Fukubukuro Roundup 2020
To our surprise, it was not a lucky bag just devoted to Vegeta models, as we initially thought.
Plenty of fanservice awaits in this end-of-year Evangelion package, and we didn’t even have to queue for one.
Despite kicking off the new year with a plethora of anime merch, something felt amiss for our Japanese-language reporter’s fukubukuro experience.
Donguri Kyowakoku delivers one of the best lucky bags of the New Year, with a very unusual Totoro.
No matter which of the possibilities are inside, there’s no way fans of Pokémon, or donuts, will be walking away disappointed.
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Site of the worst bear attack in Japanese history is a chilling place to visit
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Survey finds that one in five high schoolers don’t know who music legend Masaharu Fukuyama is
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