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A gorgeous take on the character that’s worlds apart from the Disney version, and can be read in English or Japanese.
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After she said she wants to read them after retirement, book stores and publishing companies quickly sold out of copies.
Series of crazy coincidences leaves Nintendo fans being told “let me see your masculinity on view in full physical arousal.”
After working on My Neighbour Totoro, animator Akemi Miyazaki steps out from her husband’s shadow to show us Totoro’s real-world birthplace.
Buddha, president of the United States also explicitly recognized as potential characters in surprisingly wide-open competition.
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Panties and socks also part of the deal that’s made the book Amazon’s number-one best-seller in its category.
Industry veteran blames Internet talent scouting for massive young adult literature rewrites by people who aren’t supposed to be writing.
From useful notes to funny doodles, these used books have all kinds of charming features that netizens love.
With private booths, showers and a women’s-only floor, this is one of the best places to stay in Tokyo.
Poor sexual performance, heavy debts considered punishable by death in website-inspired Husband Death Note.
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