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J-pop mega star returns to the biggest hit of her career as an adult, with some help from a special musical partner from her past.
Sailor Moon creator draws band-new illustration of the manga heroine and best-selling vocalist.
“Usseewa” singer and One Piece voice actress seems unclear on how long it takes to learn a foreign language.
Trigger teams up with top-talent studios and Bump of Chicken for a 40-year love letter to the entire Transformers franchise.
Let’s go for a ride down memory lane with a new version of one of the singer’s biggest hits.
Setsuna Meteor is getting too old for this idol singer stuff.
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