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Attack on Titan fan entertains Twitter users with too-tiny-to-use Jean note tags
Characters from the hit anime and manga series Attack on Titan are here to stick around! In a recent collaboration with one of Japan’s major stationery makers, Pilot, nine popular characters made an...
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Ghibli director Hiromasa Yonebayashi speaks about recent and future works at...
Although the recent Studio Ghibli creation, The Tale of the Princess Kaguya, didn’t receive the coveted American Academy Award for Best Animated Feature this past February, there’s good Ghibli news to...
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Plan to send Evangelion “weapon” to moon is fastest-growing Japanese...
While it’s taken some time to catch on in Japan, crowdfunding is slowly but surely becoming a way for entrepreneurs to find funding for their projects that might be just a little too close to the...
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Flyer for May dōjinshi fair brings together beloved childhood anime… Tokyo,...
It’s been a little over three months since the fantastic Comiket 87, which certainly didn’t fail to disappoint with everything from toilet plunger cosplay to the usual slew of dōjinshi. Yet, just as...
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New image released from upcoming Digimon sequel, along with vocal cast and...
Late last year, word came of a sequel to beloved monster-rearing anime Digimon Adventure, just in time to still be part of the 1999 TV series’ 15th anniversary celebration. The new anime, titled...
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Village in Taiwan has dozens of anime and children’s characters painted on...
Don’t you agree that our surroundings influence our mood? Being in a bright, vibrant environment usually makes one feel more positive and happy, and the positive energy in us in turn has the power to...
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Say it with flowers and a Ghibli character! Proof that Totoro can make even...
I’ve never really thought of plant pots as being particularly good gifts, and buying a flowerpot for Mother’s Day has never crossed my mind (sorry mum!) But if that planter was being pulled along by a...
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Official Evangelion bath salts are just as crazy and mentally scarring as the...
For such a bleak anime, the visuals of psychological sci-fi saga Evangelion can be incredibly colorful. There’s mecha pilot Rei’s ethereal blue hair, the vivid purple of Eva Unit 01, and the...
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Want to copy Sailor Moon’s hairstyle? This video will show you how
Whether you got into Sailor Moon through its English-language TV broadcast version and think of the main character as “Meatball Head” or you’re a Japanese original purist who calls them odango,...
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Stunning One Piece cosplay compilation will make you fall in love with the...
There are many reasons why One Piece is such a popular series: the characters are strong personalities yet complement one another, and the battles are breathtakingly exciting. Above all, the story...
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Dragon Ball figure’s holographic energy blast looks so real you’ll want to...
In recent years, it’s become common for anime figures to come with what’re called “effect pieces.” These little add-ons attach to the character’s fists, arms, or other body parts, adding the motion...
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Come for fans’ awesome live-action Zelda teaser, stay for the powerful Akira...
You’d think that after the debacle of the Super Mario Bros. movie even the most diehard Nintendo loyalists would have given up hope of anything cool ever being produced by combining the company’s...
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Planetarium holds Evangelion matchmaking event
In support of the “Project to Pierce the Moon With the Spear of Longinus,” which is the fastest-growing crowdfunding project in Japan, Linkbal is hosting an Evangelion singles mixer at the Planetarium...
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Mixing anime with travel — the ultimate girls’ Evangelion trip is happening...
If you have even a passing interest in Japanese pop culture, you’re probably aware that Neon Genesis Evangelion has been a long-standing hit anime series with a huge fan base. It’s been 18 years since...
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Esteemed voice actor: “1 in 100 voice actors become pros”
Hiroshi Ohtake, an 82-year-old voice actor known for his roles in 1960s anime like Mōretsu Atarō (Nyarome), Pāman (Booby) and Himitsu no Akko-chan (Daisho), won the Achievement Award at the 9th Seiyū...
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Just say no! Five anime that fans hope never get live-action remakes
While they haven’ quite reached the same level of ubiquity as American comic book adaptations, more and more anime are being turned into live-action movies recently. Over the last year or so, we’ve...
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Otaku’s mom finds out about his anime doll obsession, sews a set of Love...
The tricky thing about social media is that announcing your passions to the world, by its nature, means you’re also announcing them to relatives and acquaintances you’d maybe rather keep in the dark...
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Tasmanian bakery offers Kiki’s Delivery Service fans an unlikely experience
For years, Kiki’s Delivery Service fans have been flocking to an unlikely location—Tasmania’s Ross Village Bakery, which fans think bears an uncanny resemblance to the bakery in the film. The...
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Japanese voters pick the top manga, anime, and other works they wish to see...
With the ever-growing presence of Japanese media abroad, fans of various mediums might sometimes find themselves at a loss as to which series to begin next. Fortunately, a massive poll has now made...
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Japanese “History Geek Girls” snapping up copies of mega-popular book about...
I think we can all agree that it doesn’t take much to convince people that Japanese swords are all-around pretty cool. The sweet, curved blade of the katana just has a natural artistic beauty, plus we...
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