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Change your pocketfull of change into a fistfuls of cool souvenirs from your trip to Japan.
Sure, the toys are cool, but it turns out their cases can be pretty useful too.
They say one man’s trash is another man’s treasure, so we decided to test that theory at the Japanese pop culture expo.
Welcome to Volume No. 35,000,000 of More Sailor Moon Stuff You Didn’t Know You Needed Until Now!
There are six crazy straps in this collection, but can you guess what they’re meant to represent?
Phone accessories come embroidered with declarations of protection against online flaming and low batteries.
Move over water bottle panties, it’s time to dress up your drinks with a fashionable over-the-shoulder sweater that takes its styling cues from Beat Takeshi.
Because why wouldn’t you buy mini-workout equipment for your fingers? We saw the need, and so we tested out some of these weird capsule toys.
Now you too can create a never-ending chain of plastic people sticking their fingers into each others’ buttholes.
Trying to spruce up some boring drinks? These hamster figures are just what you’re looking for!
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