Announcements revealed the price point and game details that suggest you’ll soon be able to do more than just tutor a Japanese high school girl in her room.
If green tea, Japan’s favorite traditional drink, can make desserts better, why not its most important seasoning, too…right? Right?!?
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No need to choose who’s the best girl when you can let brain activity sensors make the selection for you.
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Some cats are cute enough to be models, while others are so beloved they get to have their very own shoe collection.
We’ve come to accept most of the oddities we see in manga and anime, but have you ever wondered just how much of it is, well, unrealistic?
Satoshi is set to go to school for the first time ever starting this fall, but what does that mean for the Pokémon animated timeline?
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