Pillow Talk Japan

Second Letter to Momo Trailer Released

Kadokawa has unveiled a second, far more revealing trailer for creator/director Hiroyuki Okiura’s forthcoming motion picture Momo e no Tegami (A Letter to Momo). Okiura spent seven years planning and producing the film, his first since 2000′s Jin-Roh. The film from an all-star animation staff at Production I.G will hit Japanese theaters on April 21. [...]

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[Episode] Gintama’ – Episode 228

Shinpachi introduces his new girlfriend to Otaebut she turns out to be Momo-san, a character from the popular Love Choris game There are more and more boys in Edo who can no longer distinguish game from reality like Shinpachi Otae asks Gintoki to bring Shinpachi back to the real world The only way is by [...]

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[Trailer] A Letter to Momo trailer (updated)

A trailer for next year’s anime film A Letter to Momo (Momo e no Tegami), premiering at the end of April 2012. The movie is created by Production I.G, with director Okiura Hiroyuki having spent seven years planning, writing, storyboarding and (…)

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Momo e no Tegami Teaser Online

The homepage for creator & director Hiroyuki Okiura’s upcoming anime film Momo e no Tegami (A Letter to Momo) has added a streaming teaser. Since directing the 2000 film Jin-roh, Okiura spent seven years planning, writing, storyboarding, and now directing Momo e no Tegami, a story about a young girl who moves to rural Japan [...]

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[Trailer] A Letter to Momo trailer

A trailer for next year’s anime film A Letter to Momo (Momo e no Tegami), premiering at the end of April 2012. The movie is created by Production I.G, with director Okiura Hiroyuki having spent seven years planning, writing, storyboarding and (…)

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Hiroyuki Okiura Reveals His New Movie

Kadokawa Pictures has formally announced Jin-Roh director Hiroyuki Okiura’s next anime film. Okiura has spent the past seven years planning, writing, and storyboarding the original anime feature film “Momo e no Tegami” (A Letter to Momo). Masashi Ando (Paprika and Paranoia Agent character designer, Princess Mononoke animation director), Toshiyuki Inoue (A Tree of Palme character [...]

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Only in Japan: Momo the Police Chihuahua

This would never fly in America where bigger is always better. I think our K9 squad consists mostly of German Shepherds. However, seven-year-old Momo was able to beat out larger dogs exactly because of her size. Japanese police think she’ll be great in earthquake rescues and other situations that require "a tight squeeze." A tight [...]

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Chihuahua joins Japan police rescue squad

A Japanese police department on Friday appointed a chihuahua as a member of its disaster rescue squad, where it will serve alongside retrievers and German shepherds. Seven-year-old Momo, or “Peach”, earned its top dog credentials when it passed a canine rescue test last week and is set to join the force in January, said a [...]

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More Japanese Dating Phrases

Found yourself sitting opposite the belle of the ball, the geisha of your dreams or the cleaner from your office? Tried all the phrases from the Pillowtalk Japan and have run out of things to say? Well, finally here some more Japanese phrases for dating that you can use to woo and impress your potential [...]

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