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KFC releases an Otaku Burger…in Spain?!?
Spreading the Japanese custom of eating KFC at Christmas to other parts of the world. Our Japanese-language reporter Miho Kouzuki currently resides in Spain, where she likes to keep an eye out for...
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Former otaku regrets wasting so much money as a kid, Dad tells him why it was...
Spending money and wasting it are two different things. It’s not unusual for our tastes and passions change as we grow up. Those changes tend to happen gradually, though, and sometimes it’s not until...
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The best cosplayers from the Isshoni Tanoshimimashou otaku event in...
College campus turns into a space for cosplayers, anime enthusiasts, and Japanese food fans. SoraNews24’s Indonesian correspondent Aqil Rahmansyah is an otaku, with a deep passion for anime and video...
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Is spending 248,380 yen (US$1,840) on an anime boy doll a wise choice? Our...
A big love for Touken Ranbu leads to a big expenditure, but is it money well spent? Our Japanese-language reporter Udonko makes no secret of her love for the Touken Ranbu anime franchise. Whether it’s...
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Gigantic new anime store opening soon in Tokyo, and here’s a sneak-peek【Photos】
The Animate Ikebukuro Flagship Store isn’t open just yet, but we’ve been inside. Towards the end of 2021, when no one was sure how much longer the pandemic was going to go on for, anime specialty...
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Pregnant anime voice actress photo standees: A new frontier in otaku merch
Fans cheer as actress announces birth of first child, and now they can buy her “maternity goods” bundle too. It’s no secret that a lot of anime voice actors’ and actresses’ promotion draws from the...
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Whack-an-otaku event held by idol singer unit in Tokyo【Video】
Good time apparently had by all involved. Last Thursday the TIF Gakuen Spring School Festival was held in Tokyo’s Harajuku neighborhood. A related event to the annual summertime Tokyo Idol Festival...
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Which anime child character do you wish was your kid? Survey asks Japanese fans
Survey respondents show their love for characters cute, kind, and alchemic. With last Friday being Children’s Day, kids were on a lot of people’s minds in Japan. Of course, at otaku-oriented dating...
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Large majority of otaku in Japan want to keep being otaku after having kids,...
Having kids might affect their otaku lifestyles though, they understand. Tora Con, Japan’s foremost otaku-oriented dating service, takes the otaku part of its matchmaking system very seriously. It’s a...
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OxiClean officially sends detergent supply to Tokyo card shop struggling with...
Even players who don’t go home with a tournament prize will go home with some OxiClean. A lot of people in Japan will tell you that though spring ends in May, summer doesn’t really start until July....
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The best cosplayers from Chibicon, Indonesia’s summertime anime...
Our Indonesian otaku makes the trip to Surabaya for the otaku culture celebration. Earlier this month, our Indonesia-based otaku reporter Aqil Rahmansyah hopped on a train. His destination: Chibicon....
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Otaku tech company creates Digital Figure Box for anime figures with no...
Gatebox continues to blur the boundary between digital and physical worlds. Otaku have never been shy about having fun with technology trends, and one of the newer ones is the digital figure. As the...
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Japan’s new energy drink feels like getting slapped in the face by an anime girl
A slap in the face to Steins;Gate otaku, but in the best possible way. Ordinarily, when something brings you out of a lazy or powered-down mood, we call it “a shot in the arm,” or maybe “a kick in the...
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The awesome anime and game figures of Japan’s Wonder Festival Summer...
Japan’s biggest and best figure and model show returns with VTubers, action heroes, and the kind of figure that makes us wish we had an extra two thousand bucks to spend. Last weekend Wonder Festival...
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Awesome life-size Hololive art panels take over Tokyo Dome City【Photos】
Hololive City is a free art event filled with fun and photo ops for virtual YouTuber fans. The entertainment complex and amusement park next to Tokyo Dome is called Tokyo Dome City, but right now it’s...
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Tokyo ward will give cosplay experiences as character of your choice in...
Ikebukuro’s new furusato nozei returns are aimed right at otaku’s hearts, include custom costume and professional makeup and photography. Though it used to be largely stuck in Akihabara’s shadow, in...
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Akihabara capsule toy lucky bag is filled with cute characters and cool crap...
Mulan Akiba delivers the randomized gacha goods. It’s probably not a coincidence that Japan, the country with a tradition of celebrating New Year’s with blind-buy lucky bag/fukubukuro bundles, is also...
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Japan’s biggest dating app says young people not interested in romance,...
Designers hope it can be a stepping stone to relationships with human women. Koi Suru AI is a new smartphone app/game from Tokyo-based Tapple, Inc. The title is a play on words, with koi suru meaning...
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Akihabara Radio Kaikan’s gacha capsule toy lucky bag is an otaku delight【Photos】
Anime characters and cute models are some of the surprise finds in this fukubukuro. As we head towards the end of January, the signs of New Year are beginning to fade, with only a few fukubukuro...
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A massive photo collection of the coolest anime figures from Winter Wonder...
Photos from the floor of Japan’s biggest convention for anime and video game figures The most recent winter Comiket wrapped up on New Year’s Eve, but last weekend Japan had its first A-list otaku...
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