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New On Centaku Media In 2016: K-Culture

Happy New Year! This is Sanjo-chan and I’m very excited to announce that I will be covering another interest in addition to Centaku Media‘s usual content of Japanese Pop Culture such as Gaming and Anime. Starting this year, I will be writing about Korean Culture, which includes K-Pop, K-Dramas, and […]

ENCOUNTER WITH QUIET [Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain]

Hey everyone! Checking in since the last Centaku Media update, and I have a late Christmas gift! I treated myself by buying a PS4 back in November, and I also bought the game that’s pretty much a prerequisite of buying a PlayStation system: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. […]

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Instagram of the Day: K-Pop Appreciation Day 2015

May 13th was K-Pop Appreciation Day, hosted by yours truly, at Scenic City Anime & More, Chattanooga’s very own anime (and other fandoms) club, which is now in its sixth year! I posted a picture to Instagram sharing a highlight from the presentation. I did a presentation on K-Pop this […]

#TBT: Dragon Ball AF – The Real Deal (Sort Of…)

With the announcement of the first Dragon Ball series in 18 years, Dragon Ball Super–and since it’s time for another #ThrowbackThursday post–here is the review of Dragon Ball AF. In case you missed it, Dragon Ball AF is a fan manga created by Toyble, who is now known as Toyotaro, […]

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INTERESTING DIY: Binder for Female Crossplayers

I stumbled upon a tutorial on Tumblr not too long ago on how to make a binder, which is useful to have if you’re a female and like to “crossplay” as a male character. In general, a binder is a super compressed shirt used by females when they want to […]

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#TBT: “It’s Suicide Circle,” He Said…

– – – – – (Originally posted on April 18th, 2013) I’ve been wanting to write about this for a long time. Since the majority of my posts focused on the bad and the ugly side of the fandom nearly two years ago, I wanted to wait a while until […]

One Punch Man’s Saitama Meets Dragon Ball Z’s Vegeta

This is an interesting crossover of One Punch Man and Dragon Ball, which both happen to be a part of the “World’s Most Popular Manga” publication, Shounen Jump. However, unlike the One Piece x Dragon Ball crossover, Cross Epoch, this is not an official crossover–but a fan comic created by […]

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EVENT: Geek Chic Photoshoot @ Coolidge Park

On May 2nd (which happened to be Free Comic Book Day), there was a photoshoot at Chattanooga’s Coolidge Park called the Geek Chic Photoshoot, hosted Anime Blast Chattanooga and 50% Dangerous. The photoshoot is different from a cosplay photoshoot (though it was not discouraged), as the focus of the event […]

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#TBT: Interesting Find – Homemade Sushi

This post was written for the Japan Blog Matsuri, hosted by Deas over at Rocking in Hakata (Thanks!). The theme for February 2009’s issue was Foreign Foods, which can be read here.. – – – – – (Originally Posted on February 11th, 2009) After years of a personal debate on the thought of […]

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Instagram of the Day: Greetings from MTAC!

I had a great time at MTAC last month! It was the first time attending MTAC in two years, the last one being MTAC Omega in 2012. I plan on re-posting my previous reports of MTAC, along with a few lost interviews. Until I find the time to do that, […]

#TBT: The Char Aznable Credit Card

Welcome to Throwback Thursday! Articles with “#TBT” are posts that have been rescued from CEN.TAKU.ME and are placed in a new home here on Centaku Media. Such posts are (obviously) posted Thursday. – – – – – (Originally posted on December 15th, 2008) I happened to stumble upon this while […]

I’M THE STRONGEST ON EARTH!! [Dragon Ball Xenoverse]

Did you know that I’m on Twitch? Since the release of Dragon Ball Xenoverse, I’ve been streaming Let’s Plays of the game on the channel. I’ve been a little out of the loop for a couple of weeks, but i’m trying to get myself hyped again (and for the eventual […]