The anthropomorphized frog and rabbit from the famous 12th century Choju-jinbutsu-giga acquaint themselves with computers, selfie sticks and more in this cute line of miniature figures.
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Check out Hatsune Miku showing off her shiny tresses without her signature twin tail hairstyle.
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These delicious-looking, chocolate-covered truffles come in some seriously cute Halloween-themed Tsum Tsum wrappers.
Japanese Twitter users are weighing in with their thoughts on the two new limited edition items.
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