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Overseas otaku says he learned some things while traveling in Japan, but many say they shouldn’t have been surprises.
”Ba-…baka! It’s not like Domino’s bakes these specifically for anime fans or anything!” …oh, wait, they do.
Virtual Snack provides real drinks and real conversation from charismatic bartenders who don’t really exist.
Even as he’s being put in the back of an ambulance, this hard-core otaku doesn’t forget what he came for.
This year’s Comiket Opening Dash otaku herds seem abnormally sluggish, sparse, and disoriented…and there’s a matador now.
Sure, planning what to buy at Summer Comiket is important, but so is planning what/how to wash ahead of time.
Fans across Japan voted in the Anime Grand Prix 2019 to vindicate their very favorite voice actors. Let’s see who they picked!
It’s been several years since one of modern anime’s greatest betrayals, but otaku heartache lingers, and must be treated with merciless road rash.
This superfan will never be short of reading material.
Event organizers say government organization told them foreigners wouldn’t need special visas, arresting officers disagree.
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