“Old enough to know better” loses out to “old enough to just not care” as two seniors slice each other with same weapon.
Japanese idol singers usually have a no-romance clause in their contracts, so fans hoping for a dinner date have to get creative.
An amazingly simply but cool idea to really help your itasha anime characters’ eyes “pop.”
Possibly the world’s first knife where the soft grip wrapping and slicing edge are made of the same thing.
The new meanings revealed in this image, thirty years after the film’s release, have anime fans reaching for the tissues.
African-born president of Kyoto Seika University was told his parties sounded fun, but there was a hidden meaning.
Makoto Shinkai can add one more special achievement to his resume that is quite literally out of this world.
The popular ice cream chain recently introduced two new limited-time matcha flavor variations to celebrate the advent of spring.
This girlfriend went all out to give her Splatoon-loving-boyfriend the birthday meal of a lifetime!
Swing by this lovely town and enjoy “five times bonus points” as promised by one of their signs.
The much-anticipated park will resemble the original park in Finland and allow guests to explore the world of the beloved characters.
From clumsy designs to superb ergonomics, this video shows us various controllers throughout gaming history.
Last week, Japan was buffetted by dust-flinging devils winds leading to many a cancelled event, toppled bicycle, and… a flying hairpiece…
When you stop and think about it, putting pictures of cockroaches on a product for people who hate them is kind of a weird strategy.
The crazy big-budget commercial stars some of Japan’s most well-known musicians on flame-spewing monster floats.

















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