Number in stock: 6 Weight: 550 g. Price: $32.00
Product type: shashinshu (photobook)
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You may think of Japan as a modern country with advanced technology, and it is, but it's also got its older, dilapidated side as buildings fall out of use and become haikyo, or modern ruins. Photographer Tetsuro Kobayashi, searches brings us an awesome second volume of old, run down buildings. This super photobook captures some of the best, including power plants, factories, old bars, train stations, plus the king of haikyo in Japan, Gunkan-jima, the so-called "Battleship Island" which housed a small city of coal miners before it was abruptly closed down in the 1950s. Perfect bound, 130 pages. 9" x 7.5".
Number in stock: 2 Weight: 500 g. Price: $32.00
Product type: Photobook
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The image of Japan is of a bustling metropolis filled with people, with every square inch of land accounted for and optimized for use. However, there are areas of Japan used and forgotten, and left as is as time takes its toll on these man made ruins. This is a cool book that focuses on the modern ruins (haikyo, in Japanese) of amusement parks, which should be the happiest place in the world but which are transformed to something deep and sad, but in an interesting way, too. Includes pictures of several closed amusement parks in Japan. 105 pages, all color.
This item can be ordered. Weight: 500 g. Price: $34.00
Product type: shashinshu (photobook)
(What is this?)
The image of Japan is of a bustling metropolis filled with people, with every square inch of land accounted for and optimized for use. However, there are areas of Japan used and forgotten, and left as is as time takes its toll on these man made ruins. Photographer Tetsuro Kobayashi, searches out these areas from Hokkaido to Okinawa and photographs them for us. Barren and empty, rusted and hollow, with nature slowly reclaiming its space, there is a certain sadness to these pictures as many of these structures were built with promise and hope for the future, but now lay unused and rotting. Abandoned power plants, rotting school bus, deserted apartment complex and mansions, unused city pool...; a multi-unit apartments slowly falls apart as earthquakes and typhoons have topples picture frames to floor... A testament to the Japan that the Japanese forgot, this is an amazing coffee table book that won't fail to inspire a thorough reading. Perfect bound, 130 pages. 9" x 7.5".
PHS734Back Ground Visual Material 1 -- Factory District - Haikei Visual Shiryo 1 ~ Koujyo Chitai Kombinat
Number in stock: 2 Weight: 900 g. Price: $36.00
Product type: shashinshu (photobook)
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This photography venture by Kimura Toshiyuki brings to you this wonderful visual world of factories. Each photo is produced with a splendid collection of over 400 photos ranging from old worn out factories to towering modern versions. Each flip of the page, you'll find yourself in awe feeling as if you had just awoken from the Matrix, are in a futuristic Skynet Terminator factory, or are living in the world of Ghost in the Shell. Those who love urban spelunking or Shinichiro Kobayashi's Deathtopia series are sure to enjoy this production.
Number in stock: 2 Weight: 400 g. Price: $26.00
Product type: hobby photo book
A superb book series for fans of haikyo, or the lonely ruins of our so-called modern world, which focuses on the smallest and most out-of-the-way train stations in Japan. The beautiful colors in each book will really bring out emotions of sadness and longing but also appreciation for how man's works are everywhere, even in the most rural places in Japan, Approximately 80 pages per book, featuring full maps of each train line and the train names in English.
This is book one, which focuses on the eerily beautiful train stations in Hokkaido, Kyushu and Western Honshu.
Number in stock: 1 Weight: 400 g. Price: $26.00
Product type: hobby photo book
A superb book series for fans of haikyo, or the lonely ruins of our so-called modern world, which focuses on the smallest and most out-of-the-way train stations in Japan. The beautiful colors in each book will really bring out emotions of sadness and longing but also appreciation for how man's works are everywhere, even in the most rural places in Japan, Approximately 80 pages per book, featuring full maps of each train line and the train names in English.
This is book two, with pictures of train stations from rural parts of Hokkaido, Tohoku (northern Honshu) and the Kansai area.
APB066Battleship Island Odyssey Archives ~ Gunkanjima Zenkei
This item can be ordered. Weight: 600 g. Price: $38.00
Product type: Photobook
(What is this?)
You may think of Japan as a modern country with advanced technology, and it is, but it's also got its older, dilapidated side as buildings fall out of use and become haikyo, or modern ruins. From the folks at O project, we travel to the famed Gunkanjima (aka Battleship Island), which housed a small city of coal miners before it was abruptly closed down in the 1950s, to bring us an awesome collection of photos with all that's left of the once bustling town. This super photobook that's reminiscent of scenes from post apocalyptic films such as "I Am Legend" that's a great source of inspiration for photographers, film makers, designers and fans of old abandoned buildings. Perfect bound.
