An iPad Finger Painting Masterpiece

The Mona Lisa of the North, or better known as the "Girl with a Pearl Earring" is an oil on canvas painting created by artist Johannes Vermeer in 1665.  But today I'm actually blogging about Japanese artist, Seikou Yamaoka and his amazing video.  Using his iPad Mini, Yamaoka created a near-perfect reproduction of Vermeer's painting which is pretty darn cool.  Check it out.

Marvel Releases Japanese Spiderman

The next time you complain about the re-boot of Spiderman, I'll gladly remind you of this...

X-men Goes Where It Hasn't Gone Before...

Oh no, what are are X-men fanatics going to do? X-men has gone Anime!! Yes, you read that right, the Japanese have transformed the X-men characters into Anime and there are NO ROBOTS!!!

In the trailer below, you can see anime-fied versions of Beast, Storm, Wolverine, Cyclops, and Professor X. The show debuts on Animax in Japan on April 1 and will air on G4 later this year.

Source: Anime News Network

Outrageous Ads - Issue No. 1

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"Fill your desire for something long, juicy and flame-grilled..."  In 2009, Japan received a lot of flak for releasing this Outrageous Burger King ad.  Either the U.S. is doing something wrong or Japan is doing it all right.

Burger King's intent was to introduce the new "BK Super Seven Incher".

"Yearn for more after you taste the mind-blowing burger that comes with a single beef patty, topped with American cheese, crispy onions and the A1 Thick & Hearty Steak Sauce," the ad concludes.

I don't know about you, but with that woman eyeballing that sandwich like she's about to swallow something big, and I don't mean in it in a PG way either. What was the Burger King in Japan trying to suggest here?

All I have to say is...  That is one Outrageous Ad!

Keeping It Old Skool - Issue No. 2 - Turnin' Turbo Dashboard

Ahhh, it's time to reflect back on those good 'ol days of our childhood or teenage years and continue with my second issue of "Keeping it Old Skool."

I never owned one of these personally, but I remember playing with one at my friend's or cousin's homes, wishing I did.  I loved this toy; where else could I pretend I was driving, aside from making a car out of a cardboard box? 

The Turnin' Turbo Dashboard was every kids' dream.  It gave us an endless amount of time and it was so much fun, at least until Nintendo and Playstation came around. Of course, since there was only one in the house, we all had to share it, and that wasn't the fun part.

The toy was made and sold in 1983 by a Japanese company called Takara Tomy.  And we all know how much we love imported merchandise.