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Crimean attorney general responds to the Internet’s attempts to turn her into...
Japan’s infatuation with Natalia Poklonskaya, Crimea’s newly appointed and unusually photogenic attorney general, is still going strong. In the week since we first reported on it, fan art based on...
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Sony Head-Mounted Device allows users to step inside an Anime
Anime Japan 2013 had plenty of booths at Tokyo Big Sight advertising the latest anime and hawking related swag, but some companies also took the opportunity to showcase new technology that might be of...
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【TBT】Cardboard craving cat caretaker customizes cute cosplay cutouts
Gua-Gua the cat loves it some cardboard. So its owner, Weibo user toshiya86 had a special treat in store for his birthday. She designed a series of cardboard cutouts that it could stick its head...
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Good news for robot and pop idol fans: new Macross anime series is on the way!
It’s hard to think of an anime franchise that’s had a bigger impact than Macross. Aside from being a huge hit in its native Japan, the military sci-fi saga has provided no fewer than three gigantic...
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Sailor Moon fan project releases latest scene preview
The Moon Animate, Make Up! project released a new scene preview for the fan-animated episode of Sailor Moon. The project will reanimate episode 38 of the first season, “Fractious Friends” and use the...
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Daughter of Osamu Tezuka, God of Manga, discovers his stash of hand-drawn...
Do you think Walt Disney ever scratched his butt in public? Sure, it may not be the classiest thing to do, but sometimes when you’ve got an itch, it needs to be scratched right away. It doesn’t make...
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Hatsune Miku themed restaurant opens in China
If any Hatsune Miku fans find themselves in China’s Guangxi Province, they might want to stop by the city of Yulin for an unexpected surprise, because it’s in this city that the Vocaloid singing...
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After 30 years, mother of Dragon Ball’s Goku finally set to appear in new...
Goku, the protagonist of smash-hit anime and manga franchise Dragon Ball, is one of Japan’s most iconic fictional characters. Even decades after his 1984 debut, he’s still instantly recognizable and...
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We’re going bananas over these amazing Attack on Titan…bananas!【Photos】
Did your mom ever tell you not to play with your food? She was probably right, it’s not a nice thing to do when there are thousands of people who are struggling to afford proper meals each day....
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Anime Does April Fools’ Day – Part 1
It’s April Fool’s Day, which means that plenty of anime companies are having a good chuckle with fake announcements, quirky crossovers, and more. Here’s Part 1 of our round-up; check back later in the...
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Sanrio’s Gudetama 1st anime short streamed
Sanrio began streaming the first animated short for its new character Gudetama on Monday. The anime aired with an accompanying game segment as part of the weekday family news program Asa Chan (Morning...
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Live-action Attack on Titan film casts lead role, sets filming location and...
Despite being filled with man-eating giants and heartless bureaucrats, people around the world can’t get enough of smash hit anime and manga Attack on Titan. But while fans wait patiently for the...
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Miyazaki Blu-ray collection to be released with special bonus content but...
We’re sure many of our readers have seen films by Hayao Miyazaki and know first-hand what it is like to be utterly drawn in to the fantastic yet convincing world he creates. Now, it’s unlikely anyone...
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Swanky Sailor Moon styles selling now at Tokyo department store
With three months to go until the delayed beginning of the long-awaited new Sailor Moon TV series, fans have a lot of time on their hands. Some have filled this with dressing their dogs up like...
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Two Attack on Titan animated feature films on the way – first to open this year
With the upcoming live-action Attack on Titan having found its lead actor and filming location, fans assumed they were going to have to wait until the film’s scheduled release in 2015 to see...
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Experience the ultimate moe flight with Asian Air x Mirai Airlines
Danny Choo, founder of Culture Japan and inexhaustible ambassador for all things moe, announced the collaboration between his mascot Mirai Suenaga and the Thai airline Asian Air on his website this...
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Attack on Titan is #5 in U.S. Bookstores in March
The first volume of Hajime Isayama‘s Attack on Titan ranked #5 on Nielsen BookScan’s list of top 20 graphic novel sales in March, followed by volume 2 at #7, volume 3 at #15, and volume 11 at #19....
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16 Manga Mash-ups including Attack on Crayon and Pooh’s Bizarre Adventure
Anime and manga tend to have an overall defining style that has evolved (or devolved depending how you look at it) over the ages. However, it’s really a far more diverse collection of artwork ranging...
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Five reasons nerds make great boyfriends: Japan’s geeky otaku list their pros
As cultural attitudes continue to evolve in Japan, some groups that have spent decades being socially ostracized are finally seeing the tides turn in their favor. For example, while the covers of most...
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Fans and industry veterans celebrate Gundam’s 35th anniversary
Gundam fans worldwide, including those in the industry, are taking to Twitter, Pixiv, and other social media to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Mobile Suit Gundam, which began airing on April 7,...
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