Cosplaying Otaku Blogger Danny Choo Profiled on CNN
posted on 2008-09-16 08:41 EDT
The CNN news source has posted a televised profile on Danny Choo, the otaku blogger known for cosplaying in Tokyo as an Imperial Stormtrooper from the Star Wars films. Choo says that the report "is the first to officially mention that Jimmy is my dad." Jimmy Choo is the women's shoe designer often name-dropped in the Sex and the City television series. The report also showed Choo's new office at Good Smile, a maker of figures from anime, manga, games, and light novels.discuss this in the forum (6 posts) |
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