"Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good."*

My recent adventure into the literary land of books has taken me though the pages of Jake Adelstein's Tokyo Vice. I first discovered Jake Adelstein via his contribution to to the Yakuza 3 reveiw, reveiwed by three Yakuza, on BoingBoing. When I was in a REAL LIFE book shop (not a common occurrence for me) and saw a book by the same guy I had to buy it.

Tokyo Vice is about Adelstein's life working as a reporter for the Yomuri Shinbun (a Japanese news paper) reporting on the disturbing underworld of Japanese organised crime. Adelstein's detailed accounts and great pacing make for a gripping and fascinating read. Adelstein has certainly lead a fascinating life, at times reading the book I almost forgot it wasn't a work of fiction. If you like crime, or reporters, or Japanese culture (and don't mind reading about the seedier side, no cute cartoons or origami here) then I definitely recommend you check this book out.

*The quote in the title of this post is from the book and refers to being good at things, not "good" in a morality sense.

Armed to the teeth...

I hadn't actually heard of NeverDead before a few minutes ago but I just saw this Image over at Kotaku and the game has already been sold to me...

...Ooo and I found this trailer on Gametrailers and although it seems a bit campy I'm still very interested. I suppose there's just something intriguing about detachable limbs and bad comedy.

A Brief Update.

BTW I'm long back from Tokyo and 16 lessons into my Japanese course, I've also started reading books. I'll blog about all those things at some point I've been a bit busy with moving house and things. For now just shit down and enjoy this informational video...

Pokemon sprout the seeds of life...

I pre-ordered the Japanese version of Pokemon White which comes out on the 18th. I now have no money but Pokemon is more important than food. I just have to make the all important decision... Do I choose the snooty lizard thing or the pig whatsit... (I'm not choosing the otter.)

OMG! Phantasy Star!!!!!1111111!!!1111!!!! (Ok I'm not that excited...)

I've been browsing the news from Tokyo Games Show and there are quite a few games that are sparking my interest (I may make a few posts about them later.) One game in particular that caught my eye while browsing Destructoid was Phantasy Star Online 2. I had Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II back on the Gamecube and although I never actually took the experience online I quite enjoyed it. I did however play Phantasy Star Universe online but wasn't very impressed. I think I'll keep this one on my radar and hope it has the same charm as gamecube version.

I'm tired so this seems cool.

It's a really tiny escalator... That is all...

Hmmmm...

Well apparently cinemas don't let you in if your 20 minutes late @_@ ...I've never heard of Dinner for Shmups anyway... I'll just sit here.



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