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After years of silence, the live-action Straw Hat Pirates finally set a course to their debut.
Growing old is something anime often ignores, but this moving short shows that with the right partner, it can be the best thing in the world.
Crimvael’s Super-Thick Sausage is ready to leave a special taste in the mouth of fans of the fantasy anime series.
Japanese fan artists give us a glimpse of what a normal life would be like in the amazing world of Pokémon.
Podcast comment thought to have originated in is suspiciously shorter than others in series.
New human protagonist takes center stage in supernatural thriller set in a world without Kira.
Pikachu and dozens of other Pocket Monsters species are here to give your feet some flair.
The case cover hangs from the neck which frees up your hands to trade, display, or easily stow your favorite character goods.
“I want them to build a monument. Not in some other place, but in the same place where the studio was.”
After leaving Tokyo, the original life-size Gundam is establishing a new base in another major Japanese city.
Fan thinks Japanese linguistic stubbornness is limiting the potential audience of Japan’s artists and creators.
Star of Puella Magi Madoka Magica and Symphogear gives a very special hello to her fans’ butts.
Makeover turns our reporter into Lady Oscar, heroine of The Rose of Versailles and the all-female Takarazuka theater troupe.
Academy award winning animator and a Ghibli artist who works at Lawson part-time join forces to pay homage to the konbini.
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