This item can be ordered. Weight: 400 g. Price: $26.00
Product type: hobby photo book
A superb book series for fans of haikyo, or the lonely ruins of our so-called modern world, which focuses on the smallest and most out-of-the-way train stations in Japan. The beautiful colors in each book will really bring out emotions of sadness and longing but also appreciation for how man's works are everywhere, even in the most rural places in Japan, Approximately 80 pages per book, featuring full maps of each train line and the train names in English.
This is book three, with pictures of awesome lonely train stations in Hokkaido, Shikoku, Kyushu and central Japan.
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Product type: Bishoujo game for Standard DVD Player (Region 1)
Title: Exodus Guilty vol. 1 Language: English with Japanese voices OS: DVD (works in any DVD player or DVD software in your computer) Region: Region free (viewable on DVD players around the world)
A super interactive anime game you play on any DVD player!
A super new interactive dating-sim game that can be played with any standard DVD player, as well as computer with DVD drive or Playstation/Xbox, this his Exodus Guilty! A great interactive anime game that you control with your DVD player's remote control, it features a great lineup of characters and an innovative story!
Vol.1 -Present-
The year 2000. Kasumi Shindo is at first glance a run-of-the-mill high school student in modern-day Japan. However, beneath his normal appearance, Kasumi is in fact a top-notch treasure hunter. This time, Kasumi is aiming to seek out the lost 11th Commandment of Moses. Kasumi discovers that his childhood friend, Reina Tachibana is in southern Europe participating in an archeological dig. Pretending to be a tourist, he visits the excavation area and manages to get put on the excavation staff. But he is not the only treasure hunter looking for the Eleventh Commandment of Moses and before he knows it, he's embroiled in a dangerous adventure.
This game is rated U-15, and is recommend for ages 15 and up.
Kasumi Shindo. This 18-year old is a high school student but has a second identity, that of a top treasure hunter.He is seeking the " Eleventh Commandments of Moses". Convinced that ruins discovered on an island in the south of Europe are home to this find, he decides to make a trek there. Learning that a friend form his childhood, Reina Tachibana, whose family he once lived with, is working on an excavation team there he concocts a plan to visit under the pretense of being a tourist.
Ai Tachibana. Reina's younger sister and Kasumi's bride to be as arranged by their parents, Ai pretends that she detests the idea of marrying Kasumi, but in fact she is really crazy about him. Ai decides to use her summer vacation to help her sister on the excavation and is initially excited about seeing Kasumi after a gap of ten years, but once they meet they can't seem to keep from fighting with each other.
Reina Tachibana. Ai's older sister and a professor of Archeology at a university in England, Reina is in charge of the excavation team. While suffering and sometimes unreliable due to a lack of common sense, she brings to her work, a wealth of specialized knowledge. She detests treasure hunters and the way they ravage the culturally valuable ruins, but hasn't yet clued into Kasumi's true identity.
Arglelech. An up and coming treasure hunter who has recently reared his head. In contrast to his chosen profession, he is not especially attached to money and does not appear to be very aware of the stigma of being a treasure hunter. It seems that in his past somewhere lies a connection with Kasumi.
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Product type: Anime game for Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Vista & Mac OS X
OS COMPATIBILITY AND SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000, XP, Vista (32- or 64-bit); Mac OS 10.1 or higher, 128 MB RAM, 1 GB HDD space.
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This popular game, in which you play a modern girl who is transported into the body of a princess in feudal Japan whose life is being targeted by ninja assassins. In order to save poor Hatsuhime, you must befiend several rough-around-the-edges ronin types and get them to help you. An innovative game with many choices and potential endings, and a large cast of interesting characters. Like the outstanding Animamundi, it's compatible with both Mac and PC, too!
A fabulous interactive novel game for Windows and Macintosh, fully translated to English! Yo-jin-bo ("The Bodyguards") is set in feudal Japan where the Mochizuki clan is wracked by a war of succession, and the clan princess -- a tomboy notorious for her misbehavior -- is the first target for assassination. The central storyline of Yojimbo involves the princess's three eccentric bodyguards' attempts to save her from the sinister machinations of her would-be assassins. In the game you play the character of Sayori, a more-or-less ordinary high school student who is spending her summer vacation helping at an archaeological excavation. One day in the ruins, you happen to notice something shining half-buried in the mud. When you look more closely, you realize it is a pendant, and you pick it up . . . And thus the story begins.
