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Ace Attorney localizer explains alternate-universe Los Angeles
While the Ace Attorney games take place in an urban Japanese city, for the European and North American games, they take place in Los Angeles. Although the games have gotten their fair share of ribbing...
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One Piece manga sends off Naruto with a classy secret message
This year’s 50th issue of Shueisha‘s Shonen Jump magazine is a legendary one with the final twochapters of its mega-hit series Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto. In this issue, the 766th chapter (“Smile”) of...
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Wrap up your holiday gifts with Sailor Moon paper goods
Gift giving season is around the corner and what better way to wrap up the mounds of Moonie merchandise than with Sailor Moon cards, gift bags, decorative tape, and boxes? All the above andmore are...
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Shonen Jump manga creators also send off Naruto with comments
This week’s 50th issue of Shueisha‘s Shonen Jump magazine is set to be a legendary issue, as it houses the final two chapters of Masashi Kishimoto‘s Naruto manga. Along with Eiichiro Oda‘s hidden...
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Mario Kart’s Mercedes-Benz collaboration enters the real world with TV spot
Car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz had previously collaborated with Nintendo on in-game car models for the company’s Mario Kart 8 video game. However, now Nintendo is helping out Mercedes-Benz by lending...
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Police stop Chibatman from taking part in marathon
It seems that regardless of the place, age, or circumstance, vigilantes will always be met with some sort of resistance from the officials. That was the case this week when the Chiba Prefectural Police...
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Attack on Titan’s Marvel crossover also features Guardians of the Galaxy
The Attack on Titan and Marvel crossover comic that Magazine House‘s Brutus magazine is publishing on Saturday features characters from Guardians of the Galaxy and The Avengers as they battle the...
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Disney’s Big Hero 6 gets anime short by comedian Tekken in Japan
Disney is introducing its latest animated film, Big Hero 6, in Japan with a video animated by Tekken, a comedian famous for emotional flip-book-style anime shorts. The short features the song “Story”...
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Nagoya store’s lanky mannequin gets Naruto makeover
The Meitetsu Department Store in Nagoya, Japan has a distinctive mannequin outside its men’s department. Nana-chan is a popular meeting spot because she’s easy to spot in the shopping district — she’s...
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Add Magic Knight Rayearth boots to your stealth cosplay wardrobe
The designers at the mail order fashion site SuperGroupies are at it again with some Magic Knight Rayearth short boots for the wet, wintry season. Each design is modeled after one of the main heroines...
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Japanese film pros ranked their top movies to show kids, with Ghibli titles...
Kodomo Eiga Plus, an entertainment web portal that specializes in children’s films and children’s film events, asked 132 film industry pros which movies they’d recommend the most for children to watch...
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There’s a Doraemon Christmas tree in Singapore
Shoppers at Singapore’s One Raffles Place can get into the holiday spirit with the help of Doraemon. Or rather, dozens upon dozens of Doraemon, which have been turned into a cute and wonderful Doraemon...
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Tekken producer explains virtual reality girl demo ‘Summer Lesson’
Bandai Namco Games began streaming an introduction video previewing its demo software “Summer Lesson,” which utilizes Sony‘s Project Morpheus virtual reality headset to simulate interactions with a...
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Anime’s top catchphrases & top Japanese Internet buzzwords of 2014 announced
The Japanese news site Gadget Tsuushin has unveiled its choices for the Anime Ryuukougo Taishou 2014, or the “Great Anime Buzzword Awards.” The winners are: GOLD MEDAL: 「レロレロレロレロ」 (“Rerorerorerorero”)...
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Dual-wielding Samus Amiibo auctions for $2,500
A factory accident has made one Metroid fan very happy, albeit a couple thousand bucks poorer. An eBay auction for a factory-sealed, defective Samus Amiibo recently ended at $2,500, with an original...
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Hajime Isayama drew the Attack on Titan voice cast as their characters
After a stage event, voice actress Marina Inoue snapped the ultimate selfie, one that included herself, fellow Attack on Titan actors Yui Ishikawa (Mikasa Ackerman) and Yuuki Kaji (Eren Jaeger), and...
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Yamato undies remind you where you put your junk
The Yamato Crew store is selling a specially designed pair of men’s boxer shorts. The one-size-fits-all underwear takes design cues from actual anime artwork. In a 1977 issue of OUT magazine, Susumu...
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Up your cosplay game by shooting fire from your hands
Ellusionist has released the ultimate cosplay accessory—the Pyro Fireshooter, which allows you to literally shoot fireballs from your hands thanks to a $174 gadget that is “definitely not a toy.” The...
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Fans vote for series with the most unfashionable everyday clothing
The world of anime and manga has plenty of noteworthy costumes, from battle armorto team jerseys and school uniforms galore. But sometimes when the characters are just hanging out with their friends in...
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Shippers rejoice! 10,000 anime fans pick their favorite same-sex pairings
There’s a whole side of anime fandom dedicated to pairing their favorite characters together in romantic relationships, be it a male harem lead with one of his five adoring female friends, or two...
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