Summary of 2009 pop culture goods

The Eva-phone and the real-size Gundam. asianbeat checks out the hit pop culture related products of 2009.

Japan｜ Anime｜ Other genre｜ Trends｜ Hobbies｜ Collaboration items｜

2010.01.15

What if the Sengoku commander had a cell phone?

iPhone case for history buffs goes on sale.

Japan｜ Game & e-Sports｜ Trends｜

2009.08.17

K-ON song “HOKA-GO TEA TIME” makes No.1

A first for anime characters!

Japan｜ Tokyo｜ Music｜ Manga｜ Anime｜

2009.07.28

150,000 attend Paris’ largest Japanese pop culture event!

Japanese pop culture hot in Paris. Anime, manga all the rage!

France｜ パリ｜ Event Reports｜

2009.07.17

More new ideas - UNIQLO taking it to the world!

A new collection from a world renowned creator....and...

Tokyo｜ Fashion｜

2009.07.10

Can girls pop culture save Japan’s economy!?

Can that CAT become a GAL?!

Japan｜ Trends｜

2009.07.07

Pop culture meets traditional Hakata festival YAMAKASA

Hakata summer festival joins up with pop culture goods!

Japan｜ Fukuoka｜ Event Reports｜ Other genre｜

2009.07.06

Blythe and BE＠RBRICK and ・・・？？？！！！

Bangkok brimming with Japanese pop culture

Thailand ｜ Bangkok｜ Trends｜ Art｜ Hobbies｜

2009.07.02

Love Cub 50 Project

Manga artists, musicians, even that famous Japanese celebrity!

Japan｜ Tokyo｜ kyoto｜ Event Reports｜ Art｜

2009.06.29

Moe sighted on Bangkok BTS

Train covered in cute kawaii anime characters

Bangkok｜ Manga｜ Anime｜

2009.06.26

Cancelled in Japan but going strong in Thailand – the Gal fashion magazine…

Has Japanese fashion news been accepted by many countries in Asia?

Japan｜ Thailand ｜ Taiwan｜ Tokyo｜ Taipei｜ Bangkok｜ Fashion｜ Media (TV / Magazines)｜

2009.06.25

Popular Japanese sports stars anime heroes in TV ad!

Olympic and WBC stars become anime characters!

Tokyo｜ Anime｜ Talent/Idol｜ Media (TV / Magazines)｜

2009.06.24

The Best of Japanese T shirts

Hit shop BEAMS produces original manga and anime products

Fukuoka｜ Tokyo｜ Fashion｜ Manga｜

2009.06.22

No Longer Human + Death Note, Hell Screen + BLEACH equals?

Japanese literature classics team up with top manga illustrators

Tokyo｜ Manga｜ Anime｜ Other genre｜

2009.06.17

Tokyo public school bags – a symbol of fashion!

These days more and more high school girls are using their school bag as a fashion item. As long as your bag complies with the school description you can choose your bag style and brand, or even use a different school’s bag. This has led to a number of types of bags coming to the fore.

Japan｜ Tokyo｜ Fashion｜

2009.06.16

Fair history buffs go balmy over Sengoku Basara and their cool commanders

Design labels increase beer sales 15 fold - rice selling 10 tons a day

Japan｜ Game & e-Sports｜

2009.06.15

Your face on a “Kamen Rider” avatar-like figurine is all the rage !?

One of a kind Kamen Rider figurine

Tokyo｜ Anime｜ Other genre｜

2009.06.15

Mobile phones provide the hot info on where to fall in love at first sight

“Hitomebo” (love at first sight) site gets 24,000 hits in 2 months.
GPS function linked love –site it a big hit.

Fukuoka｜ Tokyo｜ Other genre｜ Digital Products｜

2009.06.15

Vogue features manga in July edition!

Manga in fashion with magazine

Tokyo｜ Fashion｜ Manga｜ Other genre｜ Trends｜ Media (TV / Magazines)｜

2009.06.08

Manga boosts town’s coffers. Lucky Star brings a ￥100 million to economy.

Boosting the local economy through anime moe

Manga｜ Anime｜ Other genre｜

2009.06.08