Brian Ashcraft's Blog, page 17
March 5, 2019
Turn Your Cat's Face Into A Wearable Mask

In Japan, a service called “My Family” is offering to sculpt realistic order-made masks depicting people’s family pets.
A Touch of Orange.
March 4, 2019
Track: You Just Haven’t Earned It Yet Baby | Artist: The Smiths | Album: The World Won’t Listen

Track: You Just Haven’t Earned It Yet Baby | Artist: The Smiths | Album: The World Won’t Listen
Pokémon Fans In Japan Polled Over Which New Starter They'll Choose

The starters for Pokémon Sword And Shield are Grookey, Scorbunny and Sobble. They’re all cute. Which one will you pick? Japanese website Inside Games asked its readers just that.
A new Gintama anime was announced at an event over the weekend in Japan.

A new Gintama anime was announced at an event over the weekend in Japan. Fittingly, the announcement trailer is rather humorous.
Today, The PlayStation 2 Was Born In Japan 19 Years Ago

On March 4, 2000, the PlayStation 2 launched in Japan. It went on to become the biggest selling video game console ever.
That Creepy Momo Sculpture Has Been Destroyed

The “Momo Challenge,” which allegedly caused children to commit violent acts on themselves and others, turned out to be a viral hoax. Momo herself, however, is a real sculpture—at least, she was.
Night Boats.
March 1, 2019
Track: Andata | Artist: Ryuichi Sakamoto | Album: Async
What Makes This Japanese Zombie Movie So Great Is A Spoiler

Throughout last year, I keep hearing how terrific the Japanese zombie flick One Cut of the Dead was. And I kept putting off seeing it. I thought I had seen it all when it came to horror movies, especially zombie ones. I was wrong.