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YouTube user KillaKarisma realized something. Give him a few minutes, and he'll tell you about the time he saw a Chinese man set a paper on fire with only his hands and about how you, yes you, can become a Super Saiyan. Just like he did. More »
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At this weekend's Wonder Festival in Chiba, Japan, collectible figures and cosplayers weren't the only thing on display. There were also super cars—and race queens. More »
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Patlabor, the iconic Japanese anime, will be reborn this year—as a WiFi tower. More »
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Uber popular anime Tiger and Bunny stars two male protagonists—Kotetsu T. Kaburagi and Barnaby Brooks Jr.—who battle as superheroes on the show's Hero TV. More »
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Fist of the North Star's Kenshiro got a life-sized statue last fall. It was covered in 500,000 Swarovski crystals, apparently worth ¥10,000,000 or $130,000. More »
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Japanese anime, manga, and game characters sometimes have blond hair. Sometimes they have blue eyes. But, that's merely cosmetic, no? There must be some sort of analysis that cuts closer to the bone. Literally. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5882526&view=rss&microfeed=true On Feb. 3, anime Black Rock Shooter will be streaming on Nico Nico Douga subtitled in eight languages (English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Korean, traditional Chinese and simplified Chinese) FOR FREE. [Nico Nico] More »
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On April 19, a new theme park dedicated to Mobile Suit Gundam is opening in Japan called "Gundam Front". More »
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Elffi is the pride of Finnish cosplay. The 23 year-old, who is currently studying business management, represented his country at the World Cosplay Summit in Japan—which is like the Olympics of cosplay. More »
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If you think being married to people is hard, try being married to a cardboard person. And then globetrotting around with your better half. Your better cardboard half, that is. More »
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Slam Dunk, first a manga and then an anime, was instrumental in popularizing basketball in Japan, as well as other parts of Asia. Students at the National Taiwan University of Arts paid tributed to the anime's opening with this brilliant shot-by-shot recreation. More »
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　Holy crap! China reworked Gundam Seed, and a bunch of other things, into this mind melting cartoon extravaganza. More »
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Eek! Schoolgirl anime K-On!'s latest t-shirt looks more like some horrible moé monster, appearing in a dark dungeon in some Japanese role-playing game. More »
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In Japan, there are all types of otaku ("geeks"). There are anime otaku, video game otaku, and even train otaku. Otaku from all walks of life seem to like the same thing: maids. More »
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Wowsers. This is some good stuff. Good props. Good costumes. And good people. More »
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When you think of Japanese pop culture today, schoolgirls with big eyes probably come to mind. It wasn't always that way. More »
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For all intents and purposes, HezaChan has been cosplaying since the dawn of the internet. Granted, loads of people were online before 2001 (many of you included), but take a look back at her cosplay photos from 2001. It looks like a million years ago. More »
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Allow me to chime in on something I knew nothing about until last night...this is the internet, after all, where people make a living spouting opinions disguised as fact. The topic is that Bandai Entertainment will be ceasing distribution of anime and manga in North America, and what it means to the rest of us. More »
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Some cosplayers make their own outfits. Others shell out cash for them. Japan's largest cosplay costume emporium is Cospa. And the retailer listed its biggest selling outfits of 2011. More »
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During New Year's, Japanese people visit shrines and temples. There are many traditions observed during this period, such as omikuji—a type of fortune telling. In the last few years, one ancient tradition in which people write wishes on wooden plaques is now taking a decidedly otaku bent. More »
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Doraemon is a fat, robotic blue cat from the future. In his belly, Doraemon carries all sorts of cool gadgets. The character, viewable here, is iconic in Japan. More »
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The full trailer for the Dragon Age anime we spoke about earlier this month has been making the rounds. it's 106 seconds easily as enjoyable as any 106 seconds I spent trudging through BioWare's sloppy sequel. More »
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Spend any time in Japan, and you'll see them: Chinese tourists. While tensions do flare between the two countries, there are Chinese who are infatuated with Japanese popular culture. More »
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Everybody has a special talent. It might be drawing. It might be singing. For Masanobu Sato, it's jerking off. More »
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You might be a nerd. I'm a nerd! But just because you are one, that doesn't mean your significant other is. Your partner, whether they're male or female, might not like video games, anime, manga—or whatever. More »
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Japanese figure maker Good Smile doesn't only make figures. It's also sponsoring race cars—and showcasing this. More »
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Fire up a Japanese video game, and you'll see it—just look at the newly released Final Fantasy XIII-2, if you don't believe me. There it is: hair. The West has its bald Space Marine. Japan, where it's not cool to be bald, has hair wax and luscious locks. More »
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Japan loves anime. It also loves Twitter. And this past weekend, the country showed what it could do when it combined both: set a world record. More »
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Only five! There are probably many, many more, but let's start with with five. Web research site My Navi News polled nearly seven hundred of its online readers, asking them to list the things they did not want to find in a guy's room. More »
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The stereotype is that Gundam is for males. That it's only men in their forties and thirties who build Gundam models. The stereotype is wrong. Don't believe me? More »
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Role-playing game Dragon Age is getting an anime. The flick will roar into Japanese theaters across the country. More »
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The last Persona figure Kotaku posted had a crazy crotch. This one does not. It has a television. More »
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Yu Kobayashi, that's what. The Japanese voice actress, known for her twisted drawings, sets her sights on schoolgirl rocker anime K-On!. This is the result. More »
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Schoolgirl rocker anime K-On! isn't only getting a feature film, in which the girls travel to London. It's also getting a convenience store. This is it. More »
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If you've played war game Valkyria Chronicles or seen the anime, you probably know Selvaria Bles. She's the part of the game's Empire faction. And like any good Brigadier General, she has good command of her troops and her swimwear. More »
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If it exists, there is a porn of it. Steins; Gate exists as an Xbox 360 game and an anime, which means, yep, there is a dirty version of it. This is it. More »
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Online, people create alter egos. New identities are born out of names and avatars. They also bare their real identities. And your avatar or your profile pic is causing others to silently judge you. More »
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I've said it before: Japanese adult game and anime makers are masters of the in-store promotion. It's a mastery that would do 1970s grindhouse cinema owners proud. Many in-store promotions are NSFW. What happens when those hit the streets? More »
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During the 1990s, when Neon Genesis Evangelion exploded in popularity, voice actress Yuko Miyamura was along for the ride. Like many other voice actresses, she wasn't merely someone who read lines, she was an idol. Fans worshipped her. More »
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Kite is infamous. The hyper-violent 1998 anime features explicit sex scenes, explicit violence and explicit human brutality. And now, according to sources connected with the project, it's going to be a "full-on female actioner" with "gritty realistic action". More »
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