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Monthly Archives: July 2009

Chrono Trigger – クロノ・トリガ

 

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    “Chrono Trigger is a console role-playing game (RPG) developed and published by SquareSoft (now Square Enix) for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) in 1995.”

I won’t go further in describing the game’s story but I’ll just say that Chrono Trigger was and still my favourite RPG game that I have ever played!! I used to play it when I was 15 years old. For somedays I had to wake up early in the morning just to play it before I go to school, lol! If you’ve missed playing it, you still have a chance to play it on the DS. Don’t waste your time and budget on the silly recently released RPG’s. Chrono Trigger will always remain at the top of the RPG’s chart!!

Momoe Yamaguchi – 山口百恵

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” Momoe Yamaguchi (born January 17, 1959) is a Japanese singer and actress whose career lasted from 1972 to 1980. In that time, she became one of the most notable singers in Japanese music. She has retired from the media business at the peak of her career to marry her frequent costar, fellow actor Tomokazu Miura.” (Wikipedia)

Out of her songs I personally like “Cosmos” and the one embeded here “Playback Part II”, my favourite part is when she says Porsche at the very begining of the lyric (mentioning a red bright Porsche racing through the greenery) “Midori no naka wo hashirinuketeku shinku na porushe”, LOL!! GO GO 70′S!!

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Blue Seed – ブルー シード

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        I love this SegaSaturn game/manga/anime. I’ve first played it as a videogame then got to watch it as an anime. It’s an RPG game, I liked how it was enabling me to walk and site-see Japan virtually!! buildings interiors were just similar to the real ones in Japan. I was like let’s play and take a walk in Japan :D   

SegaSaturn had its good unique games that were never released on any other console, I miss SEGA consoles!!

(Let the video play ’til the end to see how the game looks like!).

Tokyo Dome – 東京ドーム.

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       ” Tokyo Dome is a 42,000 seats baseball stadium located in Tokyo, Japan. It is the home field of  the Yumiuri Giants baseball teams. It has also hosted martial arts events and music concerts. Its dome-shaped roof is an air-supported structure. Tokyo Dome opened for business in March 17, 1988.

Tokyo Dome is a part of a greater entertainment complex known as Tokyo Dome City. It includes an amusement park  and shops. “

 I really liked the Tokyo Dome and been there to snap some photos with the structure, but unfortunately didn’t get the chance to attend a match there!! Yes, I’m a fan of baseball!

Dotonbori – دوتونبوري – 道頓堀, Japan.

 

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      ”Dotonbori is one of the principal tourist destinations in Osaka, Japan. It’s a single street, running alongside the Dotonbori canal between the Dotonboribashi Bridge and the Nipponbashi Bridge in the Namba ward of Osaka. Dotonbori is famous for its historic theaters, all now gone, its shops, restaurants and its many neon signs including candies manufacturer Glico’s giant electronic display of a 100m runner.

Glico Man: originally installed in 1935, the giant neon athlete on a blue track is a symbol of Glico candy. The sign has been altered on several occasions to celebrate events such as the World Cup and to show support for the Osaka baseball team, the Hanshin Tigers. “

Dotonbori is really fun, my friend and I were lucky to stay in a walking distance hotel from Dotonbori, and for the neon athlete,  the  symbol of  Glico (the producer of “Pocky”) we’ve spent like an hour just to snap the right photo as its neons keep changing rapidly hehehe :D !!

Dinosaur War Izenborg – 恐竜大戦争アイゼンボーグ- الرجل الحديدي

 

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       “Dinosaur War Izenborg – الرجل الحديدي – is a Japanese television series produced by Tsuburaya Productions that aired from 1977 to 1978 on Tokyo 12 Channel. It combined Tsuburaya’s trademark suitmation tokusatsu techniques with Japanese Animation. So the series can be categorized Anime or Daikaiju tokusatsu.

Dinasaurs reappearing on Earth, stronger and more intelligent than before, lead by Emperor Satoola, and this time they are back to rule earth once more and wipe out human kind. They are alive and even thriving in an undergruond Empire they built.  Story revolves around the D squadron (D Sentai-  الرجل الحديدي) and its two members, a brother and sister team of Tachibana Ai and Tachibana Zen. The Special Force, whose mission is to combat monsterized dinasaurs and to protect the humanity at all cost.”

          Dinosaur War Izenborg – ( الرجل الحديدي)  – Is on my favourite animes list. It was aired in the middle east in early 80′s, I barely remember the first time I saw on TV  ’til I’ve watched it again on tapes in late 80′s and in early 2000!! but for a reason the opening song saying (al dainasaur fi babina aldainasaur 3adowona) was ringing into my head whenever I recall the show!! hehehe.  A Couple of years ago a friend of mine and I were able to buy some of second hand – Izenborg merchandise. I got a puzzle board and a painting notebook, shown above. He got the Izenborg mask and the Izenborg ship!! (المركبة الصاروخية), shown below. He was kind enough to leave the ship with me since he’s studying abroad, so I’m just gonna keep it with me  temporary ’til he’s back,  LOL!

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I’m wrapping up the post with this ending song :D

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Yokohama – يوكوهاما – 横浜市, Japan.

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      “Yokohama is the capital city of Kanagawa Perfecture in Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kanto region of the main island of Honshu.  Yokohama’s population of 3.6 million makes it Japan’s largest incorporated city. It developed rapidly and today it’s one of Japan’s major ports along with Kobe, Osaka, Nagoya, Hakata, Tokyo and Chiba.”

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       Yokohama is one of my favourite cities in Japan. I personally liked the Minato Mirai 21, it’s where you can see the Landmark  Tower, Japan’s tallest skyscraper, besides Yokohama Museum of Art,  shops, restaurants and amusement parks. Minato Mirai 21 is one of the few places in the Tokyo-Yokohama area where the seashore is accessible.

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Unfortunately, in my last visit to Yokohama I’ve missed to see the Yokohama Marine Tower,  the tallest inland lighthouse in the world!!

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