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New frontier in otaku tech smashes crowdfunding goal, set to ship soon.
Hardcore fans brave the elements and the crowds by lining up hours before start of dojinshi comic event.
Currently ranked number one on Amazon Japan’s design bestsellers list.
If you love anime and you’re looking for affordable housing in Tokyo, your search may be over.
The 40 anthropomorphized parts of the Prius hybrid are back in a virtual idol-backed video with a unique method of writing lyrics.
You can probably tell which stations they’ll be played at, but can you guess which songs have been chosen?
If you’re stumped, ask a gearhead for help.
The American broadcaster’s We Bare Bears features a panda, a grizzly, and a polar bear…and in its most recent episode, also an anime schoolgirl pillowcase.
Designing your own ita bag is a growing trend amongst anime fans and now the painfully geeky accessory can be classified into six specific categories.
Comiket isn’t just about anime—it caters to hardcore otaku of all varieties, as we quickly discovered during our most recent visit.
Because if someone’s going to stick you with a handful of needles, you might as well have some anime girls watching.
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