That night, a girl appears to you in a dream, begging you to save her. She is Hatsuhime, princess of the Mochizuki clan, and she was murdered a hundred and fifty years ago. The pendant that you found is the only thing she left behind. The next morning, you wake up in a place you have never been before - a place that still feels strangely familiar. You are living in Hatsuhime's time, in Hatsuhime's castle, in Hatsuhime's body, and it is your job to save her from her tragic destiny. It seems impossible - until you meet a group of wandering samurai...
In Japan the Yo-jin-bo game has inspired two drama CDs, two music CDs and a graphic novel adaptation. The three bodyguards are voiced by some of Japan's top voice talent including Hiroki Takashi (Hunter x Hunter), Hideo Ishikawa (Bleach, Kingdom Hearts), and Masakuzu Morita (Gundam Seed Destiny).
This game is available as an Internet Download Edition only, available in separate versions for Windows or Macintosh. Trated U-15, and is recommend for ages 15 and up.
Sayori A more-or-less normal girl, and a member of her school’s history club, Sayori is guided by a mysterious pendant that she found on an archaeological dig.
Hatsuhime Even beyond her own realm, this wild princess of the Mochizuki clan is famous for her misbehavior. Caught up in a war of succession, she is destined for a tragic death …
Yozaburo Shiraanui His nickname is “Yo.” He is said to be the descendant of a famous ninja family, but the details of his past are unknown. Although he looks quite young at first glance, he has a very sharp tongue.
Jinnosuke Murasame His nickname is “Jin.” Though he has neither education nor wealth, he still dreams of becoming a genuine samurai. A hot-headed man, he works as a bodyguard to polish his fighting skills. Although he falls in love easily, he’s not very good with women.
Tainojo Tsubaki His nickname “Bo” comes from another reading of the characters in his name. Born into a noble samurai house, he has dedicated his life to following the way of the warrior. He is also interested in the paranormal.
Muneshige Tsukuba The strongest swordsman in the Mochizuki clan, and a loyal servant of Princess Hatsuhime. Muneshige suffers from an unfortunate fondness for unconvincing impressions and terrible puns.
Monzan Kadokkura An enigmatic monk who happens to be traveling with Yo, Jin, and Bo. Despite his incredible strength, he is very gentle. His companions have given him the cute nickname “Mon-Mon.”
Ittosai Tstsunami A powerful enemy bound to Yo, Jin, and Bo by some deep fate, he is a madman who finds beauty in slaughter.
Nobumasa Ohno Unlike his older brother Harumoto, Nobumasa looks every bit as aggressive as he actually is. Short-tempered and incredibly strong, he is not given to deep thought.
Harumoto Ohno The Chief Inspector of the Mochizuki clan. He is endlessly resourceful and will stop at nothing to achieve his goals l.
Kasumimaru Fuuma The leader of Harumoto’s ninja corps, Kasumimaru is a swift, silent assassin who never lets his target escape.
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Product type: Bishoujo game for Standard DVD Player
Title: Exodus Guilty vol. 1-3 Set Language: English with Japanese voices OS: DVD (works in any DVD player or DVD software in your computer) Region: Region free (viewable on DVD players around the world)
Get all three volumes of this great DVD-based game at a special price!
Now you can order all three volumes of the Exodus Guilty game series for a special price! This is an incredible long epic anime game that's played with a standard DVD player, using the DVD controller to make choices and advance the game story forward. Filled with wonderful characters and a great story and full voice throughout the game. Order your set now!
Vol.1 -Present-
The year 2000. Kasumi Shindo is at first glance a run-of-the-mill high school student in modern-day Japan. However, beneath his normal appearance, Kasumi is in fact a top-notch treasure hunter. This time, Kasumi is aiming to seek out the lost 11th Commandment of Moses. Kasumi discovers that his childhood friend, Reina Tachibana is in southern Europe participating in an archeological dig. Pretending to be a tourist, he visits the excavation area and manages to get put on the excavation staff. But he is not the only treasure hunter looking for the Eleventh Commandment of Moses and before he knows it, he's embroiled in a dangerous adventure.
Vol.2 -Past-
1200 BC A time when God was still demonstrating his powers and making his presence felt to those in the world and people lived simply in small communal groups. One of these hamlets was that of Will Arc. But when the village chieftain Martha refuses to be sacrificed to God, she throws the future of the village into uncertainty. When Martha realizes that she is at death's door, she leaves her son, the Great Swordsman ALES with her last wish before passing away. In order to convey Martha's final words, ALES strikes out alone on a quest for Will, a girl known as "The Song of God".
