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Ghibli’s new Princess Kaguya trailer previews English dub
Apple’s iTunes service released a trailer for the English dub of Studio Ghibli and Isao Takahata‘s The Tale of the Princess Kaguya on Monday. The film is slated for release in North America on October...
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Swimsuit idols that you can date and marry
Pop idols exist in this strange space between reality and fantasy. While they are living, breathing individuals, they are set on a pedestal and rarely get to interact with people one on one. While...
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Kyary Pamyu Pamyu plays dress-up in new Nintendo 3DS ad
Nintendo has recruited fashion model and singer Kyary Pamyu Pamyu to promote the New Nintendo 3DS game system before it launches in Japan on October 11. On a new website, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu introduces...
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Chinese writer thinks Doraemon is a sinister affront to China
An editorial published by the Chengdu Daily News is claiming that Doraemon, the popular franchise based on the manga by duo Fujiko F. Fujio, and the recent exhibitions in China that showcase it, are...
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Japanese town promotes itself as a cosplay-friendly destination
Japanese city Matsudo, located in Chiba prefecture, is encouraging cosplayers to visit on the weekends, billing its Yabashira district as a cosplay-friendly environment. The city decided to launch a...
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Attack on Titan characters don cat ears for Namjatown collaboration
Namco‘s indoor theme park, Namjatown, is collaborating with Attack on Titan and getting them into the Halloween spirit with adorable cat ears. The special campaign will include a variety of game prizes...
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Start planning for next year’s Halloween with this official Majin Buu costume
With Halloween just around the corner, enthusiasts are already pouring their hearts and souls into putting together their costume for the year. In case you still need some ideashowever, or are already...
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Tetsuya Nomura draws Sora for Kingdom Hearts -HD 2.5 ReMIX- release
Square Enix began streaming a video on Thursday of Kingdom Hearts series director Tetsuya Nomura drawing Sora to promote the release of the Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX game. The game shipped for the...
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Motorcycles look more and more like Gundams every day
Earlier in the year, Honda revealed plans for its NM4 Vultus at the 30th Osaka Motorcycle Show. With a sleek exterior and harsh angles, it looks like it could’ve been pulled from a sci-fi movie. And in...
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Naruto’s birthday is October 10, along with dozens of other characters
There’s something about October 10 and the appeal of seeing 10/10 that makes it a particularly popular character birthday. Like CLAMP‘s reuse of April 1, plenty ofcharacters were “born” on October 10...
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Rare Catbus-esque worm takes its name after Ghibli’s Totoro
Researchers from Lomonosov Moscow State University and the Vietnam-Russia Tropical Centresurprised the scientific community last year when they published their findings regarding a rare velvet worm...
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KanColle crossplayer is the best-dressed at this half-marathon
If you’ve been to any recreational running events in your lifetime, you know that they’re a great place to show off your personal style, whether it’s tutus, turkey hats, crazy tights, or Santa...
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Five manga characters join Japan’s national baseball team for PR campaign
The Baseball Federation of Japan recently recruited five manga characters to the “Samurai Japan” national team roster—Takao Taniguchi from Captain, Tatsuya Uesugi from Touch, Gorō Shigeno from Major,...
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The Simpsons Halloween episode pays tribute to popular anime
The Simpsons had some fun last night in their “Treehouse of Horror XXV” Halloween episode, imagining a world where multiple incarnations of the Simpsons family has been created by an evil marketing...
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Super Smash Bros. announcer tries his very best at the Pokemon theme song
Nintendo fans may not be familiar with the name Xander Mobus, but they probably know his voice when they hear it. He’s the announcer for Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and WiiU, as well as a few...
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U.K. man sentenced for prohibited images of ‘manga’ children
The Teesside Crown Court of Middlesbrough, England convicted 39-year-old Robul Hoque of 10 counts of possessing prohibited images of children. However, the children depicted in the images were all...
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Ken Akamatsu bemoans Britain’s child pornography sentencing
“The days of quietly drawing whatever you like are already over” Robul Hoque, a 39-year-old resident of Middlesbrough, England, was recently given a suspended sentence of nine months in prison for...
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Plan way, way ahead with Sailor Moon Valentine’s Day chocolates
It feels too early to be writing about Christmas, and downright blasphemous to be writing about Valentine’s Day. Nevertheless, Sailor Moon Valentine’s Day chocolates have been announced, and despite...
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Cosplaying Utah man was shot 5 times from behind by police
An autopsy performed on Darrien Hunt, the 22-year-old man shot and killed by police in Saratoga Springs, reveals that Hunt was shot five times from behind and had no drugs in his system. The autopsy...
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Real life android looks almost too real
Innovation is the thing that keeps humanity moving towards a new future. That’s the sort of idea that is behind the Tokyo Design Week, which this year was renamed to the Tokyo Genius Expo. Gathering...
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