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One Piece bodybuilding contest in Japan looking for ripped anime fans to dress, pose like Luffy

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 6, 2025
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Sure, Luffy is gonna be king of the pirates, but who’s gonna be king of the bodybuilders?

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• (anime • bodybuilding • cosplay • cosplayers • fitness • gyms • Luffy • manga • muscle • One Piece Fitness BragMen • One Piece gym)

One-Punch Man manga author’s son is a ripped competitive bodybuilder【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 27, 2024

Yusuke Murata’s kid is one of the most muscular teens in all of Japan.

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• Japan
• (anime • bodybuilding • fitness • manga • muscles • One-Punch Man • sports • Yusuke Murata)

Macho Chess pieces sold in capsule machines across Japan

• Master Blaster
  Dec 24, 2022

Queen, pawn, rook… They’re all here and totally yoked. Read More

• Japan
• (bodybuilding • capsule toys • Chess • IP4 • Macho Chess • Muscle Plus • muscles • stock photos)

Muscly Japanese men fill stock photo site with hilarious poses in unusual settings

• Oona McGee
  Aug 20, 2021

Muscle Plus has the perfect “macho man” image for your all-important presentation.

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Japanese buff men delivery service will send beefcake, and also things to eat, to your door【Pics】

• Casey Baseel
  May 21, 2020

Bodybuilding sushi restaurant owner forms team with muscular rivals.

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• (airline food • bodybuilding • crazy • food • food delivery • Handsome men • macho • muscles)

Street Fighter cosplayer fights coronavirus as real-life physician in China 【Pics & Videos】

• SoraNews24
  Feb 10, 2020

Chun-Li and Mai Shiranui are at the frontline looking to K.O. the pandemic.

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• (bodybuilding • China • Chun-Li • coronavirus • cosplay • cosplay costumes • cosplayers • health • Instagram • Mai Shiranui • muscles • video games)

Hamster hadouken! Super-buff Japanese bodybuilder adds adorable animals to his flex videos【Vids】

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 6, 2020

Kamehamehas of cuteness from a guy who’s actually more muscular than the Dragon Ball hero he’s cosplaying as.

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• (animals • bodybuilding • cute • Dragon Ball • Dragon Ball Z • funny • hamsters • Handsome men • muscles • pets • video)

Middle-aged, left-by-wife Japanese guy goes from schlub to stud, rebuilds muscles and life【Pics 】

• Casey Baseel
  May 21, 2019

Renewed passion for bodybuilding leads to competition-spec body and new love.

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• Japan
• (bodybuilding • exercise • fitness • Handsome men • muscles)

Japan’s unbelievably buff muscle idol shares workout videos, performs wicked clothesline【Videos】

• Casey Baseel
  May 10, 2019

Reika Saiki is here to evolve traditional kawaii cuteness into a new form: mukikawa.

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• (beautiful women • bodybuilding • exercise • fitness • idol singers • Idols • muscles • pro wrestling • Reika Saiki • video • weightlifting)

Ridiculously buff cat has the bodybuilder physique of dreams, sparks jealousy in netizens’ hearts

• Dale Roll
  Sep 1, 2018

“What could that be out…*flexes*…there?”

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• (animals • bodybuilding • cats • cool • funny • Japanese cats • muscles • pets)

Tatsumasa Murasame: A hunk with Japanese landscaping skills…and Japanese citizenship

• SoraNews24
  Jul 12, 2018

People in Japan are swooning after discovering the many talents of this foreign-born gardener who gave up his original nationality to become Japanese.

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• (bodybuilding • bonsai • citizenship • cool guys • gardening • Handsome men • ikemen • Instagram • Japanese gardens • Tatsumasa Murasame)

Muscle idol’s amazing Chun-Li photos shows gym is as important as sewing table for cosplay【Pics】

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 26, 2018

Hardcore cosplayers make their own costumes, and for Reika Saiki, that includes building her body to get Chun-Li’s thighs.

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• (awesome • beautiful women • bodybuilding • Chun-Li • cosplay • fitness • Idols • muscles • Reika Saiki • Street Fighter • video games)

Japanese bodybuilder becomes world-famous on Twitter, but not for his swole bod

• Dale Roll
  Apr 6, 2018

Instead he’s been tweeted all over the world for his (partially) convincing transformation into a pretty girl.

