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Hello Kitty and Playboy Hmmm

Did not see this mash-up coming.  But I guess marketing is marketing even though it make you feel a little uncomfortable.  Hello Kitty (celebrating it’s 40 anniversary) and Playboy (celebrating it’s 60 anniversary) have teamed up to provide merchandise to their fans in this mash-up of brand names.  The French clothing & accessories retailer Colette created the merchandise and debuted it at Paris’ Crazy Horse caberet.  Yuko Yamaguchi (Hello Kitty designer) and Sarah Andelman (Colette creative director & purchasing manager) where present.  If this is something within your taste then you will want to link back to AnimeNews Network for pictures of the merchandise here: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2014-03-03/hello-kitty-teams-up-with-playboy-for-a-new-kind-of-cute-sexy

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3DS at the Louvre

On April 11, the Louvre art museum began renting Nintendo 3DS’ that provides audio and visual commentary on the works in the museum.  The DS also has a map feature that one can use to navigate the museum and know where they are at within the museum.  The rental fee is approximate $6.50 in U.S. currency and is available in French, English, Japanese, Korean, German, Spanish and Italian.  A new way that gaming systems are making their way into everyday life.  There was no comment on if you own your own 3DS if the app can be downloaded.  So at this point it seems that you have to rent the Louvre’s 3DS’.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-04-14/france-louvre-museum-offers-interactive-tours-on-3ds

 

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Catsuka’s Tribute to Satoshi Kon

The website Catsuka has posted “A Tribute to Satoshi Kon”, a well known movie/anime director, on-line.  The tribute contains photos of a variety of artists paying homage to Satoshi Kon.  This is a French website, but they do have an English link which is linked below.  I have also provide the French and Japanese links as well.  Your library’s anime fans will like to view this and it will give you some talking points with them.  Thanks to AnimeNews Network for the heads up and to all involved in the tribute great job one and all.

http://www.catsuka.com/satoshikon/en/

http://www.catsuka.com/satoshikon/fr/

http://www.catsuka.com/satoshikon/jp/