Urban streetwear companies are a dime a dozen and some last a couple of days, or couple of years, or they can change the game and make a fashion statement, and this year Mishka celebrates it’s 10 years in the business with this mini-capsule collection with the Decade of Destruction.
Mishka: Decade of Destruction
September 19, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Mishka Fall 2013 Women’s Lookbook
September 19, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Recently Mishka dropped their Fall 2013 Women’s Lookbook. This Fall Collection theme is color aggressive, a does of punk-rock with a sprinkle of yuppie-glam. The 36-piece collection features leggings, graphic tees, jackets, button shirts and pants.
Fan Film: The Dark Knight Legacy
September 19, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Red Hood on film! Well, this is a fan-made film, but it’s pretty darn entertaining. If you’re a fan of DC Comics’ Batman universe you will probably enjoy watching this short directed by Brett Register.
Kidrobot x Marvel Labbits and Frank Kozik
September 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Last week in SF, our Ramen crew went to a special Kidrobot event with artist/designer Frank Kozik and his Marvel Labbit series.
Drink: Hello Kitty beer
September 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Sanrio surely has licensed Hello Kitty on everything and anything, now a limited edition batch of Hello Kitty beer. This fruity alcoholic concoction has 6 tropical flavors like Lemon Lime, Peach and Banana. The beer is produced by Taiwanese beer maker Long Quan.
Tokidoki x Peggy Guggenheim Collection
September 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment
When we hear people mentioning “modern art” or “contemporary art”, one of the words that pops up in our minds is the “Guggenheim”. Now Tokidoki is collaborating with the Guggenheim to bring us “The Peggy Guggenheim Collection.”
From Big Wow Comicfest : Toshio Maeda (前田俊夫) – Famous Japanese Comic Artist
September 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment
“The Eddie” was able to get a brief interview with Japan’s famous adult manga (comic) artist or Hentai (perverted) comic artists, Toshida Maeda. Click on his name to view his website.
He’s very well known and we feel pretty lucky have interviewed him. His comics may be for adult eyes only, but he definitely has solid good advice for anyone – including young artists wanting to get into comics and make it as a career.
Enter the world of Atmosphere by Kaskade
September 12, 2013 by Leave a Comment
“America’s Best DJ 2013” Kaskade just dropped his latest album – Atmosphere. Pick up the album @ iTunes – the Deluxe Edition features 13 tracks, 1 Atmosphere remix track and included Atmosphere music video.
Monster Massacre Vol. 1
September 12, 2013 by 1 Comment
Are you tired of the regular ho-hum superhero comics? How about something with big muscles, big guns, sexy babes, scary monsters and dark humor? Titan Comics’ Monster Massacre Vol 1. is a anthology collection of sci-fi/fantasy stories from the top writers and comic book artists in the industry.
Boxers & Saints by Gene Luen Yang
September 11, 2013 by Leave a Comment
I’ve been a big fan of artist/writer Gene Luen Yang (American Born Chinese, Avatar: The Last Airbender) and have many of his graphic novels on my book shelf. He just released his epic 2 volume series Boxers & Saints.
Black Milk Clothing x Harry Potter Collection
September 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Fashionable Harry Potter clothing? What are you talking about? Urban apparel company Black Milk Clothing teams up with Harry Potter with this Hogwarts Collection. This capsule collection has 32-pieces featuring leggings, dresses and swimsuits. Prices range from $56.00USD and up to $93.00USD. Harry Potter fans can look sexy and fashionable.
Interview with Voice Actor – Darrel Guilbeau
September 7, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The Ramen Crew caught up with Darrel Guilbeau at FanimeCon for a one on one interview on voice acting for Anime. 
He has been a voice actor for several anime series such as Durarara!, Nura, and even video games, and continues to take on new projects. The Ramen crew completely sees Darrel doing just about anything – not just anime, but television comedy to film. He’s completely down to earth and has a kid-around personality.
Recorded May 25th 2013 at FanimeCon.
Host, The “Eddie” Ballar with Co-host, Reyson Sioson.
Produced by Johnny Moreno.
Kidrobot x Street Fighter Series 2 Release Party
September 5, 2013 by 2 Comments
I still remember that feeling of saving up all my quarters for the week and rushing to my local 7-Eleven store where they would have video game arcades like Space Harrier, Daytona USA, Thunder Blade, Operation Wolf, Afterburner and of course Capcom’s Street Fighter! Those were the days, but let’s move on … Kidrobot’s first Street Fighter 3″ vinyl figures were super popular and now it’s back with a Series II.
