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Genuine Muramasa blade and Muromachi katana on display at Tokyo’s Touken...
The game/anime franchise about anthropomorphized Japanese swords is offering a chance to see some real ones. You can find all sorts of plushies, pins, and other trinkets at Touken Ranbu Yorozuyahonpo,...
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Gundam Cafe serves up new meals and drinks from the anime series in Japan
Taste the flavours enjoyed by the characters, who’ll be serving customers in costume for a limited time! Japan’s Gundam Cafes are on the radar of anime fans at any time of the year, but this autumn,...
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The anime cosplay DJ in Tokyo’s crazy Nakagin Capsule Tower apartment【Photos】
Koe finds the perfect space in which to find her creative voice. There’s no other apartment building quite like Tokyo’s Nakagin Capsule Tower, and you’d be right in assuming a complex that unusual has...
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Mecha cosplay team makes rideable full-scale Ghost in the Shell robot【Video】
Pair of robot-loving craftsmen also create Metal Gear, Armored Core cosplay outfits. You could make an argument either way as to whether or not the Tachikomas from anime/manga Ghost in the Shell are...
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Japanese fans react to full trailer for Netflix live-action Cowboy Bebop with...
Anime fans are sounding more likely to heed the call when it’s coming from the voices of the original Spike and Faye. Netflix has been gradually pulling back the curtain on its live-action adaptation...
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Pokémon and Japan Sumo Association announce partnership
Pokémon will appear on kensho hata and keshomawashi at sumo grand tournaments in Tokyo and Fukuoka. Sumo is generally considered to be the quintessential Japanese sport, combining athletic prowess...
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“Magical girl’s tears” inspires new fashion and accessories collection
Channel your inner heroine with Japan’s Department of Magic. Back in May last year, Japanese fashion brand Felissimo opened a sub-branch dedicated to making anime fantasies come true. Called...
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Japanese boss finds out employee is moonlighting as light novel author, does...
Japanese companies tend to frown on workers having a side job, but this time there’s something to smile about. Japan has loved moon-viewing for a long time, as you can tell from the country’s...
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Studio Ghibli’s first anime heroine (no, not Nausicaa) gets an awesome new...
Ghibli fans with an eye for background art details will recognize this tough and beautiful young lady. Japanese specialty shop Donguri Kyowakoku is a wonderland for fans of Studio Ghibli, as it’s...
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Gundam’s crotch isn’t pleasing fans with its insufficient fan service in new...
Groin issue quickly spotted by Victory veterans. To the great joy of individuals highly cultured enough to appreciate both mecha anime and strategy games, publisher Bandai Namco released the latest...
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Otaku should get some exercise before the return of Comiket, organizers agree
Otaku event is returning as public health improves, but personal health is important too. For 44 solid years, no matter what else was going on in the world, otaku could count on Comiket taking place....
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The best cosplayers from Day One of the Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Festival
These cosplaying queens waited two years to step out as their favourite manga and anime characters, and the wait was definitely worth it. One of the biggest events on the calendar for cosplayers in...
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End of the line for Gundam Cafe as entire chain announces permanent closure
After an 11-year-run of anime-themed food and giant robot merch, it’s last call at the Gundam Cafes. It was literally just a few days ago that we were all excited about the announcement of some new...
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Cosplay makeup hack: How to bring anime sparkle to your eyes
Sailor Moon is here to give us a tutorial in transformation magic! Throughout October, our resident cosplay and makeup expert Natsuki Gojo has been giving us styling tips for nailing Halloween...
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Anime pregnancy cosplay turns baby bump into Baki bump【Photos】
Mother and baby get a pre-birth head-start on cosplaying together. As popular as Halloween has become in Japan, it doesn’t carry quite the same sense of urgency for costuming fans as it does in other...
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The best cosplayers from Day Two of the Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Festival
Meet the characters who braved the weather to represent some of Japan’s most popular anime and manga. The annual Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Festival made its triumphant return to Tokyo on the...
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Pokémon doughnuts appear in Japan, with Eevee joining the new Mister Donut...
Christmas collection also includes Piplup, Pachirisu and Glaceon butts! As the year winds down and begins to draw to a close, Pokémon fans have been keeping their ears perked for news from Mister...
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What are the most popular Gundam model kits in Paris? French Bandai Store...
And we learned a lot about Gunpla in the process! Our traveling Japanese-language reporter Ikuna Kamezawa has moved on from trying all the best ramen restaurants in Spain to touring Paris, where she...
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If anime silhouette capsule toys look this awesome, they need to be more of a...
Lupin III and his gang of thieves capture the imagination with new shadow figure series. A lot of Japan’s capsule toys can be described as somewhere on the spectrum between “charmingly offbeat” and...
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‘90s shojo manga nostalgia in the palm of your hand with Kodocha, Marmalade...
Ribbon shows some love to fans of some of its greatest romantic manga hits from yesteryear. As much as she’s enjoying adult life, our Japanese-language reporter and child of the ‘90s Saya Togashi...
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