This weekend on TokyoMango

This weekend on TokyoMango, I wrote about cool sci-fi self-portraits by Erina Matsui; a teddy bear that doubles as a cell phone; Japanese Internet bad-boy Hiroyuki Nishimura; rollerskating ninjas; and an electropop music video by Omodaka featuring 8-bit kimono-clad women.

( Lisa Katayama is a guest blogger.)

• [dragonfrog]

  What kind of vehicle is the fellow driving in the ninja-escaping sequence? It is fantastic!

  I had not realized, though I suppose I should not be surprised, just how fearsome are the rollerskating skills of the ninja.

• [w000t]

  @dragonfrog:
  After a little searching, the car seems to be an early 80s Mitsuoka Bubu, although some (on Digg) said Ellert (nope–single wheel up front) or Honda Bubu (close, but no–miniature truck of sorts). Mitsuoka seems to still be making/modifying cars: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsuoka

  Movie info:
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godfrey_Ho
  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0199850/

• [jaroda4734]

  It is very interesting

• [Nawel]

  I have to say, I’ve found previous stuff by Lisa very interesting. Specially that piece about the future of China.