Genius shows how to turn your car into an anime art itasha for free【Photos】
You can give your ride a stealthy otaku makeover without spending a single cent…but the results could be very temporary or very permanent. Unlike posters or clear files, you can’t just pop into a...
View ArticleNew virtual anime wife system helps Japanese workers deal with emotional...
Hikari Aizuma helps workers stay sharp and maintain a balanced lifestyle while working from home. Like a lot of companies, Japanese tech firm Gatebox has its employees working from home these days, as...
View ArticleCancelled summer Comiket goes digital with first ever Air Comiket, as the...
Fan creators and their fellow otaku weren’t deterred by the fact that they couldn’t be on-site to celebrate doujinshi culture! Comiket: a haven for otaku, cosplayers, self-published manga authors, and...
View ArticleOverseas otaku make huge donation of masks to real-life Japanese Love Live! town
Love Livers also turn down any compensation for their generosity. With the coronavirus pandemic continuing, so is Japan’s mask shortage. Facial coverings remain incredibly hard to find at retail...
View ArticleGot a collection of anime clear files? Then you need these super-cheap frames...
Otaku have fallen in love with the affordable solution to a frustrating problem. One of the stranger pseudo-loanwords you’ll run into in Japanese is kuria fairu, or “clear file.” That’s because they...
View ArticleAnime is not real life: American TikTok user points out absurdity of buxom...
Scene from Food Wars! looks like something you’d see on an R-rated Masterchef. Japanese manga and anime are beloved by people all around the world, but if there’s one blight on its otherwise sterling...
View ArticleJapanese idol shows just how well the optical illusion boob shirt works
Gift from an otaku gives this woman a buxom bosom front-on, but from the side it’s a different story. Back in 2017, a new optical illusion T-shirt appeared on the market, featuring a specially...
View ArticleJapanese dad/otaku worries he’s an embarrassment to his kids, son tells him...
“Aren’t you embarrassed to have people know that your dad is an otaku?” asks hardcore One Piece figure collector. Japanese Twitter user Take World 12 (@ta_shi12) has a collection of One Piece figures....
View ArticleA practical use for anime wall scrolls? Experiment finds unexpected interior...
Otaku aesthetics, improved acoustics. Whether you call them wall scrolls, tapestries, or something else, if you’re a hard-core anime fan odds are you’ve bought at least one of the printed hanging cloth...
View ArticleJapanese otaku singles parties say they only want guys who are otaku, but...
Female participants can look as otaku-like as they want, though. Being an otaku used to carry the stigma that your love life was destined to be limited to your 2-D crush/harem, but in recent years...
View ArticleAnime voice actress announces marriage, fans start getting rid of her...
Not all fans salty about mega-star’s romantic milestone, though. With Akihabara being Japan’s concentrated mecca of otaku culture, the Tokyo neighborhood isn’t just a place for fans to buy...
View ArticleVirtual dojinshi convention Comic Vket recreates the community joy of...
Free-to-attend, free-to-exhibit event is an online substitute for cancelled Comiket, held in virtual Akihabara. Once upon a time, in the wildly different era known as “early in 2020,” we were supposed...
View ArticleEvangelion, Spice and Wolf LED manhole covers installed in otaku-friendly...
Beautiful salutes to nearly two dozen anime/manga franchises light the way to the newest otaku destination. Japan is filled with sightseeing options. On the traditional side of things are its shrines...
View Article78-year-old dad in Japan handmakes amazing anime figure furniture for his...
A story to warm the heart…and fill it with desire for a set of your very own. For collectors of anime figures, half the fun is finding cool ways to display them. If you want to show your favorite...
View ArticleTake photos of your favorite anime character standee anywhere with this otaku...
Never leave your anime crush behind again! Acrylic standees are the hottest thing in otaku culture right now. Since they’re typically small, standees let you proudly display your favorite anime or your...
View ArticleAkihabara store praised for “God-like” customer service
A store that trusts customers so much they literally leave money out for them. It’s been a tough few months for businesses in Akihabara, with a number of longstanding stores shutting up shop during the...
View ArticleIs this the most beautiful anime character shrine any otaku has ever...
Super-fan celebrates character’s birthday in grand style. With Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba’s anime TV series airing its last episode in 2019 and its manga wrapping up in March of this year, you...
View ArticleAkihabara’s most popular anime girl mascot spokescharacter loses her job
After a decade as electronics stores’ mascot, Tsukumo-tan is unemployed. Japan has a soft spot for illustrated mascot characters, and that goes double for the otaku demographic. So about a decade ago,...
View ArticleMeet Hololive’s brand new adorable VTubers, designed to win you over with...
Hololive English will be the first virtual YouTuber project to specifically target English-speaking countries, and it’s starting right away! VTubers, or “virtual YouTubers”, have become a surprise...
View ArticleAkihabara shrine celebrates anime festival Noryo Matsuri on an Animal...
Keep the spirit of summer festivals alive, digitally! Sadly, due to the state of things lately, a lot of popular events that usually attract large crowds have been cancelled. But that doesn’t mean...
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