Japanese nail artist goes viral with “Gakuen Handsome’s lethal weapons”
When manga and anime fans think of Gakuen Handsome, the Boys’ Love doujin game which was adapted into a series of smartphone games, novelizations, OVA…
Parody
Original pictogram series parodying the IT industry goes viral in Japan
One of the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony’s highlights was an amusing and fast-paced performance by silent comedy artist HIRO-PON reenacting the pictograms of 50 competitions…
Jujutsu Kaisen ED parody video features shirtless shock comedian Egashira 2:50
The supernatural action/horror manga 呪術回線 Jujutsu Kaisen, illustrated by Gege Akutami, continues to rise in popularity, thanks in part to the anime adaptation by MAPPA…
Artist Namura Kiyu’s parody of a popular Xmas gift and her response to a Tweet reacting to it go viral
Multi-talented conceptual artist 南村杞憂 Namura Kiyu (formerly known as Yuna Kimura), whose acrylic plate artworks and accessories we introduced last year in grape Japan, is…
Japanese Udon Noodle Mascot Posts Brilliant Banksy Parody
The anonymous graffiti artist-slash-provocateur Banksy was all over the news recently when he pulled off his latest stunt. At a Southeby’s art auction he set…
Artist Ryo Fujii’s Video Brilliantly Spoofs Japanese Apology Culture
Japanese apology culture Although apology press conferences are a common occurrence in Japan, it seems that remorseful faces and long-winded apologies have become more frequent…
Absurdly Popular Pop Team Epic Anime Takes Internet By Storm
Ever since it was announced last year that bkub Okawa’s surreal comic four-panel manga Pop Team Epic was getting the anime treatment, fans both in…
SpongeBob SquarePants As An Anime Is Pretty Dramatic
With a little creative imagination, it’s been shown that talented fans can create some pretty great would-be anime openings, even if they don’t have a…
The Death Note Version Of PPAP Is So Creepy, But Makes So Much Sense
By now, everyone has either wrapped themselves in or completely moved on from Comedian Kosaka Daimaou’s standup persona’s global viral hit, PPAP. The global phenomenon…
This Pokemon Go Parody Took It To A Whole Other Level
The worldwide craze for Pokemon Go has definitely come down from it’s ridiculous peak, but one of the testaments to the game’s influence is that…
This Donald Trump As A Japanese Commercial Parody Is So Insane It Could Be Real
For many, the only comparable experience to the opening rounds of the U.S. Presidential Election trail, particularly the saga of Donald Trump, has been a…
The Japanese Take On Hotline Bling
Drake’s Hotline Bling has found itself wearing just about every possible outfit in the official wardrobe of internet parodies, but if you’ve exhausted your supply…
This Is What A Low-Budget “Jurassic World” Looks Like, And It’s The Best Thing Ever
If you’ve seen “Jurassic World,” you can probably guess that it cost a whole lotta money to make it. But just to give you a…