After more than 300 years in business, famous sweets shop gets first endorsement from the Pokémon star.
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Relive the magic of the fantasy body-swapping adventure with items and clothes seen in the animated movie!
It turns out a specific demographic of the audience is the driving force behind the animated hit’s domestic success.
One of anime’s most prominent same-sex romantic couplings inspires paired lingerie sets and new illustration from the series’ character designer.
Posters encourage women to “be high-rank girls by immediately reporting gropers.”
Megumi Hayashibara, Bump of Chicken, and one more contributor create amazingly inspirational anime short.
Japanese lingerie models show off all the gorgeous details from the unique collection.
After decades of rumors of a Hollywood movie version of the anime classic, there are now plans to bring the space cowboys to TV instead.
Ghibli fans have used their fertile imaginations to come up with multiple nightmare scenarios for the theme park based on the anime studio’s movies.
Makoto Shinkai’s initial concept for female lead Mitsuha would have rubbed audiences the wrong way, producer cautioned.
Kero-chan protected Sakura during her anime adventures, and now it’s time for him to protect your hands from burns during your cooking endeavors.
Two of the biggest stars of Japanese animation make unexpected appearances in photo shoots.
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