The Bad Banana

You don't need a magic eye to see the hidden images in IPPINKA's soy sauce dishes, just a hungry mouth ready to receive some salt-kissed sushi...

I don't know what it means to call something a "Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind Transparent Ohmu," but calling it a "Giant Clear Gummy Insect Collectible" doesn't make much sense either. Fans of manga and anime will...

A leathery banana doesn't sound good in most circumstances, but when it comes to the Leather Banana Rocking Chair...uuuhhh. Nope, still doesn't sound good. Let's just call it the Banana Rocking Chair, or the Banana Rocker...

It's always interesting when and which Japanese manga and anime cross over into mainstream Western culture. Here it's even more interesting that a piece of Japanese manga/anime has crossed over into real life. And even...

As if the opportunity to wear a segmented steel LED-lit wristband that might make people wonder if you're under house arrest isn't reason enough to complete this purchase, the fact that the Iron Samurai also possesses...

These Banana Flip-Flops better be non-slip. On the outside and on the inside. Because they may be fruity and fun to look at, but if this dude is going to wear a bunch of bananas on his feet, I need a guarantee they're...

Hey, they might call you bananas, but do they even lift, bro? Using these Banana Sling Grips, you not only hit the pull-ups, bent-over rows, and deadlifts, you do it with a neutral grip, more natural movements, and less...

Each of these Higo no Kami knives, traditional Japanese non-locking folding blades, are handmade and imported directly from Japan. And if you don't believe me, believe the superb English translation of their product description:...

Tempura in the morning, tempura in the evening, tempura at suppertime / When you've got a Japanese-style deep fryer, you can have tempura anytime! Perhaps not the best song parody, but I was just considering whether I...

People think I drink only Kool-Aid and sodie pop because I'm immature and unrefined, but really it's because water is such a yawn. I need the excitement and intrigue of carbonation and colors insulting to nature in my...