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Love Live! Sunshine!! voice actress gives her school idol character an old-school makeover.
Japanese artists bring the Pokémon icon’s anime-to-live-action evolution back to illustrated form.
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But there’s also some sad news about this three-faced beauty that’s stolen Super Mario fans’ hearts.
Mario’s friends and foes alike enchant the Internet as they fall under the enchantment of the Super Crown.
Artist exhibition, cosplay contest organized to honor the current ruling monarch of the fanart kingdom.
Hollywood blockbusters of the ‘80s and ‘90s look incredible when reimagined as anime from the same time period.
Magical combination of Princess Peach and Bowser/King Koopa has hearts racing and pencils flying.
When a student’s love of anime pops up during school time, some teachers would be mad, but this one decided to be awesome instead.
From Pop Team Epic to Cowboy Bebop, this professional confectioner’s anime and video game dojin works are edible!
Clever superfan shows how you too can easily replicate the most famous scene from the most famous magical girl anime.
You can skip buying that expensive graphic drawing tablet as long as you’ve got the ubiquitous spreadsheet program and some serious skill.
Turns out that sci-fi horror blends surprisingly well with the fantastical world of Japanese animation.
Light the candles on the cake, because three decades ago this week, Japan’ most ironically named video game franchise was born.
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