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Despite having so many maids, officials say Akihabara really needs cleaning up
While Japan’s capital does indeed have the giant TV screens and vivid neon signs that Hollywood movies use as shorthand for “Tokyo,” a lot of advertising in the cities comes from plain old-fashioned...
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Fans rank their biggest live-action anime adaptation fails
The college-oriented Japanese web site MyNavi Student, capitalizing on the recent Parasyte live-action film announcement, asked 599 people which live-action adaptations of anime they felt were the...
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Evangelion license plates sure to add visual impact to your ride
The very first time she came over to the swinging bachelor pad/pitiful bunker I used to live in back when we were dating, my wife immediately noticed that the one and only interior decoration I had...
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Celebrate the release of live-action Kiki’s Delivery Service with these...
With the live-action version of Kiki’s Delivery Service set to hit cinemas in Japan on March 1, it’s time for the celebrations and tie-in promotions to commence! Japanese bakery chain, Little Mermaid,...
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Heroes in Japan post harsh reviews for a Hero’s Sword on Amazon Japan
Tales have oft been told of the mythical items to be found when journeying through the maze of shopping aisles in Japan’s online realm. From unusual manga characters to riot shields, it seems anything...
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Take notes in the name of the moon with new line of Sailor Moon pens
As fans the world over continue to wait for the upcoming newest installment of the Sailor Moon franchise, merchandising giant Bandai has been releasing a steady stream of goodies from the hit anime....
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Kodansha’s 1st sales jump in 18 years credited to Attack on Titan
Japanese publisher Kodansha reported its financial results for the 2013 fiscal year (December 2012 to November 2013) on Thursday. The company garnered 120.272 billion yen (about US$1.173-billion) in...
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Senpai Club, Swedish-made, anime-inspired, Japanese-speaking animation, is...
Last month we laughed along with the Swedish animators Olivia Bergstrom and Eric Bradford as we watched the first scenes of their anime-inspired creation Senpai Club. Now the pair, collectively known...
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Quirky video teaches us how to become an anime character in 10 easy steps
Of course, not all anime are created equal, but there are some common themes and scenes that run throughout. From nosebleeds at the sight of an attractive young lady to “magical openings,” the...
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Pizza Hut’s ita-campaign has people lining up around the block
The above picture was the scene outside a Pizza Hut shop in Chiyoda, Tokyo at 11:00 am on 24 February. The line stretches well around the block on the morning of a weekday with people looking to buy...
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Check out these six hilarious Attack on Titan reaction videos
In an age of smartphones where everyone has a digital camera in their back pocket, the distinctly 21st-century form of entertainment that is the reaction video has become an art unto itself. On...
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Soccer fan’s Attack on Titan parody is so awesome it got him a job 【Video】
The other day, faced with another bleakly overcast, freezing cold day, we wife and I decided that the local video store was as far a trip as we were willing to brave the elements for, and came back...
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Attack your hunger with Lotteria’s 10-patty Titan burger and bucket of fries
When you stop and think about it, the smash hit anime Attack on Titan is focused as much on eating as it is fighting. The titular Titans’ one and only ambition seems to be breaking into the walled...
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New staff information officially released for upcoming Sailor Moon anime
Despite all the delays, fans eagerly awaiting the new Sailor Moon anime this year have reason to celebrate again! Following up last month’s initial announcement, we are pleased to report that even...
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Cheeky TV ads for ninja booby video game get full marks for honesty and...
Even though it was first released way back in 2012 in Japan, the rest of the world is only now getting its first taste of video game Senran Kagura Burst. The Nintendo 3DS game saw a North American...
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New dating simulator’s heroine is a doll….literally!
Dating simulator video games are only now starting to build a fan base internationally, but digital romance is such an established genre in Japan that it’s already evolved into several even more...
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Akihabara fans vote for favorite pink-haired heroine
A recent poll was conducted on the streets of Akihabara to see which pink-haired anime heroine is the best. Pink-haired characters have gotten a bad rep among otaku on the internet where the phrase...
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Life-size Attack on Titan monster to appear in projection-mapped form in...
For such an ordinarily listless bunch, hit anime Attack on Titan’s titular monsters sure have been busy lately, collaborating with hamburger chain Lotteria, appearing in their first smartphone game,...
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Our impressions from the live-action Kiki’s Delivery Service film
At the same time that director Hayao Miyazaki’s drectorial swan-song, The Wind Rises, opened in wide release in North America, the live-action version of Kiki’s Delivery Service was released in Japan....
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We don’t care about the calories, just give us our Gundam donuts!
Despite the traditional image of anime fans as couch potatoes whose consumption of junk food is only rivaled by their consumption of panty-flashing animation sequences, it’s only recently that...
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