Proof that Mario and Luigi live painful lives. Released in 1985 Super Mario Bros. is one of the most influential and important games in the history of video games. As such it should come as no surprise that even more than 35 years after its release the game continues to inspire people to create all sorts of content based on …

This is easily the wettest Kamehameha you’ll ever see. The Dragon Ball franchise has no shortage of iconic techniques that have managed to burn themselves into the hearts and minds of fans around the world. There’s the Genki-dama (Spirit Bomb), Vegeta’s Final Flash, Piccolo’s Makankōsappō (Special Beam Cannon), Captain Ginyu’s Body Change, the Solar Flare (Taiyōken), the Kaioken, and so …

Can’t sleep? Then you should listen to someone count sheep in Japanese. Life during the coronavirus pandemic has been extremely stressful for just about everyone on planet earth. Not surprisingly, this has resulted in many people having trouble falling asleep. But if you’re one of these individuals, then fear not, becase, as discussed in a prior article, Kiryūin Shō, the …

Who knew alpacas could jump-rope? Something I enjoy doing when I have the time is looking around YouTube for forgotten but interesting Japanese-language content. Most of the time, I don’t find much, but every once in a while I strike gold. A while ago I stimbled across a video that would fall under the latter category and eventually led to …