before and after
Why grow out of being an otaku when you can glow up into being a beautiful one?
Cosplayer SaLA from Saga didn’t let a hateful comment from a thoughtless classmate force her to hide in the shadows.
After being away from the spotlight for a few years, the busty star wants to regain her physique.
After undergoing a three year transformation, he advocates going to great lengths to be popular with women.
Proving once again that anyone can get better as long as they practice, practice, practice!
What do you like to do when you travel? Eat local cuisine? Visit famous landmarks?
Sure, those are all fine. But for me, one thing I always look forward to doing whenever I travel somewhere new is getting a haircut there. I know it sounds crazy, but each place really does have its own distinct style, different atmosphere, and unique way of getting your hair from head to floor.
Wasai, one of our Japanese writers, is a man after my own heart. He recently went on a trip to Cuba, and while he was there, one of the top items on his to-do list was to get a haircut. Did it end up as a failure or fabulous? Read on to find out!
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