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Is Dragon Ball with sheep the greatest live-action anime adaptation ever?...
Even though the live-action Attack on Titan hasn’t rampaged to the same sort of success as its anime and manga versions, it can still pride itself on not being as universally and intensely panned as...
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Boys rhythmic gymnastics performances to Attack on Titan, Yokai Watch themes...
Men’s rhythmic gymnastics may still be considered a minor sport, but the boys at Kagoshima Business High School in Japan are leaving a huge impression with their amazingly synchronized moves,...
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The cosplay of Comiket 88: Sailor Moon, Splatoon, Love Live! and more【Photos】
Comiket 88, the world’s largest dojinshi fair, is now underway at the Tokyo Big Sight exhibition centre. And while thousands of people are already rushing to buy some of the best and rarest anime,...
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“Tub Live” cosplay is getting attention both at Comiket 88 and online
As the latest Comiket dojinshi gathering continues, many of the best cosplayers from Japan and beyond have come out to strut their stuff dressed as everyone’s favorite anime, video game, and...
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Sweet and squee-worthy Totoro tarts tutorial makes us want to bake! 【Video】
When you want to impress with your cute culinary skills, Japanese characters are always the way to go. And with plenty of detailed online tutorials out there, it’s easy to whip up something adorable...
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Otaku cosplays as the costume as he transforms into boob-lifting String from...
Cosplay is all about slipping into a costume in order to assume the identity of a fictional character. But what do you do when the costume itself has become more famous than the character who wears...
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Japanese pancake artist offers new batch of amazingly edible pancake...
Pancakes have existed since the Greek and Roman eras, and are one of the oldest surviving forms of food made from grain. Whether or not it’s the king of breakfast foods may be debatable, but almost...
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They’re back! Pikachus overrun Yokohama for second straight year and dance up...
Although I’ve never witnessed either in-person, I’m sure that the running of the bulls in Spain’s Pamplona and the return of the swallows each spring to their nesting grounds in Southern California...
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Evangelion exhibit-inspired figure gives us Asuka in a beautiful kimono!
Remember the Evangelion and Japanese Sword Exhibition that we reported on a while back? We thought the idea was pretty cool, because…well, an exhibit that brings together an internationally popular...
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Comiket queues aren’t getting any shorter and otaku aren’t getting any more...
NatsuComi, or Summer Comiket, is now over and done with for another half a year after bringing together anime fans from all over the Japan, and indeed the world, in the sweltering summer heat....
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Her cosplay power is over 9000! Japan mesmerized by American cosplayer Megan...
After all of the amazing cosplay we saw at the recent Comiket 88 event in Tokyo, it’s easy to forget that there are some great cosplayers on the other side of the world too, much closer to home for...
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Cosplay of Howl’s actual castle moves us in mysterious ways【Photos】
The world of cosplay is a unique and creative place where people painstakingly create costumes that are as good as or sometimes better than the characters they are emulating. It’s a long and tiresome...
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8-Bit Cinema’s Princess Mononoke remakes the Ghibli classic with classic...
With director Hayao Miyazaki having retired from theatrical features, and the distinct possibility of the animation house he cofounded doing the same, anime fans looking for straight-from-the-source...
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Beautiful 3-D rendered One Piece fan art will have you reaching for the tissues
Those of you who have been reading RocketNews24 for any period of time might have noticed that we really like pretty, shiny things. Whether it’s traditional art, a re-creation of something old into...
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New anime-style mascot character for Taipei government is an...
It seems to be that moe girls, those cute, sometimes slightly sexualized, doe-eyed animated characters, have spread from their origin in Japan throughout Asia. Not only have we seen them being used to...
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Try to guess the 28 Japanese anime series that made IMDb’s top 250 TV series...
Recently, the popular Internet Movies Database (IMDb) released their list of the top 250 TV series of all-time, based on user reviews. Japanese net users were curious to see which of their country’s...
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When Totoro met Baymax, and other cool anime crossover T-shirts you can buy
If you’re a passionate fan of a particular of anime, movie, or video game, we’re guessing you’ve got at least one T-shirt in your wardrobe celebrating the franchise. But fandom isn’t a monotheistic...
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Canadian anime vocalist Himeka vents about frustrations working in the...
In 2008, anime fans around the world would have loved to trade places with Catherine St. Onge, better known by her stage name, Himeka. The then-27-year-old Canadian singer had just won a national...
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Be the coolest (and brokest) fan at your next cosplay event with a US$5,000...
Even though your mother would like you to know that it’s a silly, pointless hobby to spend your time trying to dress up like video game characters, and also, would it kill you to bring a girl home...
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Charapedia’s online poll reveals the top 20 female anime/manga characters not...
Japanese anime and manga informational site Charapedia is fond of making lists. For their latest poll, they asked 10,000 of their users to submit votes for the top 20 female anime/manga characters who...
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