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Normally, gothiloli girls are kind, upstanding citizens like Suigintou from Rozen Maiden, but sometimes they can be… trouble. Now, I’ve seen women go in groups to the bathroom, but the sign in the first pic from Futakoi Alternative clearly says “Woman.” Kira and Yura obviously have no regard for the law, but this comes as…

Most English in anime seems to be pretty straightforward, but I occasionally run across some text that makes me wonder like in Peach Girl. While Ryo may seem like the shady sort, I never would have suspected that he had anything to do with the mob. His hair seems like the typical hair that you…

I was watching Kumo no Mukou, Yakusoku no Basho the other day and I noticed the following curiosity: Even though I don’t know much about science, it seemed like an actual excerpt from a scientific article to me. Using Google, I looked up the term “berner and kothavala,” and I came across what appears to…

You’re reading this site instead of giving a gift for Mother’s Day? Not that I’m trying to share the guilt for not getting my mom a card… Uh… Hey! Look! A new Pic of the Week! *runs off to call mom…

In the first picture from Asagiri no Miko, it’s good to see that in Japan they clearly let you know if you’re about to run into an unscrupulous individual at the arcade. Game conners must be a large problem in arcades over there for them to put up such a sign.       The second pic…

Just a couple random pics from my collection to tide you over (I’m not sure for what though). A sign from Mahoraba ~Heartful days~ piqued my interest. The next time I go to an airport, I need to look for this gate. I wonder where it leads to…       Since I used to visit 2chan…

Normally, the following pic from Ah! My Goddess (TV) would end up in the Pic of the Week section, but there are a few things to talk about, so I put it here. Starting from the left, we have the usual reveral of digits, and we can barely make out the slogan underneath. Moving right along,…

I got a chance to watch Howl’s Moving Castle at a special screening near USC yesterday, and it was quite enjoyable. Fortunately, it was subtitled; unfortunately, the picture was moving around for a siginificant amount of time. The University Village isn’t the best place to watch a cool movie, but it was free, so I’m…

I always wondered what the deal with flowers on people’s heads is about. I can sort of understand one being on Onsokumaru’s head in the first pic since 2×2=Shinobuden is pretty silly.       Mahoromatic: Something More Beautiful is a serious drama highlighting the conflict of technology and nature. After I saw that pic, I lost…