One for the ladies, and a few lads.

This week I have another entry for adults so if your parents are likely to object make sure they are out of the room you don't click the link.

This weeks Anime Companion Supplement entry is for an item found all around the world with varying degrees of social acceptance.

This week's entry is the :

harikata (dildo) 張形

Big crime, no arrests

This week I have an entry for one of the most famous crimes of the post WWII era. Part of the fun of the Anime Companion Project is that I can cover not only commonly seen in anime and manga but obscure to non-Japanese items but also the un-common.

This weeks entry is for:

San Oku En Jiken (300 million yen robbery) 三億円事件

By the way I strongly recommend the two books I list as my sources for this entry, plenty of other great stuff in those.

For easy transit around Tokyo

This week I have an Anime Companion Supplement entry for one of my favorite small things that make visiting Tokyo easier. This is a card that you add value to and use in mass transit and elsewhere. Similar cards such as the Translink system in the San Francisco Bay Area do exist in the US. Rather than go into detail here I refer you to the entry for:

Suica スイカ

I highly recommend getting one of these cards when visiting the Tokyo area, when your trip is over just keep the card as the value on it is stored for 10 years and you will need it again on future trips.

Sweets for long life

This week I have an entry for an item that is often present and not visible.

chitoseame (1000 year candy) 千歳飴

Usually what one sees is the bag it is in rather than the sweet itself.

Famine Con to date

Last day of the con.

In the Green Room one of the Japanese guests was walking around with his phone streaming live video and reading viewer comments. I wonder what they thought of Piper, the very cute dog.

The Panels have gone well, the last one is Be You Otaku in a few hours.

Well I think I'll get on to the rest of the day. I'll post the new Anime Companion Supplement entry tomorrow.

Fanime 2011

I have my schedule for Fanime 2011 which starts tomorrow.


There is always the possibility of last minute changes but this is a final schdedule.

Friday 7pm - Anime for Parents - badge not required - Panels 1 Mariott Salons I & II

Saturday 1pm - Anime and Manga for Grownups - Panels 1 Mariott Salons I & II

Sunday 12 noon - Older Titles for Newer Fans - Panels 2 Mariott Salon III

Monday 1 pm - Be You Otaku? - Panels 2 Mariott Salon III

Other than that I'll be haunting the halls, talking with folks, looking for toys in the dealers room and generally hanging out.

For those of you who were hoping I would repeat my Sex Trade in Anime and Manga presentation from last year I plan to do that one on occasion but not two years in a row.

Beauty as commercial product

This week I chose a genre of art that has continued to be popular in one form or another for centuries.

bijinga (beauty picture) 美人画 OLD FORM: 美人畫

While usually associated with woodblock prints the subject is found in many other media to this day.