The sakabato, one of the most famous swords of the anime/manga world, is now part of the real world.
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Could anything be hotter, or scarier, than this wall-pound apparatus?
Doesn’t back away from accusation that Japan’s currently in-power politicians are “betraying the country” though.
This new establishment pays particular homage to manga that were serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump in the 1980s.
This superfan will never be short of reading material.
Sailor Moon is taking two steps into the future, but it’s bringing an important part of its past along for the ride.
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