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January, 2016 (Page 3)
Cosplayer brings Fallout 4’s Nick Valentine to life in all his run-down glory【Video】
- Cara Clegg
Jan 28, 2016 - Tweet
Watch this cosplayer transform into Fallout 4‘s Nick Valentine using his seriously impressive prosthetics and makeup skills.
- Internet
- (cosplay • Fallout • Fallout 4 • video games)
Incredible edible Nintendo desserts are the most delicious kind of fanart
- Cara Clegg
Jan 28, 2016
Check out these home-made gaming-themed treats and get some inspiration for your own baked goods!
- Japan
- (baking • cakes • cookies • desserts • Kirby • Legend of Zelda • nintendo • sweets • video games)
Forget the panda—this otter playing in the snow is the cutest thing you’ll see today【Video】
- Preston Phro
Jan 28, 2016
OMG! You guys, this is so cute. Like, seriously. Just. So. Freaking. Cute.
Chocolate ramen? Not only will we try that, we’ll be first in line! 【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Jan 28, 2016
Is Tokyo restaurant’s new menu item a culinary dream come true, or do two rights make a wrong?
Sailor Moon cosplay documentary shows the power and beauty of anime fan friendships 【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Jan 28, 2016
Just like the Sailor Senshi are always there for each other, so too are the members of this documentary’s group of cosplay collaborators.
- USA
- (anime • cosplay • documentary • LaSoldier • Sailor Moon • video)
Hello Kitty cosplays as gun-slinging schoolgirl from new “Sailor Suit and Machine Gun” movie
- Oona McGee
Jan 28, 2016
Hello Kitty loves to cosplay and this time she’s dressing up as a badass schoolgirl with a machine gun.
- Japan
- (cosplay • Hello Kitty • movies • sailor suit • sailor uniform • School uniform • schoolgirl • yakuza)
Photos of “invisible people” wearing frozen jeans take Japanese Twitter by snowstorm 【Photos】
- Scott Wilson
Jan 27, 2016
All those topless invisible people must be pretty cold out there!
Get a massage on the go with a smartphone-controlled AiraWear massage hoodie
- Jamie Koide
Jan 27, 2016
Don’t have the cash or time for an appointment with a masseuse? No worries; this new massage hoodie promises to work out your knots while you sit back and relax.
Machine that perfectly plays Taiko Master is totally mesmerizing and totally cheating【Video】
- KK Miller
Jan 27, 2016
Machines will completely rule our lives someday, so why not have them help us with our video games now?
- Internet, Japan
- (cool • taiko • taiko master • Taiko no Tatsujin • technology • video • video games)
Japan’s all-female Takarazuka Revue to perform in U.S.A. this summer
- Casey Baseel
Jan 27, 2016
New York engagement marks rare North American visit by musical acting troupe.
Nintendo gives Pikachu a deep, manly voice for the newest Pokémon game 【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Jan 27, 2016
Upcoming video game promises “a Pikachu like you’ve never seen before,” but we’ve never heard one that sounds like this either.
Kana Hanazawa doesn’t understand her latest commercial 【Video】
- Anime News Network
Jan 27, 2016
It’s not unusual for stars to perform in Japanese commercials, but what they’re asked to do can sometimes lead to head-scratching.
- Japan
- (ad • AQUOS • funny • Japanese commercial • seiyu • tech • video • voice actor)
Japan Self-Defense Force members breakdance while performing Hatsune Miku song
- Master Blaster
Jan 27, 2016
Ain’t no party like a JSDF party, cause a JSDF party don’t quit.
- Japan
- (breakdance • dance • flash mob • Flash Mob Shikoku • Hatsune Miku • Japan Self-Defense Force • Senbonzakura • video)
This Thai ad is making the internet cry with its “Hachiko-like” story【Video】
- Meg Murphy
Jan 27, 2016
People seriously need to stop chopping onions in here…
This might just be the saddest Pokémon story we’ve ever heard【Video】
- Jamie Koide
Jan 27, 2016
Sometimes catching them all just isn’t enough, especially if you happen to be Dota player SirActionSlacks.
- Internet, USA
- (Nintendo 64 • Pokemon • Pokemon Snap • SirActionSlacks • video games)
Adventures in kissing your feline friends: Futile or fruitful? 【Video】
- KK Miller
Jan 27, 2016
Pet owner doesn’t understand why his cats don’t want to show their love like people do.
Mikuture, the Hatsune Miku app that brings our favorite CG idol into all the pictures【Photos】
- KK Miller
Jan 27, 2016
The Vocaloid star has been secretly hiding in your smart phone, just waiting for the right application to let her loose.
- Internet
- (apps • AR • augmented reality • Hatsune Miku • Mikuture • Smartphones • vocaloids)
Heavy snowfall gives the people of Japan a chance to show off their secret sculpting skills【Pics】
- Meg Murphy
Jan 27, 2016
When a pipe and button nose just won’t cut it anymore…
Crazy cold temperatures in Japan turn sinks into instant ice dispensers 【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Jan 27, 2016
Water freezes before it can even go down the drain.
Tokyo Dragon Quest ad made entirely with Lego lets commuters remove blocks to defeat the bad guys
- Scott Wilson
Jan 26, 2016
Now you can be a hero, one brick at a time!
- Japan
- (ads • cool • Dragon Quest • dragon quest builders • Japan news • LEGO • Shinjuku Station • video games)
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