New Studio Ghibli Exhibit Has Giant Terrifying Yubaba And Zeniba Statues
It was recently announced that for the first time in three years, a Studio Ghibli exhibit would be coming to Tokyo. Called the “Toshio Suzuki…
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Story and Setting Revealed For New Sakura Wars (Shin Sakura Taisen) Game on PS4
The Shin Sakura Taisen (Sakura Wars) game for the PS4 platform has been gathering a lot of attention since it was announced last year, with…
Cosplayers to Watch: Hijab Cosplayer Miisa (Photos and Interview)
If you enjoy cosplay or have been following anime-related or even fashion-related news, there’s a good chance you’ve seen Miisa before. As one of the…
Pokémon Card Artist Paints Original Cards Into Awesome Illustrations
Most people who’ve spent good time, money, and memories collecting Pokémon cards would throw a fit if you brought up the idea of painting over…
Detective Pikachu’s Electric Roll Ice Cream Coming to Japan to Celebrate Movie Release
The roll ice cream trend has hit Tokyo hard. Various specialty stands and shops have popped up around the capital, each one seeming to boast…
Warp Star Riding Kirby Hits Japanese Convenience Stores As Traditional Creamy Sweets
Nintendo’s Kirby has plenty to boast about when it comes to his own line of food and merchandise in Japan, including a head bed that…
Universal Studios Japan Reveal Details About New Summer Attractions Including Godzilla vs Evangelion
Universal Studios Japan, located in Osaka, has had a slew of temporary attractions in recent years thanks to Universal Cool Japan. The project aims to…
Art Unit Gendaibijutsu Nitouhei Creates Rings Modeled After Canned Tuna and Crab
(Updated on July 2, 2019 with information on capsule toy) Canned food rings In early April, 2019, Japanese Twitter users were buzzing about a fashion…
Birthplace Of Ninja In Japan Hopes For “e-Ninja” To Be Recognized As Olympic Battle Sport
Thee Iga region of Japan has never shied away from its rich history of ninja tradition, boasting a national ninja certification test and even a…
True-to-Character Eyewear Inspired by SSSS.GRIDMAN’s Akane Shinjo and Sho Utsumi
Fortunately for fans of last year’s hit series SSSS.GRIDMAN, goods related to the anime are finally coming out in decent quantities. For example, as we…
Harry Potter Graphic Designers Opening Official Wizarding World Pop-up Merchandise Shop in Osaka
It’s easy to forget when enjoying the immersive Wizarding World of Harry Potter, exactly how much work goes into creating the fantasy, and how many…
Shiba Inu Design By Illustrator Ponkichi Is Our Favorite Alternative To Japan’s New Banknote
On April 9th, Japan’s Finance Ministry announced new designs for Japan’s banknotes with advanced anti-counterfeiting measures. Scheduled to go into circulation in 2024, the banknotes…
Behold The “Painfully” Awesome Otaku Bags Of The 5th Ita-Bag Contest
A painful prefix: Ita- Some of our readers may be familiar with the term itasha 痛車 (literally meaning “pain(ful) cars”), the term for cars with…
Eshi-100 Exhibition of 100 Leading Anime and Manga Illustrators in Akihabara
Eshi-100 Exhibition If you’re a manga and anime fan visiting Japan during its Golden Week holiday, which is exceptionally long this year due to Emperor’s…
Rent a Tiny Japanese Photo Studio to Turn Your Hedgehog into a Tiny Model
Miniature photographers create amazing tiny worlds in incredible detail. Often the protagonists of these mini dioramas are tiny figures or dolls, but surely the cutest…