Cartoons that are just 30 minute product placement ads are nothing new.... but how about a 90 minute series about people playing with the product? Wait...wha?  Bandai is trying a different approach for their 30th anniversary - a new show called "Mokei Senshi Gunpla Builders Beginning G".

It was announced last year that the statue that stood in Odiba will be reinstalled this year in front of JR Higashi-Shizuoka Station, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan (ＪＲ東静岡駅前の市有地 - 同市葵区長沼).

After almost 2 years of playing my three Sankyo/Bisty Lumina framed games (Evangelion 2, Galaxy Railways, Dai Yamato 2) I decided to try something new. CR Yamato ( ＣＲ宇宙戦艦ヤマト a.k.a. Starblazers in the USA) from Fuji comes in their 2008 OvalOne frame with a number of cell and frame upgrades that provide for a great playing experience.

I have been a huge fan of pachinko ever since I made my pilgrimage to Tokyo in 2002 and spent some time in a parlor in Akasaka. The lights, the sound, the cute girls in outfits that would make a Hooters waitress blush. Boy I miss Tokyo! So if you are a fan of shiny objects, love to listen to your iPod at full blast, and are looking to finish off that new game room, read on!