Realistic cases are great for storing coins, creating scenes of home life for scale anime figures.
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Beloved anime cat Doraemon appears as a pile of blue goo.
Doll otaku community asks anyone with information to help reunite Sakura-chan with her owner, who’s loved her for more than 20 years.
”Devil modifications” lead to arrest in multi-prefecture investigation.
The world’s greatest detective swaps his cowl for a kabuto in tie-up with 208-year-old Tokyo crafting company.
The spirit of anime runs strong through Bandai Spirits’ office culture, where just going to the conference room is a dramatic experience.
Stop-motion masterpiece is a whole new kind of Gundam animation.
A seemingly innocent bag of random anime and game merch became the trigger for a peculiar addiction.
Even in the biggest otaku mecca in the world, there’s a limit to how big the anime salutes are.
But there’s also some sad news about this three-faced beauty that’s stolen Super Mario fans’ hearts.
Got some leftover change after a day of pop culture treasure-hunting? Then this JR station has a vending machine you’ll want to check out.
Two decades after the first Pokémon movie, fans still remember this battle and its intensity is on full display in this amazing piece.
Design allows owners to mix and match upper body art, and also has a practical purpose.
Summer’s fury has no mercy for this fan’s Evangelion figure.
If gigantic anime figures are your idea of fine art from Japan, you won’t want to miss this free event in Akihabara.
Does that make the giant inflatable schoolgirl idol an April Geniuses’ gag?
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Clever production innovation lets designers create amazingly convincing contrast between skin and other textures.
The vocaloid virtual idol takes on a traditional form while saying it’s OK not to take a traditional path through life.
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