JapanWTF

It’s Friday, so here’s some hot Japanese pop stars singing in skimpy bunny costumes [JapanWTF]

This is Japanese pop group Biyuuden singing their hit Aisu Cream to my Pudding, whatever the hell that’s supposed to mean. I have no idea what they’re saying, but they speak the international language of shaking their hot ass.

2May2008 | cranberryzero | 0 comments | Continued

ESP by Shonen Knife is strange. beautiful and WTFlicious [I Heart Music]

Anyone who’s familiar with Japanese girl-rock band knows already exactly what to expect. For those who don’t– take a silly song about say ESP, spam, jelly rolls or cherry bombs, add in a highly infectious guitar-driven pop rock beat, sung by cute Japanese girls with bad Engrish accents and stir. This one, ESP, […]

30Apr2008 | cranberryzero | 0 comments | Continued

Paris Hilton: She without talent but famously anyway [Pic]

I just love this Japanese illustration of Paris Hilton for so many reasons– the bad English, the cute caricature and yes, her pet crab.

23Apr2008 | cranberryzero | 2 comments | Continued

Your “seriously WTF” moment: Furry McNinja [JapanWTF]

Really, I have no freaking clue what’s going on here– there’s a chick in a bikini dancing by the side of the road, a guy in a bear suit getting hit by a car, people fighting in the middle of the road for no god damn reason. My only hope is that even though it’s […]

22Apr2008 | cranberryzero | 1 comment | Continued

How many naked Japanese girls fit in a phone booth? (NSFW) [I Heart Kink]

It’s the question that’s plagued the minds of great thinkers since the dawn of time– a whole slew of naked Japanese girls, one phone booth, lots of poorly pixilated muff being squashed against the backs of necks.

16Apr2008 | cranberryzero | 3 comments | Continued

The beautiful weird world of Rin Nadeshico [Art]

Quick, name two main qualities that must be present or implied in all modern Japanese art. If you said school girls and tentacles, come forth and collect your prize. While these are exactly what you might expect from Japanese art, no one does it better than illustrator Rin Nadeshico. But Nadeshico doesn’t just limit himself […]

12Apr2008 | cranberryzero | 0 comments | Continued

Galaxy Boy Troop: anime puppetry from the 60s [JapanWTF]

Between 1963 and 1965, Osamu Tezuka the father of manga, was hard at work on a children’s TV series that combined the look of anime, puppetry and a great electronic score. He was so into this project that he turned down Stanley Kubrick’s offer to art direct 2001: A Space Odyssey. The majority of the […]

12Apr2008 | cranberryzero | 0 comments | Continued

Learn English while killing zombies with English of the Dead! [I Heart Games]

If you’re Japanese and you want to learn English, why do it the old fashioned way when you can learn English while you kill zombies at the same time on your Nintendo DS? Because how else are you going to learn how to say “Holy crap this thing is eating my brain!”.

8Apr2008 | cranberryzero | 0 comments | Continued

Virtual pissing complete with strapon, only on the Wii [I Heart Games]

Super Pii Pii Brothers offers to first true virtual pissing experience for the Wii, with less mess than normally pissing on your Wii and complete with a strapon so that your lady friend can get in on the action.

4Apr2008 | cranberryzero | 2 comments | Continued

Japanese kid gets bored at an auto show, takes a piss [Pic]

Fun fact: It’s pretty common in Japan for parents of very young boys to carry around a bottle or something so that when their young lads have to pee, they can just drop trou wherever the fuck and piss right there. Now, the hot girls think it’s cute. A little older and it’s creepy.

31Mar2008 | cranberryzero | 0 comments | Continued

Robot babysitters are here [JapanWTF]

WTF Japan? As if depersonalizing a kid’s social interactions and bombarding them with buy crap ads is the answer to anything.

29Mar2008 | Jonesy | 2 comments | Continued

In 1967, Japan went ga-ga for go-go and mini-mini [JapanWTF]

At the height of both the miniskirt craze and the go-go craze, Japan was right on top of things, combining both into one catchy little song. It’s Le Girls with “Mini Mini Go Go”.

24Mar2008 | cranberryzero | 0 comments | Continued

You gonna get tentacle raped [JapanWTF]

Jesus Christ, even ads for anti-itch cream in Japan have implied tentacle rape. Really, Japan? Really?

22Mar2008 | cranberryzero | 1 comment | Continued

Mickey Mouse pterodactyls are hellbent on destroying loveable Japanese animals [JapanWTF]

If you thought that Japanese weirdness was limited to the last 10 years, you’d be sorely mistaken and I can find plenty of woodcuts to prove it. Here’s a propaganda cartoon from 1939 showing an army of evil Mickey Mouses riding Mickey Mouse headed pterodactyls raining terror on an island full of cute Japanese animals and a weird sausage-armed Felix the Cat.

17Mar2008 | cranberryzero | 0 comments | Continued

How do you say “I was robbed by two men” in English? [JapanWTF]

From the vaults of JapanWTFness, here’s a helpful Japanese video that combines aerobics with a few helpful English phrases that might save you’re life if you’re ever attacked by fat, bumbling American criminals.

15Mar2008 | cranberryzero | 0 comments | Continued

The Catgirl Song [JapanWTF]

Oh Japan, only you could take a bunch of chicks in cat costumes, have them dancing in a hot tub and make us feel both shamefully dirty and hot at the same time.

12Mar2008 | cranberryzero | 0 comments | Continued

From the vaults of classic Japanese TV kids shows– it’s Spectreman! [JapanWTF]

From 1971 to 1972, Spectreman was one of the first Japanese superhero TV shows, in Japan or the US. He’s not nearly as well known as say Ultraman, but he could totally beat Ultraman’s ass with his Spectre Flash. And he had one of the most awesome theme songs ever.

9Mar2008 | cranberryzero | 0 comments | Continued

Yatta! the English version [I Heart Internets]

Some peoples redo the smash hit Yatta! video in English. And the added bonus is a hot blonde is in the group this time. English ftw.

9Mar2008 | cranberryzero | 0 comments | Continued

Japanese guy proves what’s good enough to be eaten is good enough to turn into a flute. [I Heart Music]

We’ve all heard people playing Mario themes and Zelda themes and Metroid themes ad nauseum… but… you’ve never heard the theme from the Ocarina of Time played on a carrot. Or nursery rhyme songs played on a cucumber, cabbage, broccoli or carrot panflute. YouTuber heita3 does all this in style. I only wish I knew […]

4Mar2008 | cranberryzero | 2 comments | Continued

Yeah, but can you still play Xbox while getting boned? [I Heart Kinky Shit]

The Wii has changed the way people play video games for worse or better, and apparently changed how some people get it on. If you think playing Wii Bowling is too easy, try keeping the Wiimote steady while you’re getting penetrated from behind. Yeah, not so easy now, huh? Click on the faux-vid above to […]

4Mar2008 | cbz | 2 comments | Continued