As new freshmen get ready to start high school in Japan, a reminder that a lot of what they’ve seen in anime isn’t how things are really going to be.
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Unique notebooks promise to motivate and/or distract you during tough study sessions and boring business meetings.
SoraNews24’s Seiji compiles a list of five things you’ll need to do if you want to be a heroine in the grand tradition of Sailor Moon and her ilk.
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More information about the original story of the attraction was released as well as photos of some sweet limited-edition merchandise only available at this event!
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