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Daiso DIY anime art! How to make awesome acrylic character blocks with 100 yen store parts

Clever, quick, and easy idea lets you create one-of-a-kind anime art.

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Japanese theme park’s Hololive art event: A fun day for sweaty otaku!【Photos】

To clarify, that’s photos of the event, not the sweaty otaku.

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Comiket’s mesmerizing masses of humanity make for surreally captivating time-lapse videos【Videos】

The crowds come out for summer Comiket.

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74 figure photos from Wonder Festival, Japan’s biggest anime/game figure expo!【Photos】

Summer Wonder Festival returns with a new batch of upcoming figures aimed at otaku hearts.

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For-foreigners stamp rally begins in Akihabara, gives prizes for walking the otaku neighborhood

Otaku will want to hit all these spots anyway, so why not get a prize while you’re at it?

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Gigantic eight-floor anime figure shop skyscraper opening in Tokyo’s Akihabara this month

The Akihabara Figure Tower lives up to its name.

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U.S. Olympic athlete reveals he runs with Yi-Gi-Oh! cards tucked into his uniform【Video】

Fleet of foot and with the heart of the cards, he may be the fastest otaku in the world.

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Otaku draws inspiration from anime hero to confront knife-wielding attacker on train

Taiwanese otaku springs into action like Himmel.

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Japanese man tells friend to wear suit to wedding party, so he comes as Mobile Suit Gundam

Finds time to fight Evangelion while celebrating friend’s marriage.

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McDonald’s Japan captures otaku hearts, brings back Nyan Cat sound with new cat girl anime video

Hatsune Miku meme hit’s lyrics get an update.

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The amazing independent artist anime figure creations of Wonder Festival【Photos】

Wonderful fan creations that you can’t find anywhere else.

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A massive photo collection of the coolest anime figures from Winter Wonder Festival

Photos from the floor of Japan’s biggest convention for anime and video game figures

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Akihabara Radio Kaikan’s gacha capsule toy lucky bag is an otaku delight【Photos】

Anime characters and cute models are some of the surprise finds in this fukubukuro. 

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Japan’s biggest dating app says young people not interested in romance, creates AI girlfriend app

Designers hope it can be a stepping stone to relationships with human women.

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Akihabara capsule toy lucky bag is filled with cute characters and cool crap (literally)【Photos】

Mulan Akiba delivers the randomized gacha goods.

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Tokyo ward will give cosplay experiences as character of your choice in exchange for tax donation

Ikebukuro’s new furusato nozei returns are aimed right at otaku’s hearts, include custom costume and professional makeup and photography.

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Awesome life-size Hololive art panels take over Tokyo Dome City【Photos】

Hololive City is a free art event filled with fun and photo ops for virtual YouTuber fans.

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The awesome anime and game figures of Japan’s Wonder Festival Summer 2023【Photos】

Japan’s biggest and best figure and model show returns with VTubers, action heroes, and the kind of figure that makes us wish we had an extra two thousand bucks to spend.

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Japan’s new energy drink feels like getting slapped in the face by an anime girl

A slap in the face to Steins;Gate otaku, but in the best possible way.

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Otaku tech company creates Digital Figure Box for anime figures with no physical form【Video】

Gatebox continues to blur the boundary between digital and physical worlds.

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