see her thru the tv screen placed next to you).

Another factor that this place is so special is because there is a performance stage and idols sing and dance nightly.  There are currently 40 idols/groups that produce their own stage.

If you want to check out the staffs at Dear Stage click here.  Sounds interesting enough? This should be on your list if you ever visit Akihabara.

There aren’t much info about this place but on cnngo.com it says

Dear Stage is a performance space for Akihabara’s distinct brand of singing idols. Almost every night, demure young women bounce on stage and belt out high-pitched covers of anime theme songs and ‘dempa’ (radio wave) music. On Friday and Saturday evenings, events can last deep into the night.

The space is cramped, splashed with neon paint and filled with otaku who launch into a frenzy of semi-coordinated dancing and chanting called ‘otagei’ when singers hit the stage. Literally meaning ‘otaku art,’ otagei is all about getting the crowd fired up and energizing the idol. Some fans tear off their shirts and flail about like burn victims. Admission runs between ¥1,500 and ¥3,000, but the show is as much about the rabid fans as the singers on stage.

Dear Stage

Dempa Building, Soto-Kanda 3-10-9, Chiyoda-ku

tel. 03 5207 9181

moejapan.jp/dearstage

The trailer for the upcoming Kingdom Hearts 3D for the Nintendo 3DS is out and it’s a whopping 9 minutes of footage featuring English voices. So stoked to see TRON 2 in this!

Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance will be out on July 31st in North America!

Jason Vong
Kawaii Kakkoii Sugoi Contributor
http://www.youtube.com/user/larcboy04

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First up! the world famous kitty- Hello Kitty

Kitty on a bike

Kerokerokeroppi

Luffy- One Piece

Mario & Luigi

Naruto

Goku- Dragon Ball

Ghibli characters

Sailor Moon

Doraemon

Domo-kun

Tarepanda

Don’t know about you guys, but I will never want any tattoos like these.  It’s kawaii/kakkoii but I would not want a Doraemon suck on me for the rest of my life- even though he is my favorite character.  So before you get a tattoo, always think hard!

Are you a little bit tired of all the super cutesy girl groups constantly vying for your attention? Perhaps you’d like to hear something a little more… heavy?

Enter… SHOW-YA. My boyfriend happened to have this PV on his computer, and I am totally in love with Terada Keiko’s voice. A strong, powerful voice makes just-ok instrumentals totally awesome. I haven’t checked out any of their other music yet, but I definitely will be.

Even if the music isn’t your style, their outfits are something to look at. Gotta love the ’80s.

Enjoy!!

Do you wanna know more about Hello Kitty? what people think about her? or some ideas why Hello kitty is the most famous kitty in this whole world? Here’s the good video for you to start off with.

The question was :

Is Minimalism the Secret to Hello Kitty’s Success?

With her cute pink bow and huge noggin, Hello Kitty is one of the most recognizable characters in the world. She sells billions of dollars worth of merchandise, but what is it about this simple cartoon cat that makes her such a beloved piece of pop culture? Ahead of her time when first created in 1974, we think that Hello Kitty used minimalism’s bag of tricks to become the world’s best salesgirl. (Source)

I think Mike (the host in the video) did a good job.  Don’t you think? I totally see his point of view for the most part… Enjoy the video!

Last week, it was announced that LEGO is reviewing the LEGO Legend of Zelda concept that was created by a man named Michael Inglis and backed by more than 10,000 supporters!

He was responsible for this viral LEGO Zelda video back at the end of 2007.

Check out some of these items that Inglis LEGO-lized.

If this idea gets approved and I see absolutely no reason why it shouldn’t, I am so getting the entire box set(s)!

“The set shown above is of the finale of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. This is one of the most iconic moments of the game, featuring all main 3 characters in adult form.” — Inglis

Check out Inglis Flickr for more pictures!

Source: http://lego.cuusoo.com/ideas/view/6809

Jason Vong
Kawaii Kakkoii Sugoi Contributor
http://www.youtube.com/user/larcboy04

tuna salad

chicken+cheese+avocado+tomato crepe

For dessert we got the American ultimate crepe with chocolate batter which had nutella+strawberries+banana+vanilla ice cream and a Japanese inspired crepe with green tea batter with green tea ice cream+azuki beans+mochi.  Well you can tell that you CANNOT go wrong with these combinations.

Harajuku Crepe was really good, just like what our kawaii girl Dahlia commented on the Japanese Crepes blog! Everything was perfect, but the crepe edges were made a little too crispy for my taste.  I liked the crispy edges for the meal crepes but for the dessert crepes I like my crepe to be simply soft all around. Anyway if you haven’t tried the Harajuku Crepe, you should definitely give it a try! You won’t be disappointed. We also made a short video so check that out too!

Mon-Sat 10am-10pm
Sun 10am-9pm

Japan has launched its annual Cool Biz campaign to save electricity during summer making more demands for ice cream for this coming hot season.  Last year a particular ice cream sold a record of 4 million during the summer.  The product name is ガリガリ君 (gari gari kun), and the boy illustrated on all the product is Gari Gari Kun himself.

It is a soda candy popsicle, and there is this ice shaver just for gari gari kun!

You put the popsicle in this device and vuala! now you have shaved ice! haha

gari gari kun comes in many flavors so check out the manufacture Akagi Nyugyo site.

http://www.akagi.com/products/10169.html

Japan L.A. is a unique shop on Melrose Ave., in Los Angeles. It was started by a girl named Jamie, who wanted to create a store where people could buy cute stuff, inspired by Japanese and L.A. pop culture. You can find lots of unique gifts, accessories, and apparel with Japanese pop culture inspired characters and graphics. It has a more girly feel because it is owned by a girl, but don’t let the Hello Kitty fool you. We have lots of items for guys too!

For some reason I expected this store to be huge and overwhelming…but it wasn’t. It was small and cute with local artwork on the walls. Plus, tons of kawaii stuff from Japan! Hello Kitty, Rilakkuma, kerokerokeroppi, kikirara // much, much more!  I felt like This shop has the latest and greatest in Hello Kitty and other Sanrio items.. Great job, Japan LA!

Enjoy the photo tour:)