The Stuff

Kickass Woman Drummer of the Day: Nao from Maximum the Hormone.

Yes, the music is extreme and Japanese.

Years of listening to Shonen Knife, Cibo Matto, Puffy AmiYumi, and watching Vermilion Pleasure Night, MXC, and Morning Mesume clips have prepared me for the wonder that is Gorgeous Tiny Chicken Machine Show.

In terms of entertainment value, it’s hard to go wrong with a woman with a machine gun attached to her arm…

More info and a larger version of the poster at Nippon Cinema.

Holy mackerel! Check out this trailer for Machine Girl, a new Japanese action/gore film coming in 2008. Revenge-crazed Japanese school girl with a machine gun arm!

Black Black is still my favorite gum. Some say it’s an acquired taste — a spicy taste I acquired immediately. Aside from being from Japan, the cool thing about Black Black is it has caffeine in it. I think it’s the least boring gum in the world.

Hey folks, check out the ridiculous and possibly offensive chopstick bra:

Amusing depending on your mood and perspective.

Modesto, CA residents turned out for the city’s annual Ninja Parade, where no ninjas were seen for the 30th year in a row.

Ninja Parade Slips Through Town Unnoticed Once Again

Tokyo Flash sells some interesting watches. They’re like from the future. I own a few, but the value of the US dollar is preventing me from buying more, or at least buying them all willy nilly. Any way, they’re running some kind of Zombie promotion for Halloween. And Zombies are awesome.