Vol.3 -Future-
The year 13,800 A.D. Due to an apocalypse that ravaged the entire earth several centuries earlier, humans have been relegated to the position of an endangered species on blighted land. Only a small sliver of green is left, the acidic oceans are aflame and the blue skies remain no more. The earth cannot even produce sustenance for people to survive. Sui was raised the daughter of a florist in City Gilde, but on her 18th birthday things suddenly shift and her peaceful, if poor, life is thrown into turmoil. A sudden coup d’etat occurs and fatally injured in the fray, her surrogate mother, Nene, relays to her a shocking message with her dying words - Sui is actually the last surviving member of the royal family and a princess heir to the throne. So Sui sets out on a journey with Laliela to take the Key of Will bequeathed to her by Nene to the Sage U.
This game is rated U-15, and is recommend for ages 15 and up.
Kasumi Shindo. This 18-year old is a high school student but has a second identity, that of a top treasure hunter.He is seeking the " Eleventh Commandments of Moses". Convinced that ruins discovered on an island in the south of Europe are home to this find, he decides to make a trek there. Learning that a friend form his childhood, Reina Tachibana, whose family he once lived with, is working on an excavation team there he concocts a plan to visit under the pretense of being a tourist.
Ai Tachibana. Reina's younger sister and Kasumi's bride to be as arranged by their parents, Ai pretends that she detests the idea of marrying Kasumi, but in fact she is really crazy about him. Ai decides to use her summer vacation to help her sister on the excavation and is initially excited about seeing Kasumi after a gap of ten years, but once they meet they can't seem to keep from fighting with each other.
Reina Tachibana. Ai's older sister and a professor of Archeology at a university in England, Reina is in charge of the excavation team. While suffering and sometimes unreliable due to a lack of common sense, she brings to her work, a wealth of specialized knowledge. She detests treasure hunters and the way they ravage the culturally valuable ruins, but hasn't yet clued into Kasumi's true identity.
Arglelech. An up and coming treasure hunter who has recently reared his head. In contrast to his chosen profession, he is not especially attached to money and does not appear to be very aware of the stigma of being a treasure hunter. It seems that in his past somewhere lies a connection with Kasumi.
Ales. A swordsman of such skill that his name spreads far beyond his own hamlet. He harbors serious doubts that the "Will of God" is not what makes people suffer. To discover the truth for himself, he sets out on a journey alone. A man of strong moral fiber and unflagging courage, he soon gains a group of steadfast companions.
Aqua. A strange young girl encountered in Plen Arc, she is in actuality, one of God's four mediums. By all appearances, she is merely a child, but in reality is older than ALES and talks as if she were an adult. She takes an interest in ALES and decides to help him under certain conditions.
Will. Lives in Plen Arc. She is a member of "Song of God" and tasked with the duty of conveying the will of God to people through dance. God called to her, but because she defied him, the oracles have decimated Plen Arc. When ALES arrives in Plen Arc, she has gone missing. The question is whether she perished with the city, or...
Quake. A man that lives in the seaside hamlet of Sea Arc also happens to be an oracle. Normally living a quiet life with the fishermen of Sea Arc, QUAKE cuts a bold figure and has a personality that leaves an impression. Despite appearances, he is also a man of deep reflection and possesses a wealth of knowledge. A certain incident drives him to join forces in taking action with ALES.
Sui. Raised as the daughter of a florist, on her 18th birthday a coup d'etat occurs and she is told by her surrogate mother, Nene, that she is the last member of the royal family. But because of the coup d'etat, she is unable to ascend to the thrown and Nene is killed by the conspirators behind the political takeover. Bequeathed the "Key of Will" with which she has been entrusted, she sets off on a journey with Laliela to see that it is delivered to the Sage U.
Laliela. Laliela is Nene's sister, but she has been raised with Sui since she was a child. Laliela knows that Sui is the royal princess and she was raised as her bodyguard cum maid-in-waiting. She is truly an incredible fighter. She does not wear her heart on her sleeve and takes a cool attitude to all encounters, but begins to change as she journeys with Sui.
Titi. Titi lives in Towngilde and has taken over for her missing father, a scientist of great renown. Following in his footsteps, Titi is in charge of overseeing the Imperial office program in charge of demystifying the technologies used in the hyper-advanced science savvy civilizations of antiquity with an eye to opening up the technologies to the public. After meeting Sui, Titi decides to depart on her journey with her.
Tazta. A young man living in Village Gilde. Though young, he is independent and proud of this. There is nothing he despises more than being treated like a child. While looking for his sister that he lost contact with in the old capital, he falls for Laliela the instant he sees her and joins up with Sui and company, deciding to journey with them.
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