In a long winter like this one it isn’t easy to keep one’s spirits up. On a trip to return soda bottles we accidentally found a little Japanese jewel. Intrigued by the title I brought it home to learn more about it. The Bunraku “Nihonjin No Wasuremono” or the “Forgotten Japanese Spirit” is a fine [...]
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Okiku – san Japanese Maid Ghost
Posted by geek-woman on October 27th, 2010
Are you an American Otaku? Do you salivate over all the cool manga, anime, movies and JRock coming from Japan? What about the Japanese horror sensibility in video games? Why is it that games like Fatal Frame and Siren are just so haunting? In the past I’ve discussed how the timing of sound effects, music [...]
Hello Kitty Parachute Paradise App Review
Posted by geek-woman on April 3rd, 2010
Hello Kitty’s pink world and serene face are a soothing healing totem for me when there is stress and illness. I use the healing pink light of Reiki and when I became a Reiki master many years ago I became interested in all things Japanese. Hello Kitty remains a part of my life, from Hello [...]
Bleach : The 3rd Phantom DS Review
Posted by geek-woman on November 2nd, 2009
Fans of Bleach will enjoy this DS game. This is the third one that I have reviewed, each one has had a different format. This one is a turn based RPG so there is no button mashing. You select the activities of your characters from menus and wait it out while the animations go. It [...]
Kokkuri – san : The Forbidden Game
Posted by geek-woman on September 21st, 2009
There is a divination method popular in Japan that is similar to the Ouija board. The Kokkuri device is hand drawn each time it is used instead of using the pre-made cardboard one. Although the Ouija dangerously enters the participants into a contract with random and often deadly demons. The Kokkuri summons specific helper spirits [...]
