EvoJapan is here! The tournament launches at the end of the week, and you can visit the official YouTube channel for VODs if you miss out on the live events. Make sure to adjust your schedule accordingly if you want to watch the event live, as it is in JST. For example, I’m located in California and the time difference is 16 hours ahead, which means things kick off Friday night on 04/26/2024 for me. The Savvytime site can do the conversion for your easily, and you may want to bookmark it in case you need it again for other events happening in the world.
A fantastic little mini-documentary on Domo-kun by Jack the Artisan is the highlight recommendation of the week. It’s a cozy 1 hour plus deep dive into a pop-culture mascot most of us Gen-X boomers are familiar with, and Millennials grew up along. There’s not much else to say than watch the video on a lazy afternoon and learn some “true nerd” history.
My weekly reminder right now that anime figures are quite affordable if you happen to be dealing in a favorable exchange rate against the yen. Although prices have gone up over time as a whole, comparatively it’s still cheaper in context with inflation. In other words, if you can afford something that is reasonable, that means someone else (living in Japan) might find the price barely tolerable. A 30,800 JPY MSRP for this figure means it’s approximately $200 for someone in the United States. If you live in California and work at a fast-food restaurant right now, that’s literally 2 days’ worth of work at $20 minimum wage. Back when I was in college working minimum wage ($7), I would have to eat half a paycheck to buy something like this. Spicy cultural commentary is in the audio blog as always!
Artist is Fumio
In honor of EvoJapan and the FGC, we end off the weekly update with some lovely Hsien-Ko from Darkstalkers courtesy of Fumio! Hope you all enjoy the tournament and see you next week.