If you’ve got the talent and the passion you can use pretty much anything to illustrate your vision, like this piece of art that’s been making the rounds on Japanese Twitter, drawn using only two ballpoint pens.
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Illustration features decades of Western animation icons drawn in Japanese style.
Every day leading up to Ninja Day (February 22), Koka City public servants will come to work dressed as the secretive badasses!
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If you were lucky yesterday, you got some chocolate. If you were really lucky, you got some of this chocolate!
How many times can a man be fooled by amazing cosplay photography? The answer, my friend, is quite literally blowing in the wind.
It’s good to see that the youth of today still know how to take their jobs seriously, but this guy definitely goes above and beyond!
A creative Dragon Quest Builders player has managed to build a Mario Kart-inspired in-game race course so impressive, he received praise from the game’s producer himself.
Do you love cup ramen, but hate boring technology? Then this mercilessly strict steampunk ramen timer is just what you need!
You mean there’s a video that takes the world of Star Wars and combines it with the ruthless fun of Mario Kart? YES, PLEASE!
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