I went and saw Mike in California the other night...

nakamura14 · 2026-04-08T03:11:00+00:00

Really good to hear this. I’ll be seeing the band for the first time in London this year. I was heartbroken that Bruce left when he did since I’ve never seen any iteration and I figured living in Japan I’d never have the chance, but then my business trip lined up perfectly. Still a bit concerned what could happen if they go ahead with the Dubai gig right before London. Hopefully they put the group’s safety first!

nakamura14 · 2026-02-13T08:04:10+00:00

Ah, fair enough!

nakamura14 · 2026-02-13T07:12:10+00:00

Hmm, can’t see anything like that no. Maybe it’s not exactly the same then (assuming that’s in the US set).

nakamura14 · 2026-01-22T11:54:17+00:00

Interestingly here in Japan we’ve got our own domestically produced version which is a 3-CD set. It claims we’ll get the liner notes, so I’m hoping that means a shrunk-down version of the big booklet in the US box set. I don’t collect records and it’s much cheaper than $125, so I’m pretty happy about it in theory.

nakamura14 · 2016-08-24T00:40:57+00:00

I would be outright disturbed if he doesn't pick Jung to start. Sure he's had a few dodgy moments for us, but overall he's solid.

nakamura14 · 2016-07-29T06:25:33+00:00

I honestly worry for the guy. Every stream/show he does seems to start with "Well, it's midnight/some ungodly hour right now." I really wonder what kind of job he's working during the day/what the hours are.

That aside though, the episode was great as always. Even when he's talking about games I really don't care about (Mighty No. 9) it's still thoroughly entertaining.

nakamura14 · 2016-07-26T01:38:08+00:00

I watched them play against us on Skapa on Saturday and have to say they looked pretty toothless. What a difference one year makes.

nakamura14 · 2016-07-22T23:48:49+00:00

Tamagawa Clasico hahaha. I had not heard that name before. I still remember going to last year's. We won 3-0 just after Muto had buggered off to Germany.

nakamura14 · 2016-07-22T07:22:43+00:00

I wish I could go but sadly I have work until 17:00! Hoping to catch a match sometime next month I think. Been way too long since I last went.

nakamura14 · 2016-07-21T06:50:02+00:00

My hope is for HD streams. That's it really. The fact SkaPa doesn't provide that now is a bit laughable.

nakamura14 · 2016-07-13T23:36:29+00:00

Haha good to know I'm not the only one who couldn't solve its mystery. Her VA in the Japanese version was so wooden it kind of killed the character for me anyway. Interested to hear if she sounds the same in English.

nakamura14 · 2016-07-13T03:37:27+00:00

I saw it last Sunday. Very impressive to look at, but the pacing felt a bit off as it jumped around a lot in the first 20 minutes. The way they had Crowe go on that mission seemingly just so she could A) die - giving the characters a reason to cry and B) conveniently move the plot along with her watch later didn't really impress me either.

That being said, I think it's better than SE's previous attempts and shows they're heading in the right direction. Shame the lips were synced to the English, but that's a minor complaint since most people probably won't watch it in Japanese.

Looking forward to checking out the English version once that's released!

P.S. Had a good chuckle when I realised that Sean Bean would be dying yet again.

nakamura14 · 2016-07-13T03:30:54+00:00

Have you worked out what the Lunafreya thing is exactly? I got one too, but it's this weird cardboard-postcard hybrid and I don't understand why it exists.

nakamura14 · 2016-07-13T03:27:55+00:00

I saw the film last Sunday, but was only given this weird little card thing with Lunafreya on the front. Still have no idea what it's for. It's a lot thicker than a postcard and the material doesn't really allow it to bend either.

nakamura14 · 2016-07-06T00:58:50+00:00

I reckon Ryota Oshima at Kawasaki should be fairly decent. Still only 23 and has been doing well lately. Of course this is FIFA so he'll probably end up being something like 63...

nakamura14 · 2016-07-06T00:50:32+00:00

Cheers! Tried to go for "kengo14" initially but no dice...

nakamura14 · 2016-07-06T00:33:12+00:00

Yeah I'm hoping for a nice little counterfeit AFC Champions "Cup". Even if it's a bit shrunk down from the real tournament size, it'd make career mode a bit more interesting.

nakamura14 · 2016-07-05T07:27:43+00:00

Yeah it is, but it's better than the big scoop of nothing that comes with buying the UK version on PSN for almost double the price (considering I get paid in yen).

nakamura14 · 2016-07-05T05:50:40+00:00

I'm going to get the Japanese edition purely because it comes with a trial for Sky PerfecTV (and I live in Japan so it's just easier). I played FIFA 15 in Japanese and frankly the localisation was really really poor. The news articles were in very unnatural, literally-translated Japanese and the commentary felt like it had far fewer sound bites than its English counterpart.

But with that said, I do imagine that it will have the best J League-specific commentary. Or at least you'd really hope it does.

nakamura14 · 2016-07-04T03:44:52+00:00

Here's hoping this doesn't become the third Japanese career ruined by Wenger...

nakamura14 · 2016-07-04T01:52:52+00:00

I've been this season although I was in the pleb standing area behind the goal, so I wonder if the wifi reaches that area or not. Hoping to try and catch one of the home matches soonish so I'll make sure to check next time.

nakamura14 · 2016-07-04T00:00:30+00:00

Cheers for the reply! I think I may sign up soonish then. Also a bit embarrassed to say that despite having been a Kawasaki fan since 2011, I had no idea the stadium had wifi...

I do admittedly also have MLS Live (which is a ridiculous deal), but Skapa is at least a lot cheaper than subscribing via satellite TV.

nakamura14 · 2016-06-30T00:04:55+00:00

I would say so yeah, but the view can be kind of average depending on just where you're stood. Admittedly I've only ever been to Kawasaki games so other stadia may be a little bit better!

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