And sadly, there’s a chance they may never get paid.
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Production committee for Fragtime, studio’s most recent anime that’s playing in theaters right now, say their repeated attempts to communicate have yielded no response.
Tear-jerking reports from multiple artists as studio, which produced a theatrical anime this year, erases its online presence.
Event will be skipped for the first time in 10 years, leaving fans to find some other way to throw money at their favorite idol units.
It’s one thing to play a crime boss in a game, but when the real life actor starts breaking the law, Sega is ready to pull the plug.
With midwinter-level cold and rain at the outdoor Tokyo Marathon awards ceremony, Yuriko Koike wanted to warm her hands, but started a firestorm.
As NGT48 announces new concerts, Maho Yamaguchi and three others seem to be distancing themselves from the unit.
“Well, yeah, of course you’re gonna get punched if you talk to someone that way.”
Management company explains slow response, maintains no members of NGT48 illegally supplied attackers with victim’s home address.
Lingerie company’s attempt at coy sexiness backfires with public backlash and “date rape drug” accusations.
After men are released and management fails to address problem to her satisfaction, she says “I don’t want anyone else to have to go through this.”
Suspiciously, councilwoman was removed from meeting just before introducing governmental reform proposal.
Majority say they can see some sort of logic behind university systematically reducing women’s entrance exam scores by up to 20 percent.
Source says score-rigging was born out of concern that many “female doctors quit their jobs after having children.”













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