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Pixel’s film posters feature Pac-Man, Space Invaders, Donkey Kong, Galaga, more
Sony Pictures Entertainment revealed its tie-in film posters its upcoming action comedy film Pixels. The film will feature the video game franchises Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, Centipede, Galaga, Frogger,...
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Terrorize your figure collection with a fully articulated titan model
In case your figure collection needs more naked people or angry titans, Kotobukiya is releasing a 160 mm (~6.3″) figure of Attack on Titan‘s Eren titan. The figure has an MSRP of 4,968 yen (about...
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Rock band KISS collaborating with Sailor Moon Crystal’s Momoiro Clover Z
The U.S. rock band KISS is no stranger to merchandise collaborations with Japan, but the maskedglam rock band is marking its first time working with a Japanese musical artist with a new single next...
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Piccolo saves Christmas when he’s not saving Namekians
Comic book fan, cosplay aficionado, and 15-year veteran deputy sheriff Michael Wilson (@knightmage) brought cheer to countless families on December 18 when he strolled into his local Ohio TOYS R US...
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Toyota’s Prius c Journeys through Dragon Quest and Monster Hunter
While the Prius c (sold in Japan as the Aqua) has always been marketed towards city-dwellers, Toyota assures road trip aficionados that it’s great for lengthy road trips and grand adventures, too....
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Malaysian finalist wins this year’s Gunpla builder’s World Cup
The victors of Bandai’s annual Gunpla Builders World Cup have been crowned, with the title going to Malaysia’s Andy Wong, whose “Invaders Found” model and diorama was modified from the Master Grade...
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Variety: Scarlett Johansson signs on to Hollywood’s Ghost in the Shell
Entertainment news source Variety reported on Monday that Scarlett Johansson has signed on to star in Dreamworks‘ adaptation of Ghost in the Shell. Deadline reported in October that the actress was...
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New Fukushima school gets uniforms designed by the AKB48 costume designer
The new Futaba Future School, a combined junior and senior high school set to open in Hirono, Fukushima Prefecture this April, is getting some pretty snazzy uniforms. They were designed by Shinobu...
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Ghibli animator Yoshiharu Sato directs commercial for Satsuma Shiranami
Satsuma Shuzo began streaming an animated commercial directed by Yoshiharu Sato last week. The commercial, titled Oyaji no Imo no Kamisama. (Dad’s Potato God.), advertises the company’s Satsuma...
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Three-armed Peach, two-headed Marth join the parade of factory defect Amiibos
After one lucky shopper made $2,500 from his factory defect dual-wielding Samus Amiibo, others have been pouring onto eBay in the hopes of making a quick buck. One seller’s three-armed Peach reached...
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New Nintendo 3DS system headed west in February
Nintendo announced during its Nintendo direct presentation on Wednesday that the New Nintendo 3DS XL will ship in Europe and North America on February 13. The regular size New Nintendo 3DS will also...
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The results are in for Kodansha’s guys-in-glasses poll
For years glasses have been the bane of many young person’s existence. They have been seen as a mark of nerdiness and the source of ridicule. But recently, thanks to a renewed image through the lens...
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10,000 fans pick the sports anime that influenced them the most
Sports anime remains popular in Japan, despite its checkered history in the West. Stories of characters overcoming emotional and physical obstacles to bring their team to victory or rooting for the...
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‘Momoiro Clover Z vs. KISS’ full musicvideo features Sushio’s animation
The official YouTube channel for girl idol group Momoiro Clover Z (Sailor Moon Crystal, Bodacious Space Pirates) began streaming a full animated and live-action music video for “Yume no Ukiyo ni...
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Second Sailor Moon stage musical’s ‘Ai no Starshine’ song shown in video
The official Sailor Moon YouTube channel began streaming a clip from the musical Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Petite Étrangère. The clip features the main cast singing the song, “Ai no Starshine”...
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Former AKB48 idol’s crowdfunding campaign includes date rewards
The former AKB48 idol Anna Mori is crowdfunding her first photobook after recently turning 20 years old (the “age of majority” in Japan, similar to turning 18 in the U.S.) and quickly raised 2,000,000...
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Attack on Titan’s Universal Studios Japan attraction opens
Universal Studios Japan is formally opening its new Attack on Titan attraction on Friday. “Attack on Titan The Real” is part of the Universal Cool Japan event (along with Evangelion, Resident Eviland...
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Mexican apparel company offers sweet Dragon Ball Z sneakers
Mexican clothing company Heredia Clothing has been promoting their line-up of Dragon Ball Z sneakers for a few months now, but fans heading to Expo TNT on January 31-February 1 in Guadalajara can also...
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Design agency reimagines Pokémon as corporate logos
San Francisco design agency Pictogram has reimagined several Pokemon as corporate logos, joking that “since the Pokémon Corporate Personhood Act of 2015, as spearheaded by Professor OAK, Pokémon became...
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AKB48 founder plans Japan48 idol group for Olympics, Phillipines spinoff
AKB48 founder and producer Yasushi Akimoto announced the formation of the Niigata-based idol group NGT48 at the “AKB48 Request Hour Set List Best 1035″ event in Tokyo on Sunday. His aim in creating...
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