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The Sailor Moon credit card is coming to Japan this spring
Will you be paying by cash, check, or anime magical girl plastic? In Japan, the cash-averse anime fan can already pay for purchases with a Pokémon or Attack on Titan Visa card. Now Japanese credit...
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Tokyo’s Ghibli Museum set to crack down on ticket scalping and resales with...
Want to get in to see the Catbus? Then the name on your passport better match the one on your ticket. Whether you’re of a fan of anime specifically or animation in general, the Ghibli Museum, located...
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Trailer released for this summer’s Pokémon XY&Z movie 【Video】
New Mythical Pokémon set to make its debut. Pokémon theatrical features are kind of like Christmas. Every year, you know one is coming, but even still, when you feel it getting closer, it’s hard not...
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Live-action Ghost in the Shell movie casts its first Japanese actor: Beat...
69-year-old set to play key role in Hollywood anime adaptation. DreamWorks Pictures’ upcoming live-action version of hit manga and anime Ghost in the Shell has ruffled the feathers of a few fans, and...
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Join the “Pretty Guardians”— the first official Sailor Moon fan club!
Sailor Moon fans have been waiting for this a very long time — more than 20 years, in fact! The launch of the first ever official Sailor Moon fan club, the “Pretty Guardians“, was recently announced...
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Kodansha announces new manga for Cardcaptor Sakura, with more in store for...
To celebrate its 20th anniversary this year, the Cardcaptor Sakura franchise is getting a new manga, including a bunch of other tie-in goodies and events this year you don’t want to miss! Not only is...
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Japanese director alleges that beloved children’s anime Doraemon is “banned”...
France-based Japanese composer, writer and director Hitonari Suji recently revealed that broadcasts of the much-loved anime Doraemon are “banned” in France for fears it would stunt children’s...
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Otaku fashion guide teaches nerds how to dress to impress
Are you an anime nerd with terrible taste in clothes? This book could be your saviour. The Ex-Otaku Fashion Guide series has a new volume, the No More Mistakes Ex-Otaku Fashion Bible, due out this...
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New Cardcaptor Sakura sketchbooks are a beautiful way to hold on to your...
Illustrations by creative team Clamp grace each of the seven books. There’s a lot to like about classic anime and manga Cardcaptor Sakura, including its kind-hearted heroine and richly inventive...
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Japanese Twitter users respond: “What do you do when a friend criticizes...
Forget politics and religion, the truly dangerous topic is dissing your friend’s favorite anime! No one expects to agree with their friends on everything — whether it’s some taboo topic like what...
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Digimon’s Agumon is here to be your friend and support your wrists as a...
Digital Monster will make the digital workplace a little more comfortable. It looks like Japanese merchandiser Bandai has scored a hit with its cute stuffed animal-style PC wrist rests. Just last...
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Preview video released for third season of Sailor Moon Crystal 【Video】
Sailors Uranus and Neptune share an intimate moment in teaser for Death Busters arc. It’s been almost two years since the premiere of Sailor Moon Crystal, the reboot of the mega-hit anime franchise...
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TV anime censorship goes to a crazy new extreme with 30th anniversary Iczer...
At some point, maybe you just have to ask “What’s the point of showing this on TV?” It took a couple of years for the 1985 anime Fight!! Iczer One to make its way to America, since the brief OVA...
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Traditional Japanese umbrellas feature designs inspired by The Idolm@ster...
Made in Gifu Prefecture, these elegant designs reflect not only modern pop culture, but an umbrella-making tradition that stretches all the way back to the Edo Period. The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls...
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Korean artist’s cool color-changing fan art leaves Japanese Twitter users amazed
Does this character fan art from The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls invoke fairy godmother magic, or is there more to this trick than meets the eye? A Korean artist by the name of H13 Woomin recently...
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Boy & the Beast producer: Mamoru Hosoda already beginning to work on new film
Producer Yuichiro Saito revealed at The Boy and The Beast Blu-ray & DVD Release Talk Show on Sunday that director Mamoru Hosoda (The Boy and The Beast, Wolf Children, Summer Wars, The Girl Who...
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Real-life Kiki’s Bakery is worth a visit whether you’ve seen the anime it’s...
We fly down to Yufuin Floral Village to try the Ghibli-inspired bakery’s goods for ourselves. A while back, we heard about Yufuin Floral Village, an entertainment and hotel complex in Kyushu’s Oita...
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Eva train gets new visual, campaign bonuses
The Evangelion Shinkansen opened its doors in November. Modeled after Unit-01, the inside has a cockpit simulator, dioramas, and enough beer to get Misato drunk. Starting on March 15, the train will...
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Say I do with Hatsune Miku! Virtual idol now gracing Japanese marriage...
Two designs to help you and your beloved begin your real-world wedded bliss. In Japanese, the numerals 3 and 9 can be read as “mi” and “ku,” which makes March 9 (3-9) a special day for fans of virtual...
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Traditional Japanese washi paper features Totoro and friends in 20 beautiful...
Whether you’re into origami, scrapbooking or decorating, these Japanese papers will bring the magic of Studio Ghibli to all your favourite projects. Chiyogami (lit. a thousand generations paper)...
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