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Staggered by historical preservation survey costs, Kyoto turns to anime girls...
With over 300,000 people piling into its trains each day, you’d think the Kyoto Municipal Subway would be sitting pretty financially. That’s actually not the case, though. The city’s status as the...
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Here’s what Kyoto’s subway looks like plastered with anime girls
As we recently reported, the bigwigs at the Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau got together a while back and had a little brainstorming session regarding how to convince more people to use the...
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Anime pillow responds to your rubbing with moans and groans, gets angry if...
A proper anime character huggy pillow seems to have become a critical component of the full fetish and fantasy regalia of a well-rounded otaku, but there are certain things you just can’t do with such...
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Singing nun in Japan gives heavenly concert, also spiritual advice to mothers...
Have you heard of Cristina Scuccia? She’s a 26-year-old Italian nun with a gift for singing, famous for winning The Voice of Italy in 2014, then going on to release an album including a music video to...
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Otaku’s mom finds out about his anime doll obsession, sews a set of Love...
The tricky thing about social media is that announcing your passions to the world, by its nature, means you’re also announcing them to relatives and acquaintances you’d maybe rather keep in the dark...
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Japanese girl accidentally finds a new use for her decorative sword:...
Sometimes people can be a little shy about their hobbies and may not always be upfront with their friends, even if it’s something they really like. Things like cosplay or model building aren’t always...
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Swiss otaku is as crazy as he can be, and his Twitter followers can’t get enough
There are “impressive” people in every fandom, but Japanese anime, manga and game fans certainly know how to take things over the top. There are more volumes to read, more episodes to watch, and more...
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Superfan buys treasure trove of idol-cover magazines, swims through it like...
In recent years, the idol singer industry in Japan has put a lot of power in the hands of fans. Multi-vocalist units like AKB48 and its numerous tri-letter, dual-digit sister groups often hold...
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How washing your itasha makes it look more dirty than clean
If you’re one of the people who already finds the whole concept of itasha creepy, then you’re about to get a whole lot more skeeved out. But if you enjoy borderline-inappropriate pictures of anime...
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Get closer to being an IRL waifu than ever before, no surgery required!
Ever wanted to dress up as a sexy anime lady but not had the courage or skills? Now you can do it in the simplest of ways, and what’s more you can hide it underneath your regular clothes! Recently...
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Otaku husbands and their cardboard, dating simulator waifus share photos of...
You know how some guys who are anime or game fanatics like to refer to their favorite characters as their waifu? Well, things just got real. The creators of an erotic game, Golden Marriage Jewel Days,...
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The crazy Swiss otaku is back and he’s got the best Hestia costume to come...
It’s been almost a month since we witnessed the “Extreme Swiss Otaku” breaking the Internet. If you thought his last crazy “Poi! Poi! Poi!” antics of plastering a men’s restroom with posters of...
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The running of the otaku! Event staffer learns not to get in fans’ way as...
With some jobs, the risks are obvious. Want to be an F1 racer? Driving cars at unsafe speeds is pretty much the extent of your work responsibilities. Firefighter? Be prepared to get up-close and...
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Talking Black Butler anime robot will flirt with you if you ask to kiss, also...
Up until now, you could say that Black Butler has followed the standard trajectory for a major hit in the anime world. It began as a manga about a suave and sophisticated demon entering into a pact to...
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Otaku assemblyman elected in Ōta-ku, Tokyo
Excitement was in the air all over Tokyo as the votes for regional elections to council seats were talli–hey where are you going!? Sure, local politics aren’t all that electrifying aside from the...
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Is Hatsune Miku without twintails still Hatsune Miku?
What defines an anime character? Digital idol Hatsune Miku’s most distinctive features are her long, turquoise blue pigtails – or twintails as they’re known in Japan. But take those away and is she...
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Bonding through bondage – Anime fans in Japan slap collars on pictures of...
Last year, some anime fans with extremely specific tastes hit upon the idea of taking a picture of their favorite character, whether male or female, and subtly sliding a positive pregnancy test into...
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Japanese man completes tattoo homage to ’80s and ’90s Shonen Jump anime
Japan is known for having an extreme level of distrust and distaste for tattoos, while at the same time churning out some of the most amazing tattoo artwork in the world. There’s no shortage of...
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Have this new Hatsune Miku toy which transforms into a… donkey
We all knew it was eventually going to happen. As Hatsune Miku’s popularity grew – eventually landing her a much-lauded place on David Letterman, where her appearance was met with widespread confusion...
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Miyazaki-inspired prints are gorgeous mashup of pop and traditional Japanese art
According to his online profile, when freelance illustrator Bill Mudron is not working on stuff that pays the bills, he “draws ridiculously nerdy stuff that he wants to hang on his walls but hasn’t...
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