To newcomers the anime art may simply look cool, but for veteran video gamers it’s a delicious slice of well-aged nostalgia.
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Two years after his passing, Satoru Iwata remains an important part of Nintendo’s video game vision.
Latest iteration of anime restaurant also salutes Sailor Uranus and Neptune’s forbidden…smoothie?!?
Body of water even has a connection to the creatures’ traditional role in Japanese mythology.
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Guillermo del Totoro is the touching result of a child actress’ pronunciation hurdles.
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