No matter how you use them, you can count on these Studio Ghibli housewares to be comfortingly soft and achingly cute.
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Snuggly cast members from Totoro, Kiki’s Delivery Service, Howl’s Moving Castle, Spirited Away, and Whisper of the Heart are here to help us get through winter.
You always said you wanted a giant stingray blanket, but now it’s time to put your money where your mouth is.
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Otakuism is apparently hereditary, and especially strong in the bloodline of anime industry professionals.
Whether you’re plodding around the house or hibernating in your room, this versatile robe has you covered in more ways than one!
It’s January, which only means one thing to Japanese high school students: University entrance exams. These tests can be a source of extreme stress of Japaneses students, and many of them spend hours upon hours every day studying in class, at home, or at cram schools. Substandard test scores means they’re denied entrance–and spending the next year or two studying to take the tests again.
One of the hardest tests is the Center Test, which is used by both public and some private schools to make admittance decisions. Like the SATs or ACTs on steroids, it covers a range of topics and is, by anyone’s standards, really freaking hard. So what does the picture above have to do with the Center Test? Click below to find out!
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