The future is here, but some residents aren’t prepared to accept an artificially intelligent mayor so soon.
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But there’s a comical silver lining that has heartbroken fans drying their eyes.
Female employee finds two different men camped out in the ladies’ restroom in roughly an hour.
Foam shaped into hiragana word reacts to massaging, stroking, and poking with eye-raising exclamations.
Actor’s arrest parallels his character’s story arc, and also has elements from Cinderella.
In today’s world of obfuscating anime titles, the straightforward Butt Detective is a puff of fresh air.
Collision is low-speed even by human running standards.
Does that make the giant inflatable schoolgirl idol an April Geniuses’ gag?
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Perfect for purifying your home and sending wafts of alcohol to deceased friends in the afterlife.
”I have a good reason for doing this,” our reporter insisted as he stepped out the door wearing his camouflage foliage suit.
There’s something even more important than cool characters and a great story, and this contestant completely forgot about it.
Can comedians Takashi and Saito-san use their power of alopecia for good, and get kids studying kanji?
















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