Category — Entertainment

The ChinaJoy Cosplay Carnival illustrates the growth of Cosplay in China. 99.9% of people born after 1990 like comics and animation, which fuel Cosplay, whereas only 21% born in the 1970s like the media.

Read more about the China Cosplay scene on China Daily

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We’ve been covering Tokyo in our other blog MangoVine.net and recently wrote up our trip to Sanrio Puroland - the theme park home for all of Sanrio’s characters. Hello Kitty, Dear Daniel, Melody, Cinnamon etc.

There are 8 posts in total. If you’re a fan of Hello Kitty, you’ll want to check out these original posts - lots of photos and videos! They might inspire your next trip to Japan!

Sanrio Puroland - Hello Kitty & Co for a heavy dose of kawaii

Linh does Sanrio Puroland

Video Snapshot of Sanrio Puroland

Sanrio Puroland Show - Oz - including Video

Sanrio Puroland Attraction - Boat Ride - including Video

Sanrio Puroland Attraction - Hello Kitty Black Wonder - including Video

Sanrio Puroland Show - Cinnamon’s Secret Door - including Video

Sanrio Puroland Show - Believe - including Video

Technorati Tags: entertainment, Hello Kitty, Japan, Japanese, Sanrio, Sanrio Puroland, theme park, Tokyo

Check out this hilarious video clip of the talented Shyaporn. He impersonates 500 celebrities in 2 minutes! Watch it to see how its done. The almighty Bruce Lee is in there as well and you’re not likely to miss him..

Thanks Andy!

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We check out prize grabbing crane games in Tokyo and figure out some tips on winning those elusive prizes..

Read How to Win at Prize Grabbing Crane Game Machines on MangoVine.net

Technorati Tags: crane games, entertainment, Japan, prize grab games, prize grabbing crane games, Tokyo

During our recent visit to Vietnam, we went to see a traditional water puppet show in Hanoi at the Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre. Find out what it was like on MangoVine.net.

Traditional Vietnamese Water Puppet Show in Hanoi

Technorati Tags: culture, entertainment, history, Hanoi, Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre, Vietnam, Water puppets

Japanese Keisuke Goto recently blew the crowd away at a Texas tournament featuring the best bartenders from around the world, to win $10k.

Via TokyoMango

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Japanese TV shows can really take the piss out of participants, whether they know it or not, but this takes it to a new level by scaring the sh*t out of kids! In this “reality” scenario, a zombie attack is simulated and the kids are encouraged to fight back..

Its all tears, but didn’t the kids wonder why the adults just stood around doing nothing?

Via Gizmodo

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In superb Japanese game show fashion, the video game Marioland is recreated on stage! The best bit in my opinion is when Mario grows..

Via TokyoMango

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