Early Japanese Tentacle Sex TV Commercial

It is well known among today's Gaijin gods, and some goddesses, that Tentacle Sex was invented by manga artist Toshio Maeda.

However, today I just discovered an old 80's era Japanese TV commercial for Shin Piro Ace athete's foot ointment that, possibly, could have been an early influence on Maeda's work:



You can see two short interviews with the master himself, Toshio Maeda: Hentai Pioneer and Hentai Pioneer II. And be sure to see more at TokyoDV Video Log

China Rock & Roll Scene Video 2009

According to Wikipedia, Chinese Rock first started in Beijing in 1984 and mostly involved university students in small underground bars and hotels.

Since then Chinese rock has had its ups and downs and was severely hit hard by the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake. But now, finally, in 2009 the Chinese rock movement seems to be rolling along pretty well. The below video was released earlier this year in February by Tripfilms and it gives us a good view of the current emerging underground rock scene in China:

Watch more Beijing videos at Tripfilms.com

Eastern Youth - 365 Steps Blues Promo Video

In many countries around the world, Eastern Youth is a very well known and quite popular Japanese indie punk rock trio that sings in various complex styles. Their songs' Japanese lyrics express the helplessness of much of today's younger Japanese generation. This video is a newly released high quality promo version of Eastern Youth's "365 Step Blues" And below the video I have also included both the Japanese lyrics in ROMAJI on the left, and just next to that on the right is an excellent English translation that another Eastern Youth fan/Japanese friend of mine gave me last year. And I just really like Eastern Youth and, especially, this song too! Please enjoy!








You can see more about this very brilliant rock band at their Eastern Youth Official Japanese Website

'Monster Hunters Unite' Capcom Promo Video

Here is a pretty spooky promotion video by Capcom for its upcoming play station portable game entitled 'Monster Hunters Unite":




Well, I am not a big gamer, but I really like the above promo video and how it is quite chilling, indeed. To see more about this upcoming release, visit Encyclopedia Gigantica - which is an online book with many details and photos from the game like this one:

Prabhu Deva on Dance India Dance TV Show

Featuring the "Michael Jackson" of India, Prabhu Deva, this is a truly incredible group dance performance as seen on March 27th on India's very popular Dance India Dance TV show:



Prabhu Deva is also known throughout the world wide web as "Benny Lava" from the viral video Crazy Indian Video (Real Title Unknown) which was edited by "Buffalax" to include incorrect, and very funny, English subtitles: "Minor bun engine made Benny Lava!"