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After using his martial art skills to survive a bear attack, Hiroto Miyagawa’s real nightmare has just begun.
Nintendo’s Mario has been the face of kid-friendly gaming for decades, but the ratings board doesn’t think his new adventure is for everybody.
Celebrity YouTube chef Jun shows off his culinary skills with some clever twists on traditional sushi that cats are sure to love.
Art and Pokémon stand the test of time; or, how to do a Pokémon remake properly without ditching characters.
Anime distributor valued at US$150 million.
Detractors call the title and lyrics of Nogizaka46 song, the video for which has just been released, a poor fit for the independent DC Comics star.
Japan is in the middle of a peach sweets boom, and McDonald’s shakes things up by using two kinds of peaches at once.
It’s unavoidable at this point, all of our favorite and most popular anime series are destined to become live-action productions.
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