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Do you know the name of the Pokémon anime’s main character? Congratulations! Here’s a thousand dollars!
Fire up your city pop playlist for a visit to Asakusa’s legendary Marubell, where the ’80s never totally went away.
Official Kirby Cafe merchandise turns out to be startlingly, and adorably, good at recreating the Nintendo star’s in-game power.
Sure, we suppose you could make money by treating your Pocket Monsters like this, but it’d make you the real monster.
”Do we want ramen or fried food?” we asked ourselves, and the answer was “Both, obviously.”
Reeast Room is “a theme park where you can do things that you’re normally not allowed to.”
Production committee for Fragtime, studio’s most recent anime that’s playing in theaters right now, say their repeated attempts to communicate have yielded no response.
Last remaining member of original group of 20 founding idols announces graduation, says she “still loves AKB48.”
Features like built-in kitty litter boxes under the floor let furbabies truly rule the house you live in.
One of Japan’s best katana-collection museums recreates its swords in miniature form for you to cut up your desserts with.
Tear-jerking reports from multiple artists as studio, which produced a theatrical anime this year, erases its online presence.
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