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Shibuya 109, a department store famous in Japan as a sanctuary for young women from the gyaru subculture, is being taken over by a familiar figure beginning this week! That’s right, this iconic building known as […]

The Mori Arts Center Gallery is an art space adjacent to the observation deck on the 52nd floor of Roppongi Hills Mori Tower. A venue for high-quality exhibitions on a plethora of themes, including works from the […]

What’s better than a free Gunpla? Well, Bandai says it’s Gunpla made from recycled materials! At various locations for the next month, Bandai is giving away Ecopla – Gunpla made from recycled materials! Those who […]

What if I told you that Hatsune Miku and “My Little Pony” characters exist in the same universe? Yeah, the idea is kind of nuts, isn’t it? Well, it might not be as bogus as you think! Kotobukiya has decided to […]

For those not in the know, Wonder Festival (WonFes) is an event that takes place biannually in Japan to celebrate figures and plastic models created by both companies and fans across the country. Sometimes these […]

In 2014, Universal Studios Japan (USJ) and the Pokemon Company made a promise and deal to one another to work together to bring the world of Pokemon into the Osaka theme park. It may have taken more than seven […]

Super Nintendo World has been a huge hit here in Japan, and that comes with zero surprise! Between the immersive and vivid themes, fun park rides, delicious and novel food, and interactive elements – there’s no […]

Nissin Foods, the ones behind the legendary Cup Noodle brand of instant noodles, may have gone too far this time! For you see, they’ve decided to release four flavors of various Cup Noodle sodas as part of their […]

You heard that right! DC’s signature villain has dedicated himself to raising a baby Batman in the newest morning gag manga “One Operation JOKER!”

In this official DC manga the reader will start out seeing […]

It’s no secret to many collectors that FREEing brings some of their unique ideas to the figma line of action figures, and that’s no exception to their newest addition with the figma Human Anatomical […]

Do you love Final Fantasy XIV? Do you love chicken nuggets, tea, and exclusive in-game mounts? Then you better rush over to a Lawson convenience store on August 31st, 2021 because Square Enix has teamed up with […]

hololive really doesn’t need much of an introduction considering the group’s intense popularity these days, but for those out of the loop, hololive is a group of VTubers (Virtual Youtubers) under the COVER Corp […]

Though in early development, it’s been announced that a brand new live-action “Pokemon” series is currently being worked on by Netflix! I’ll make it clear right away that not much is known about the series yet, […]

George Lucas, the creator of Star Wars, has stated that he drew a lot of inspiration from Japanese mythology and Akira Kurosawa’s films, and this influence has been poured into all of his films to date. Now, […]

We aren’t going to touch on the hobby side of things today, but rather a very interesting development happening currently in Japan! And that development is… the housing industry! Wait, wait – it’s interesting, […]

Most anime fans aren’t strangers to MAPPA animation studio! Founded on June 14th, 2011, this rad as heck studio has produced works that include Kids on the Slope, Terror in Resonance, Yuri!!! on Ice, Kakegurui, […]

Imagine my surprise this morning when I woke up to the news that a brand new “Final Fantasy 9” animated series was currently in the works! Square Enix is teaming up with a France-based company called Cyber Group […]

On June 11, 2021, McDonalds’ all over Japan introduced three new Pikachu-themed desserts to really get the Pokemon hype going! Not that Pokemon needed any help with that, of course! Needless to say, our staff at […]

It’s no secret by now that a whole new wave of the Pokemon card craze has hit worldwide! With tons of internet influencers now opening card packs for content, a whole new community of passionate card lovers has […]

The Tokyo Sky Tree opened in May of 2012 to the public, and since then the enormous infrastructure and iconic tower has been the home to many collaborations. We wouldn’t consider this “new” news by any means, but […]