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• (April Fools' Day • bodybuilding • cute girls • funny tweet • Japanese Twitter • Macho29 • pretty boy)

Korean bodybuilder Jhi Yeon-woo breaks hearts and beauty standards… with just one finger【Pics】

• Scott Wilson
  Mar 11, 2016

“Excuse me, but my eyes are up here.”

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• Korea
• (beautiful women • beauty standards • bodybuilding • fitness • Instagram • muscles)

“Best Body Japan” winners are in just in time to make us ashamed of our holiday gorgefest

• Mike
  Dec 26, 2015

Model Saya Kagawa takes the women’s crown, distracts everyone from a bunch of ripped dudes flexing in the background.

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  • Ride a tram that survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on a new limited-time history tour
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  1. Study finds hundreds of people in Indonesia legally named after Naruto, Inuyasha, other anime stars
  2. 12-year-old foreign tourist missing in Japan, police asking for help finding her [Video]
  3. Teen girl in Japan refuses to be victim, personally escorts train pervert to police for arrest
  4. The Japanese city where ordering grilled chicken doesn’t guarantee you’ll actually get chicken
  5. Google’s first Google Store outside the U.S. is now open in Tokyo
  6. Japanese airlines set to cut fuel surcharges for international flights in September and October
  7. Ride a tram that survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on a new limited-time history tour
  8. Delta Airlines adds first nonstop flight between Japan’s Narita Airport and U.S. in seven years
  9. Watch a sumo bout inside Tokyo Tower, at a new restaurant endorsed by two yokozuna
  10. Krispy Kreme Japan is baking up two new donuts that you can only get at one spot in the country

  Weekly

  1. Study finds hundreds of people in Indonesia legally named after Naruto, Inuyasha, other anime stars
  2. New Japanese vending machine at Shinkansen station sells cups of ice on platform
  3. Japanese toilet aims to attract foreign tourists but not everybody is happy about it
  4. 12-year-old foreign tourist missing in Japan, police asking for help finding her [Video]
  5. Studio Ghibli adds new Jiji’s baby plush toy to its anime merchandise range in Japan
  6. Japan’s new beer glass is designed to force you to drink…water [Video]
  7. The Japanese city where ordering grilled chicken doesn’t guarantee you’ll actually get chicken
  8. Beautiful off-the-beaten-path spot near samurai castle in rural Japan looks like a Monet painting
  9. This beautiful rural Japan river is a great alternative to touristy summer retreats [Photos]
  10. Japanese airlines set to cut fuel surcharges for international flights in September and October

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  1. Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
  2. Japan now has human refrigerators inspired by Japanese vending machines
  3. Hatsune Miku collaborates with Hokusai’s art in new Vocaloid ukiyo-e illustration series [Pics]
  4. New Shinkansen luggage drop-off system begins in Japan, making train travel even easier
  5. Studio Ghibli releases anime T-shirts that pay homage to one of Hayao Miyazaki’s most personal films
  6. Air-conditioned dress shirts arrive in Japan to save working professionals from sweltering heat
  7. Japanese Shinkansen becomes an overnight hotel for three nights this summer
  8. Pokémon Center Online designates first Pokémon items that will require Japanese ID card to buy
  9. Japanese toilet aims to attract foreign tourists but not everybody is happy about it
  10. 99-year-old woman rescued while attempting to climb Mt. Fuji

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  1. Japan announces sudden 400-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country
  2. Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
  3. Studio Ghibli has a new anime out, and there’s only one place in the world where you can see it
  4. Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine’s Day
  5. Starbucks Japan releases new sakura goods and drinkware for cherry blossom season 2026
  6. Japan’s newest Shinkansen has no seats…or passengers [Video]
  7. Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
  8. Japanese ninja certification exam attracts 131 candidates from Japan and abroad
  9. Salomon releases Japan-exclusive Mt. Fuji hiking gear that doubles as an amazing souvenir
  10. Put sesame oil in your coffee? Japanese maker says it’s the best way to start your day【Taste test】

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