There’s a reason why the same parents who encourage their kids to become doctors or lawyers don’t try to steer them into becoming anime studio employees.
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The premiere of the Kuroko’s Basketball stage play is still a few months away, but the producers are giving fans of sports anime and/or dreamy boys a sneak peek with the first in-costume cast photo.
Donguri Kyowakoku, the chainstore that sells nothing but Studio Ghibli items, has delighted fans with the best offering of the year: a bag filled with amazing Ghibli merchandise.
Looking for a great travel destination for the new year? Well, this one will at least ensure you never understand what anyone’s saying!
What’s simple, cheap, yet super fashionable? The loot from Muji’s lucky bag! The takeaway from this no-frills retailer was well worth the early wake up call.
A young man recently had a brush with death after his epic snacking caused his stomach to fill with so much gas that it nearly exploded.
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A new cafe for female otaku in Osaka says neither boys nor normies are allowed. Naturally, we had to check it out for ourselves!
From Pikachu to Totoro, these onigiri rice balls are as cute as they are delicious-looking!
Learn about this sad sumo jargon while enjoying a few photos of sumo wrestlers petting cats!
Mr. Sato visits the Iwayuru Junk Shop in Tokyo’s Akihabara district in search of a true lucky bag: one where you don’t know what you’ll get inside.
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