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Casey Baseel
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Casey Baseel spent his formative years staring in frustration at un-subtitled Japanese TV programming shown on Southern California’s international channel. Taking matters into his own hands, he moved to Tokyo to study the language, then found work in Yokohama a decade ago teaching, translating, and marketing hotels he can’t afford to stay in. When not participating in the eternal cycle of exercising to burn the calories form his love of Japanese food, Casey scours used comic and game shops for forgotten classics, drags his wife around the country in a quest to visit all its castles, sings karaoke not nearly as well as he thinks he does, and counts the days until the summertime bars open on Enoshima Beach.
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Usually, when someone says they have a train room in their home, it’s filled with models, but this guy decided to rebuild an actual train carriage inside his house!
In a country filled with great bakeries, you’ve got to do something special to stand out, and this shop/cafe in downtown Tokyo does just that.
Low-tech idea yields high-tech-looking results.
Sushi from the grocery store gets an extra touch of class thanks to one tiny tweak.
Wait, is anime otakuism hereditary?!?
The Rock transforms into the most famous Pocket Monster of all to delight his daughter.
Hardcore hospitality recalled in comical recreation.
The tree is said to curse those who draw near, but thankfully divine protection is available nearby.
Anime-inspired traditional fashion items include a Cerberus ornament that clamps onto the yukata sash.
There’s no easier or more appropriate place to cosplay as some of the greatest heroes of the anime and manga world.
A soul-soothing way to start the day.
The Senran Kagura video game series is poised to bounce onto Nintendo’s system the only way it know how: breasts-first.
With no cosmopolitan cachet to influence gourmands’ minds, this ramen wins recognition purely for its flavor.
And yes, the grooms will be required to wear tuxedos at the private ceremonies with their video game brides.
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