Fan thinks Japanese linguistic stubbornness is limiting the potential audience of Japan’s artists and creators.
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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.
A lovely leporine line of FGO passion.
All we knew was that the bag contained Dragon Ball anime figures, and that was all we needed to know.
People in Japan are concerned for the nurse who’s become the object of a killer’s affections.
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Start 2020 out right, by picking up your Gundam Gunpla sets from a gigantic RX-75 Guntank.
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The final day of Comiket wrapped up with some awesome cosplays.
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Characters from Pokémon and Fate Grand Order rank as some of the most impressive this year.
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