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One of Japan’s favorite coming of age stories is coming back with an all-new anime series.
Illegal posters also used AI to make images of older and obscure characters to appeal to fans with vintage tastes.
Fire breaks out at Osaka arcade popular with foreign tourists, motorcycle in building may have made situation worse.
Aquarium won’t have real visitors for several months, but in the meantime this fish has some cardboard ones.
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Series stars comment on being the newest members of Netflix’s growing roster of stop-motion characters from Japan.
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