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All the details on the buildings, stores and cafes set to appear at the new Studio Ghibli theme park.
Brand-new caper for anime’s greatest thief is latest installment of Universal Cool Japan project.
There’s more to theme parks in Japan than just Disney Resort and Universal Studios; there’s also ninjas, go-karts and looking through your legs.
Can faith, trust, and a little bit of pixie dust rekindle P.K Sanjun’s love of Disney? Here’s his experience of the 35th anniversary festivities.
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Our Japanese-language reporter laughed, danced and was moved to tears by the Disney-standard quality shown off in their new theme park lineup.
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Just like when the anime heroine came back from the dead, Sailor Moon the Miracle 4-D isn’t going down so easily.
Howl’s Moving Castle, Princess Mononoke monsters, and a building marked “Cat Bus” have fans more excited than ever about Ghibli Park.
Hint: It’s a surprise collaboration with another hit Japanese franchise with a lunar theme!
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Airships, crystals, Cid, and even Chocobo popcorn buckets are part of the tie-up between the theme park and video game giants.
More information about the original story of the attraction was released as well as photos of some sweet limited-edition merchandise only available at this event!
Theme park lets us know what kind of attraction it’ll be, when we can experience it, and what special Sailor Moon food we can look forward to.
Disney’s second Tokyo-area theme park is all about the aesthetics, as this collection of more than 20 outfits shows.
Set to open this winter, the ride takes fans on an adventure through multiple worlds from the Final Fantasy video game franchise.
Theme park announces its first-ever tie-up with the pair of massively popular anime, video game franchises.
Wall mural of brave squad leader, and ladies’ favourite, Captain Levi proved irresistible for one lipstick-wearing fan.
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Detective Pikachu makes his Pokémon Cafe debut with new menu items for the live-action sleuth
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New Pokémon dress shirt line lets you dress like an adult in the company of all 151 Kanto species
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Hayao Miyazaki still looking for talented staff to join Studio Ghibli for new anime production
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Shiba Inu boss lazes around in flowers while winning Japanese workers’ hearts
Zelda fan’s Sheikah Slate turns charging his phone into a scene from Breath of the Wild【Video】
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Prominent boob-centric manga artist shocks fans by revealing she’s a beautiful buxom woman
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Japanese Twitter community shocked to learn that train timetables are made with Microsoft Excel
Sonic the Hedgehog creator gets one last blow to his pride on final visit to Sega office in Tokyo
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Detective Pikachu makes his Pokémon Cafe debut with new menu items for the live-action sleuth
Maid cafe maid is in no mood to put up with complaints about guys who have girlfriends
One graffiti artist to be honored by Tokyo while another graffiti artist sits in jail
New Pokémon dress shirt line lets you dress like an adult in the company of all 151 Kanto species
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Foreign workers being hired for Fukushima nuclear power plant decommissioning project
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Cosplay ideals vs. cosplay reality, a.k.a. cool vs. funny 【Photos】
Anime Isn’t Like Reality: Peeing in a skirt edition
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One-man anime creator is back with a staff and a beautiful new video with two cool twists
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