what the pope is doing for fun this weekend
If you're looking for a reason to stay indoors this weekend, (and live in the northeast,) here you go: New York Comic Con. A festival of geekiness about comics, graphic novels, anime, manga, video games, toys, movies, television and other nerdy gems.
A handful of the dorks from our agency will be there, so keep an eye out for us. If you're too cool for this level of geekdom, then we'll do our best to give you the highlights here on BrandFlakes. Or on Twitter. Or Flickr.
(We hang with geeks, so you don't have to.)
Labels: anime, illustration, japan, newyork, pop culture, tv
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:24 AM
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cosplay from the cosplayer.
Ping Mag has a really cool interview with a Cosplay girlie from Japan. And a little bit of insight from the source about the culture. Who knew there were warring factions of Cosplay, Lolita, and Gothic Lolitas? Subcultures of subcultures. Love it.
Labels: anime, japan, pop culture, youthmarketing
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:16 AM
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japanese nerd cars
What started as a comic nerd trend is beginning to cross over to more mainstream audiences in Japan. Or at least to the cooler geeks. Otaku (aka "geeks") are rollin' with stickered cars and custom comic inspired interiors. The cars are called "itasha", supposedly chosen because the word sounds similar to "italian."
Got a mini-van? Customize it with Sailor Moon stickers. That would rock. Don't even ask your wife. Just do it.
Labels: anime, automotive, illustration, pop culture, trends, youthmarketing
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:20 AM
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