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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Brand-new Beauty and the Beast area and Baymax attractions coming to Tokyo Disneyland 【Pics】

Belle, Beast, and Big Hero 6’s biggest hero part of extensive renovations planned for the park and its neighbor Tokyo Disney Sea.

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Babymetal becomes the newest alternate character for Nintendo’s Super Mario Maker 【Video】

Barrier-smashing metal group teams up with revolutionary video game.

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Star Wars Tsum Tsum line expands to include adorably chubby Force Awakens plushies 【Photos】

The Tsum Tsum, they’re calling to you. Just let them in.

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Stylish Japanese home gardening pod lets you grow vegetables indoors with little effort, no soil

No back yard? No problem.

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Anime voice actress launching new web series on the wonderful world of sake 【Video】

The female lead from one of one anime’s biggest recent hits stops talking in order to do some drinking.

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Want to date RocketNews24’s most eligible bachelor? Here’s your chance! 【Contest】

Single Japanese male seeks romantic partner, who just might be you!

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Cardcaptor Sakura’s new manga isn’t a one-shot side story, but a sequel series set to start soon!

Sakura returns to monthly serialization as a junior high student.

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Perhaps we’ve overestimated humanity’s naked anime enemies.

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Finally, fans of the boob-centric video game franchise will get the wrist support they need.

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High-class One Piece timepiece is perfect for punctual pirates who love anime

A watch fit for a Pirate King.

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Believe it or not, that’s the male star of the hit ninja series.

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Simple craft project lets you tell your cat, in no uncertain terms, that he exists on a higher plane than you do.

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Three tips to be a better karaoke singer, from a professional singer-songwriter

Drop your books and grab the mic, because it’s time for a lesson in how to up your karaoke game.

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RocketNews24’s giant teddy bear goes looking for some new friends at Costco Japan 【Photos】

Because it was either this or keep watching Sangelica drink alone.

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If your home truly is your castle, you’ll want this at the entrance to your realm.

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Explanation of what kind of person would love the job subtly tells readers that a lot of people would absolutely hate it.

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Cast of this summer’s live-action Naruto stage play looks more awesome than ever in new photos

Full in-costume cast shown together for the first time.

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Lotteria’s massive Burger with Everything on It dares Japan to ignore/finish it

Looks like the hamburger chain that craziness built wants its gigantic burger throne back.

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Evangelion credit cards mean you will (not) need to carry cash

Visa is everywhere anime fans want to be, including Tokyo-3.

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VR anime girl app scratches as many otaku itches as possible while virtually cleaning your ears

Stare at a cute anime girl who’d be happy to get an eyeful of your earwax.

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