Add ceremonial salt to your fries, fight in the ring on a pouch, and watch a wrestler grow in your water glass.
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Realtime 2-D character creation software is a game-changer for artists and non-artists alike.
Annual event in Chichibu is worth getting out of the city and venturing into the cold for.
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Magical character from Howl’s Moving Castle makes the leap from the anime world and into our hearts and homes.
P.K. takes us behind the scenes and into the recording studio as he plays two characters in the latest film.
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