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Says messages from overseas admirers “almost make me swoon.”
Low-tech idea yields high-tech-looking results.
Now you can wear the shortest of skirts without people catching sight of your underwear.
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Even for identical twins, keeping up the resemblance sometimes requires a little help, especially when one of you makes a big change.
Unfortunately, some clothing items seem to have mysteriously gone missing.
Despite the Tokyo chill, things are heating up at one of the city’s most popular comic conventions.
Run for your lives! Shizuo Heiwajima’s coming through with a massive, life-sized street sign.
Annual event owes its existence to fortuitous wordplay and appreciation of strips of exposed thigh.
The Disney Princess is now delighting a whole new group of fans.
This Chinese-German cosplayer is getting lots of love for her portrayal of some of the series’ less represented characters.
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