Weekly Brief
~ If you’ve been wondering what Japanese have been talking about the past year, wonder no more as Japanese publisher, Jiyu Kokuminsha has released its annual list of the 60 most popular Japanese expressions this year. [Pink Tentacle]
~ Japan never cease to amaze me, and this week is no different. A Japanese Otaku has formally married Nene Anegasaki from a Nintendo DS game, Love Plus! I don’t know how this 3D with 2D matrimony is going to work, but hey, i’ll just wish him the best of luck and leave it at that. [Japanator]
~ The live-action film adaptation of Nobuyuki Fukumoto’s Kaiji gambling action manga will be getting a sequel that’s to be released in 2011! [ANN]
~ Talking about eccentric marriages, another Japanese couple had their wedding modeled after a Samurai wedding ceremony at a Japanese castle after winning a contest. [Japan Probe]
~ Keanu Reeves is getting into the samurai groove as he stars in the upcoming film, 47 Ronin, which is based on a famous Japanese tale. [AnimeVice]
~ Two official trailers have been released for Mai Mai Miracle (Mai Mai Shinko to Sennen no Maho), the a film adaptation of Nobuko Takagi’s novel about two girls who have a magical and moving experience in rural Japan in 1955. [AnimeNation]
That’s the week in Asia!
Picture courtesy of Eleth89 (Garden)