Torii gates always have an elegant allure, but none quite like this shrine’s.
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The scene is an exact reenactment of the original Mobile Suit Gundam anime, complete with CG special effects.
After this taste test, you’ll never want to go back to using regular drinking vessels again.
In previous years, the famous and adorable Pokémon went to sleep when the sun went down, but this time they’re staying up late to party!
Check out his YouTube page for the amazing drumming, stay for ways to donate to western Japan disaster relief.
Two decades after the first Pokémon movie, fans still remember this battle and its intensity is on full display in this amazing piece.
Beloved 16-bit game’s protagonist seemingly makes cameo appearance in the clouds of amazing video.
Tokyo-based company has a clever solution to one of the most common problems visitors face when traveling in Japan.
Video game company’s iconic logo serves as motif for new treat from maker of edible Magikarp Pokémon.
With hundreds of banners and posters already set up, everyone’s pitching in to help with the biggest anime convention in the world.
13 years later and an ocean away from where he grew up, this illustrator proves the seed of greatness was always present in his artwork.
We all expected Snoopy-themed rooms to be cute, but we never imagined they’d be this stylish, and even romantic.
Fans of fat Pikachu rejoice! The classic designs from the original Pokémon games star in this reprint of an old line. Gotta catch ’em all!
The convenience of Japanese technology: making your life a little easier, and lazier, with every passing day.
You and your bushido buddies heading into the wild this fall? Then don’t forget your camping kimono.
Rather than run away to a virtual world, he figured out a way to take something fun about video games and use it to fight off daily drudgery.
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