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The character merchandise was made into what looks like enormous samurai armor, but event officials weren’t impressed.
Japan’s most popular symbol of the beautiful game continues with his newfound love of gambling.
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Hideaki Anno recalls working on Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind with the Studio Ghibli legend.
Three-concert series welcomes some of the biggest names in the anime/idol music world to the city of angels.
The director of anime Your Name gives us a glimmering glimpse of the beauty of the Asian nation, and also civil engineering.
Designed by the studio behind the Fate anime franchise, the bottle is exclusive to one region of the country.
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