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Everyone is getting a new yet ancient suit, in Captain America: Bromance of the Three Kingdoms.
Currently ranked number one on Amazon Japan’s design bestsellers list.
Prized traditional woodblock prints age even more gracefully when they’re recreated in shades of wine.
And no, you can’t pick “All of the above.”
If you’re stumped, ask a gearhead for help.
Gentlemen, can you spot what’s wrong with this picture?
If you are already a human slave to your feline companion, we’re sure you can relate. If you’re thinking of getting a cat, take heed!
Hello Kitty’s parent company launches Twitter account for group of five beautiful boys who love Sanrio characters (and their merchandise).
Turns out a lot of those sexy bath time scenes in anime aren’t realistic, and not just because of the censor steam.
Can’t get enough of bishonen (beautiful boy) manga characters? Look out for the new book, Boy Meets…Graph, featuring work from famous illustrators.
Fairy tales are certainly timeless classics, but I’m sure we’ve all felt that they could have been just a little better had they only featured pugs instead of people.
Check out one Japanese Twitter user’s adorable vision of what her home would be like if Eevee actually existed in real life!
2-D heroines get a boost from 3-D perspective and an extremely talented fan.
This lovely and feminine poster was made for the Sakura Jidai Festival, also known as the Festival of the Ages. While it is certainly beautiful, it’s garnering attention online because it was created by an 81-year-old man.
You know all those cool-looking anime warriors with a katana strapped to their back? It turns out some of them would be really easy to beat in a fight, and it’s all the artist’s fault.
Sometimes, the physics of physical affection in anime and manga just don’t make sense.
The currently airing anime TV series One-Punch Man is winning fans for two reasons. First is the way it turns the idea of a handsome, hot-blooded action hero on its head with protagonist Saitama, a laid-back, completely bald superhero who looks more like Charley Brown than Superman. Second, the show features some gorgeous animation from Madhouse, the veteran production studio behind such landmarks of anime visual style as Redline, Ninja Scroll, and Millennium Actress.
But as impressive as the movement in the One-Punch Man anime is, its animation has just been shown up by the most unlikely of rivals, the One-Punch Man manga, as in the non-animated comic the TV show is based on!
If you love art and illustration, you’re probably aware of plenty of non-professional, up-and-coming artists who showcase their work on sites like Tumblr and Twitter. In fact, fan art can be of such a high quality as to surpass the original work, and now there’s a new art book on sale in Japan which aims to “capture” the entire illustration scene at the present moment, showcasing work both amateur and professional by some of today’s most influential artists.
Illustration 2016 features work by 150 artists of different backgrounds and is the perfect guide for those who are into fan art and illustration of all kinds.
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