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Have you ever wondered what Sailor Moon soldiers would look like if they travelled to an alternate reality and were drawn by a western hand? Well, thank goodness for fan art because one clever artist has delivered the fantasy. This unique collection of Sailor Moon pictures has the scouts looking more like Disney stars rather than sparkly-eyed anime characters, and with heartbreaking back-stories in each beautiful portrait, you’ll be seeing the girls in a totally new light.
Remember the Sailor Moon lingerie that lingerie brand Peach John released in Japan earlier this year? Thanks to them, we were able to feast our eyes on both lovely models and amateur Twitter users posing in the novelty lingerie.
But now the tables have turned! Chinese artist SoudWrong has created a series of illustrations featuring Sailor Moon characters as lingerie models instead. If you’ve ever wondered what the ladies from Sailor Moon would look like posing in their undies (for whatever reasons, we don’t wanna know), now’s your chance!
A Taiwanese film production group has released their short film Attack on Railgun, which merges two popular anime series into an incredibly well made and high quality homage. The short combines the worlds and characters from Attack on Titan and A Certain Scientific Railgun to create an exciting new story in the live action movie. Japanese fans of the anime series have been impressed with the CGI, the plot line and especially the fact that all of the actors speak Japanese in the short film!
September 26 of this year marked the end of the series finale of the popular swimming anime, Free!, though fans of the series remain highly active on the Internet and at doujinshi (fan comic) events.
Recently, there’s been a real flurry of excitement within the Free! fandom on Asian blogs and online gossip columns over one fan’s genius idea to get the series’ token sweetheart to lie between her sheets. Because who wouldn’t want to sleep next to such beautiful 2-D biceps, right?
Japan’s oldest largetooth sawfish in captivity back on display in Mie Prefecture
Hello Kitty Choco Egg figures are an adorable trip through three periods of Japanese pop culture【Pics】
Nagoya’s dark-red miso has continued to capture tastebuds for generations
Otoshidama: How kids in Japan get rich once a year
Japan’s otoshidama tradition of giving kids money at New Year’s gets a social welfare upgrade
We eat 13 of the most highly recommended sushi items at Sushiro and pick the best of the best
Japanese firework catapults a teddy bear into the sky
7-Eleven Japan starts new temporary luggage storage service in over 300 branches
Sanrio lucky bag gives you cute My Melody and Kumori merch, all your money back in burgers coupons
Starbucks teams up with 166-year-old Kyoto doll maker for Year of the Horse decorations【Photos】
Starbucks Japan ready to get Year of the Horse started with adorable drinkware and plushies【Pics】
Lacquerware supplier to emperor of Japan and Pokémon team up for new tableware
Japan may add Japanese language proficiency, lifestyle classes to permanent foreign resident requirements
7-Eleven Japan’s ramen-cooking robot whipped us up a bowl of noodles【Taste test】
Cyberpunk anime meets traditional culture in Ghost in the Shell gold leaf Japanese changing screens
Disillusionment at Tsukiji’s tourist-target prices led us to a great ramen restaurant in Tokyo
7 great places to see Mt. Fuji from without having to climb itHello Kitty Choco Egg figures are an adorable trip through three periods of Japanese pop culture【Pics】
Starbucks Japan releases new zodiac chilled cup drink for 2026Japan’s otoshidama tradition of giving kids money at New Year’s gets a social welfare upgrade7-Eleven Japan starts new temporary luggage storage service in over 300 branchesDisillusionment at Tsukiji’s tourist-target prices led us to a great ramen restaurant in TokyoStarbucks teams up with 166-year-old Kyoto doll maker for Year of the Horse decorations【Photos】
Tokyo considering law requiring more trash cans following litter increase in heavily touristed area
Tokyo’s Tsukiji sushi neighborhood asks tour groups to stay away for the rest of the month
Nintendo’s Kirby now delivering orders at Kura Sushi restaurants, but not in JapanStarbucks Japan ready to get Year of the Horse started with adorable drinkware and plushies【Pics】
Tokyo event lets you travel back in time, for free, to celebrate 100 years since Showa era start
Sanrio theme park in Japan announces plans to expand into a Sanrio resort
Stamina-destroying “Paralysis Noodles” are Tokyo’s newest over-the-top ramen innovation
Survey asks foreign tourists what bothered them in Japan, more than half gave same answer
Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
Japan’s deadliest food claims more victims, but why do people keep eating it for New Year’s?
We deeply regret going into this tunnel on our walk in the mountains of Japan
Studio Ghibli releases Kodama forest spirits from Princess Mononoke to light up your home
Major Japanese hotel chain says reservations via overseas booking sites may not be valid
Put sesame oil in your coffee? Japanese maker says it’s the best way to start your day【Taste test】
No more using real katana for tourism activities, Japan’s National Police Agency says
Starbucks Japan reveals new sakura drinkware collection, inspired by evening cherry blossoms
Updated cherry blossom forecast shows extra-long sakura season for Japan this year
We eat 13 of the most highly recommended sushi items at Sushiro and pick the best of the best
Japanese firework catapults a teddy bear into the sky
7-Eleven Japan starts new temporary luggage storage service in over 300 branches
Sanrio lucky bag gives you cute My Melody and Kumori merch, all your money back in burgers coupons
Starbucks teams up with 166-year-old Kyoto doll maker for Year of the Horse decorations【Photos】
What is Teru Teru Bozu? The tragic history behind the Japanese fine weather doll
Less than one in four surveyed Japanese men has a girlfriend, over one in three women has a beau
Six ice creams you should try at Baskin-Robbins Japan, according to staff who work there
Studio Ghibli unleashes Turnip Head on the world
Hey, Japanese taxi driver! Take us to the best Turkish rice restaurant in Nagasaki!
Large amount of supposed human organs left in Osaka marketplace
Dragon’s Maze: Japan’s built-by-hand giant labyrinth that gets bigger and harder every year
What’s in a Lawson fukubukuro lucky bag?
How to speak Japanese like a gyaru【2024 edition】