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“A little” shanking is requested, but that’s not the only weird thing about the baffling bits of Japanese flavor text.
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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.
These plastic warriors are trawling for a brawling, cruising for a bruising, and sampling for a trampling.
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The Tokyo ATMs sound like the perfect cash dispensers for female otaku, so naturally we sent Mr. Sato to try them out.
American comedian responds to Hokei mayor’s request for his face on Mount Rushmore, says he’ll be here in Japan next week.
In a recent viral video, gamers test their skills at the local recording studio. Is all of that hot-blooded tapping a step on the way to stardom?
A Japanese family wondered why water placed on their family alter kept disappearing. Turns out a furry relative was to blame!
Why spend your cash on anime merch when you can stuff it down your favorite character’s pants instead?
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