Retro Game Store Reviews: Otakara Soko Kyowa (Aichi)
My heart kind of sank after I visited the last Ojamakan in the Kansai area. I only learned about the chain when I moved to the Osaka area, but after a year of… Continue reading
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Retro Game Store Reviews: Zest Totsuka
I found the Zest Totsuka store completely by accident. On a previous retro road trip to some Book Offs and Hard Offs way out in western Kanagawa, I drove past this. Noticing the… Continue reading
Retro Game Store Reviews: Book Off Super Bazaar Machida
Today I’m focusing on a smaller store but a good store nonetheless. Living in Yokohama, I’m constantly heading past the city of Machida on my way to and back from work during the… Continue reading
Retro Game Store Reviews: Super Potato Nagoya
I actually wrote an article about this Super Potato when it first opened up in Nagoya about 10 years ago. I wasn’t as much of a gamer back then as I am now,… Continue reading
Retro Game Store Reviews: Nagoya Surugaya
The Osu Kannon area in Nagoya is a gold mine of gaming, trading cards, anime goods, and more. You can find whatever you’re looking for in an area much smaller than that of… Continue reading
Retro Game Store Reviews: Meikoya
A few weeks back I visited my old stomping grounds, Nagoya, and while I knew that the city had a lot retro gaming stores, when I lived there I wasn’t into the scene… Continue reading
The Japan Metagame Diaries: Sayonara Nagoya
It didn’t really start to kick in until about 10 days ago when I was taking the 30 minute train ride to my last class for work. The thought of never again working… Continue reading
The Japan Metagame Diaries: GP Shizuoka – You’re a Wizard Harry
It’s not every day you get a chance to meet flesh and blood wizards, and while their ability to brew polyjuice potion might not be up to snuff for the Half-Blood Prince, Helene… Continue reading
The Japan Metagame Diaries: Sram Dunk
You might be wondering how today’s Magic article relates to one of the most popular Japanese manga of all time. It all starts with this card: If you ask me, Sram’s Expertise is… Continue reading
The Japan Metagame Diaries: Season’s Beatings
With the pre-release for Aether Revolt less than a month away, I figured now would be a good time to do one final update on Standard over here in Nagoya, Japan before we… Continue reading