Frankie’s Garage: Tuned Lexus 460 by TMG
September 5, 2013 by Leave a Comment
There’s a tuner shop named TMG in Germany that’s been known to tune Toyotas for track racing, now they show-off a street-legal concept, the TMG Lexus LS460 TS-650. It’s a mouthful to say, but the large sedan is street-legal and track ready. XCar Films takes a ride in this one-off racing family sedan.
Ramen goes Snack Tasting @ Japan Expo 2013
September 4, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Not all anime-cons are about cosplay, manga, buying toys and going to the different panels, our Ramen and a Half team goes snack tasting at Japan Expo 2013. The convention took place August 23-25th, 2013 at the Santa Clara Convention Center, CA. Our host Eddie and Jonelle hit-up JFC International to taste all the yummy snacks and candies. With their stomachs full, they also headed to the Yakult booth to drink the healthy yogurt drink.
Interview with Legendary Character Designer: Yoshiyuki Sadamoto
September 4, 2013 by Leave a Comment
At Japan Expo 1st Impact 2013, Jonelle from “Ramen & a Half” had the pleasure of interviewing iconic artist and character designer Yoshiyuki Sadamoto. His famous works include Nadia, Neon Genesis Evangelion, FLCL, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time and Summer Wars. Emanuel, the agent for Yoshiyuki Sadamoto was our translator during the interview.
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RTNDR: What was your background and inspiration in becoming a character designer and artist?
Sadamoto: First, it was the director Yamaga Hiroyuki, the director of The Wings of Honneamise who asked him to do the character design. It started here. Up to that time, it was manga that had led him to draw his own characters for his personal works and this, in turn, led him to work in character design.
“The Star Wars” Rough Draft by Dark Horse Comics
September 4, 2013 by Leave a Comment
WTF – Is George Lucas re-releasing another Blu-Ray cut of the Star Wars Trilogy with additional scenes and new 3D effects? Nope. This time, Dark Horse Comics is publishing the original “Star Wars” rough draft by George Lucas before the mega-iconic 1977 hit film Star Wars.
Custom LEGO Masters of the Universe
September 3, 2013 by Leave a Comment
If you can’t afford to buy all of Mattel’s He-Man Master of the Universe’s toys and figures, why not just build your own from LEGOs? And that’s what custom LEGO builder Alex Jones (Orion Pax) has done.
Kazu Kibuishi’s Harry Potter Paperback Cover Art
September 3, 2013 by 2 Comments
Harry Potter fans may have all the books already in their collection, but this new release has all new cover art by critically acclaimed artist Kazu Kibuishi. The Special Edition Harry Potter Paperback Box Set (#1-#7) features box art and new book cover art by Kazu himself.
Zipper Bags from Japan
September 3, 2013 by 1 Comment
It may look like a piece of zipper strip fabric, but it actually turns into a portable bag. There are 4 different bag shapes and if you can combine 2 zipper strips into a bigger bag. The Zip Bags from Japan 1984.
The Highlights from Japan Expo 1st Impact 2013!
September 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The anime convention imported from France, Japan Expo (JX) landed into Santa Clara, CA on August 23-25th, 2013 and our Ramen crew recapped the highlights from the 3-day event.
For more info, go to: Japan Expo.
Kidrobot x Street Fighter Series 2 Release
August 30, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Yesterday was the release of Kidrobot’s Street Fighter Series 2 vinyl figures and our Ramen team was at the Release Party to cover the event. We had a blast trading, buying, playing Street Fighter and just having fun talking about geeky toys in general.
Uniqlo Tezuka Osamu Graphic Tee
August 29, 2013 by Leave a Comment
It’s been 50 years since the debut of Tezuka Osamu’s iconic creation Astro Boy. Uniqlo celebrates the anime legend Tezuka Osamu with a line-up of UT graphic tees that feature some of Tezuka’s most popular characters. The first out of the gates is commemorating the 50 years of Astro Boy. Look for more US releases from this UT x Tezuka Osamu Collection.
K-Picks: Tonight by SPICA
August 29, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The past couple of weeks in our garage office of Retrenders our team was blasting Kpop songs from Kpop girl group Crayon Pop, now we are listening to SPICA.
Toy Boarders Snow Series 1
August 29, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The 2013 Tahoe snowboarding season may still be a few months away, but maybe these Army men-like figures can fill the void from Toy Boarders.
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