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    OddManOut: Someone needs to go back to Kanji class (possibly me :P)... D-pad - Samurai Top - 3 Right - Round, Yen Left - Mouth Bottom - Gentleman, Samura... more »
    fluidexistence: I've seen discarded tranny corpses smeared with clown makeup more appealing than this. I can't corroborate that, of course--even if I wasn't too exha... more »
    PhilipIcarus: Watching Kung-Fu movies and 9 months of Jui Jitsu does not constitute 19 years of martial art training. Not all people who own collectible swords are ... more »
    EmmaGautham: "What he did was justified, and the thief deserved to die." Wrong. It's not justified to kill a man over a stolen ps3 and laptops. However, it is jus... more »
    YuriMetellus: The guy was acting in self defense. I'd be pretty pissed off myself if I were in their shoes. What he did was justified, and the thief deserved to die. more »
    ValdemarHapkido: Did you read a word of that comment? Being a pretentious asshole doesn't change the fact that getting screwed over is not fun. EVERYTHING you own are ... more »
    John Hebert: Just an interesting thought on the "subdue him" line of comments, I'm not opposed to subdueing someone, I live in AK where you don't legally need to h... more »
    Failsafe365: I think before any judgments are made regarding whether the students actions were justified, you should really read the article. 1)The suspect had 29... more »
    bennyaltuca: He deserved to die with all honestly... people that steal should be killed or sent to Australia. Or Antarctica also works... more »
    TheaCabe: Luciana, that is the lamest comment I've ever read. You must be single without kids or a wife. IF someone breaks into my house: 1. I have no idea wha... more »
    zenpoet: The only way to be truly safe in your own home is to have a life size Andre the Giant statue that is motion activated. Turn it on before you go to be... more »
    Bokusatsu_Tenshi: I'd say it was excessive force if the thief tried to run away or something, but since he lunged at the student, it's self defense. It's justified, an... more »
    Pope John Peeps II: God you know what I would do if I saw someone in my house is that I would immediately go to my huge gun collection and retrieve my rare Hungarian ASP-... more »
    Slade: I have 3 swords Ichigo's Tensa Zangetsu(Bankai), Oren Ishi kill bill sword, and ultra violet's sword and when my firends say that if someone breaks in... more »
    Pessimippopotamus: I don't understand some reactions. When people break into your house in the middle of the night, there is no way of knowing whether or not the intrude... more »
  • #ps3

    Woah, This Samurai Warrior USB Gamepad is All Kinds of Freaky

    Seriously, those green LED eyes would stare questioningly, deep into my soul while I tweak its switchable analog/digital nipples. It's modeled after the DualShock controller, and supports the PS3, PS2, and PCs. It looks bizarre, and I like it. More »
  • #crime

    Student Kills Intruder with Samurai Sword After PlayStation, Laptops Stolen

    Holy crap. Detectives are still interviewing a Johns Hopkins University student who fatally lacerated the upper body of a man breaking into his off-campus residence overnight. The suspect also suffered a nearly-severed hand, and was pronounced dead at the scene. More »
  • #fitness

    Pedometer Makes You a Character in a Samurai Storyline

    Bandai is taking a new approach in the herculean task that is enticing nerds to exercise. This pedometer/calorie counter casts you as a 16th century Samurai hell-bent on controlling Japan. More »
  • #impressive

    Greatest Living Samurai Reduced To Slicing Vegetables, BBs in Slow-Mo

    The noble Samurai has found his role in Japanese society reduced over the decades from a fearsome fighting warrior to a skilled cutter of vegetables and BBs that's paraded on TV shows for our amusement. More »
  • #ergonomics

    Samurai Ergonomics

    I have ignored computer ergonomic professionals my entire computing life, but this winter, a pain in my lower back would not go away. Instead of listening to "experts" I followed the advice of ancient swordsmen. More »
  • #samurai

    Samurai Sword Umbrella: Fight the Rain With Honor

    Whip out your samurai sword umbrella and do battle with Mother Nature. Should you be defeated, the only honorable way out is seppuku—although that would be especially nasty with an umbrella. [ThinkGeek via Uberreview]
  • #underpantsforjustice

    Samurai Underpants Sheaths Your Katana in Awesome

    Who doesn't dream of wandering the fields of ancient Japan, wielding a katana for truth and justice? Though the samurai age is long over, you can still ennoble your privates with awesome samurai underpants. More »
  • #starwars

    Samurai Stormtroopers Hunt Down and Exterminate Ninja Jedis

    If Star Wars took place in Japan and Jedis were ninjas, this is what Stormtroopers would hunt them down in during the Great Jedi Purge. They're obviously smarter than the average clone, too, since they're too dumb and clumsy to wield katana. Created by artist Yoshi Isao and on display at Gift Show 2008 in Tokyo, Giz Japan brings us this follow-up to his rendition of Darth Vader as Dark Lord of the Shogun. [Yoshitoku via Giz Japan]