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.
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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.
Japan’s newest theme park has gotten a lukewarm reception, and we’re pretty sure we’ve pinpointed the problem.
Ghibli fans have used their fertile imaginations to come up with multiple nightmare scenarios for the theme park based on the anime studio’s movies.
Amp up the excitement of eating sushi with this new theme park ride concept from Takara Tomy!
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