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Novel-writing contest, which accused arsonist was a failed entrant to, has been held since 2010.
This is your one chance to enter something of Mune Pharmaceutical’s, rather than the other way around.
Buddha, president of the United States also explicitly recognized as potential characters in surprisingly wide-open competition.
Gudetama, the lovable lazy egg from Sanrio, is again “busy” at work, this time as a limited edition McDonald’s dessert!
Tokyo’s Yamanote loop line is getting its first new station in nearly half a century, and Japan Railways wants you to give it a name.
There’s something even more important than cool characters and a great story, and this contestant completely forgot about it.
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Publisher nixes two of the most common storytelling tricks in the anime playbook in attempt to create something adults can enjoy.
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