summer (Page 8)
This year’s Comiket Opening Dash otaku herds seem abnormally sluggish, sparse, and disoriented…and there’s a matador now.
New merchandise released this month includes colorful summer-themed tumblers and a stylish cooler bag.
The latest summer collection of our favorite modern samurai kimono offers a range of functionally fashionable garments.
Fill your belly with the power of lactobacillus and the health benefits from a traditional Japanese fermented rice drink.
Coca-Cola takes the clear drinks trend to a whole new level, and gives us a special Reiwa parody commercial as well.
It’s hard to tell whether making people look like mercenary swordsmen of feudal Japan was intentional or not.
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