Hayao Miyazaki is responsible for one of the biggest social media trends in the world, but one of his closest associates says the legendary anime director doesn’t know about it.
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Finally! You no longer have to let language barriers keep you from lying to random girls you meet on the street of a foreign land.
Why is this young man riding the horse bicycle around Bangkok? We have no idea, but we can’t stop watching this video!
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Looking for a great travel destination for the new year? Well, this one will at least ensure you never understand what anyone’s saying!
From Pikachu to Totoro, these onigiri rice balls are as cute as they are delicious-looking!
Tongue-in-cheek comic and anime hit One-Punch Man might feature the most powerful character ever, but that doesn’t preclude it from having the funniest character ever too.
Akira‘s theatrical poster is almost as iconic as the movie itself. But who knew that a character walking towards their ride could look as badass as Kaneda?
In order to change yourself for the better, one Japanese website is offering a simple way to identify your own faults based on your date of birth.
Our favourite family of Munchkin cats (and a dog!) do battle with a motorised duelling Yoda in this adorable video!
This pigeon got on the wrong train. What happens next is probably exactly would happen to any of us!
One artist’s crossover artwork featuring the Sailor Scouts in Saint Seika-style costumes is currently going viral—and it’s easy to see why!
Looking for some cute kicks to get yourself ready for spring? Then it’s time to check out this collaboration between IROnna and Sanrio!
An amazing scale model artist has created a rideable steampunk mecha for a Sylvanian Family doll, out of… a tub of chewing gum?!
Net users take to YouTube video’s comments section to express their anger and disappointment over prankster’s crank call video to McDonald’s restaurant in Japan.
If you’ve started going bald, events like class reunions can be a major source of anxiety. But this reunion committee has some words of encouragement!
An artist tweeted a photo of “the process of turning a mushroom into an owl,” and commenters were amazed. But should they have been more skeptical?
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