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The Seoul Searching Chronicles: Starfield (COEX) Mall

December 22, 2019June 6, 2022 by Sanjo-chan
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The Seoul Searching Chronicles: N Seoul Tower

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August 28, 2020August 27, 2020

Seoul Searching Chronicles – COEX Aquarium Highlights [Video]

Back in October 2019, I finally got the chance to travel to Seoul, Korea, for my very first out of country trip. While we were there, we checked out the COEX Aquarium, located in the COEX Starfield Mall in Gangnam (also where the SMTOWN store is located at the time). I was told to check […]

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August 13, 2020July 30, 2020

Interesting Find: The Mini-Guide for New Shitajiki Collectors

Collecting Shitajiki is a step forward in becoming an Otaku for life. Anime enthusiasts usually collect figurines created based on original or existing characters. For me, however, I take a different approach to collecting anime memorabilia. Shitajiki are pencil boards, like a clipboard–but without a clip, and with graphics. They are just like trading cards, […]

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August 12, 2020October 10, 2024

Live @ Centaku Media: Shenmue I & II Playthrough

I will be playing the PS4 version of Shenmue I, as I share and revisit the Dreamcast classic on Twitch, this Thursday and Friday at 9 PM US ET. ➡️ https://twitch.tv/CentakuMedia In the meantime, check out this clip from the scrapped Let’s Play project that sums up Shenmue without spoilers. ?

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August 11, 2020August 11, 2020

Pokémon: Twilight Wings – Episode 7: Sky

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Here we are at the final episode of Pokémon: Twilight Wings, where we say goodbye to John and all of the adventures we’ve seen so far, with the introduction of his hero, the Champion of Galar, Leon.

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August 8, 2020August 7, 2020

Interest Treasures: The Unusual Journey of Yang Joon Il

Many of you are probably into, or at least heard of, the latest K-pop acts such as BTS, TWICE, BLACKPINK, and Stray Kids. But there is Yang Joon Il (Hangul: 양준일), a solo artist who made his debut at the very beginning of the 1990s, and who was largely ignored by the Korean media because […]

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August 7, 2020August 7, 2020

Centaku Media Journal: Episode #07

We finally made it to Lucky #7 as Sanjo-chan discusses the upcoming anime project from Production I.G. and Adult Swim, details of a digitized Tokyo Game Show 2020, Final Fantasy XIV’s upcoming Patch 5.3, and KupoCon’s “The Crystals” Award Event, highlighting the best in the Final Fantasy franchise.

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August 3, 2020August 3, 2020

Music Spotlight: Jang Geun Suk’s “Crazy Crazy Crazy”

Note: The following was written in November 2011, and it was originally for Jang Geun Suk’s single, “Let Me Cry”. In the time following the original publication of the post, he released his full album, “Just Crazy”, which includes Let Me Cry. However, for republication, I am going to include “Crazy Crazy Crazy” to highlight […]

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July 31, 2020June 17, 2025

Voting Opens for KupoCon’s “The Crystals” Award Event

The unofficial, fan organized Final Fantasy convention KupoCon is running an award event called “The Crystals“, where every aspect of the Final Fantasy franchise is voted upon by fans, which includes categories for events that have occurred at the actual KupoCon convention, which is held in various parts of North America and Europe.

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