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Gift from an otaku gives this woman a buxom bosom front-on, but from the side it’s a different story.
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Perplexing perspectives: when left is right, and right is right, our brains melt but we’re impressed nonetheless.
One of Japan’s most talented anime modelers continues to create works of art that look more 2-D than most actual drawings.
At first glance, the kid in this photo looks to be floating in air, and at second glance…he still looks to be floating.
One woman and five men with different physiques show how much your breasts can grow with just one T-shirt.
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Clever design takes advantage of artistic perspective, coloring, and men’s constant desire to see boobs.
Fan artist clothes one of anime’s top idols in two dresses…or did he?
The Kyoto psychology professor is making people all over the world doubt their eyes.
Cats once again prove they are not quite the masters of disguise that they think they are.
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