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Japanese gamer recreates battle screen from Dragon Quest – using 15,000 cotton swabs

• Oona McGee
  Sep 8, 2016
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The impressive five-piece handmade set also includes an adorable Slime!

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• (anime • art • awesome • cool • cotton swabs • craft • crafty • diorama • Dragon Quest • gamers • games • gaming)

Godzilla figure based on Shin Godzilla CG model is stunningly detailed, shockingly expensive

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 8, 2016

Amazing Kaiju mini-statue costs a king of the monsters’ ransom.

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• Japan
• (awesome • cool • figures • Godzilla • kaiju • movies • Shin Godzilla)

Dragon Ball fan draws amazing portrait of hero Goku…made out of other Dragon Ball characters!

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 7, 2016

This is about as much love for the classic anime and manga as you’ll ever see stuffed into one piece of artwork.

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• (anime • art • awesome • cool • Dragon Ball • fan art • Goku • illustration • manga)

Nintendo’s been hiding a secret about Pokémon’s Snorlax for 20 years 【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 6, 2016

Clever Pokédex Easter egg finally pays off as sleepy Pocket Monster’s true power is revealed for first time in Pokémon Sun and Moon.

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• (clever • cool • Easter egg • nintendo • Pokemon • Pokémon Sun and Moon • Snorlax • video • video games)

Hide the universe under your skirt with a pair of stunning cosmic stockings

• Oona McGee
  Sep 5, 2016

The colourful galaxy comes complete with a cleverly hidden spaceman.

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• (astronomy • cool • cosmos • cosplay • cute • fashion • space • stockings • tights)

Non-profit organization creates database to reunite lost video games with their original owners

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 5, 2016

Overseas shopping trip leads to creation of Japanese NPO that deeply respects the sentimental value of old-school video games.

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• (cool • nintendo • NPO • retro games • video games)

Why can’t all food be Totoro-shaped, you ask? Actually, it can, awesome Japanese cook shows us

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 3, 2016

Main dishes, sides, and desserts, all shaped like the loveable Studio Ghibli anime star.

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• (anime • cooking • cool • cute • food • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Seats descend from ceiling on Japanese train to provide extra comfort for passengers【Video】

• Oona McGee
  Sep 1, 2016

It might look like brand new technology, but this surprising system is on a train that’s been running for more than forty years.

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• (cool • customer service • Japanese trains • machinery • rush hour • technology • train stations • trains • transport • twitter • video)

Japan gets Häagen-Dazs Purple Potato ice cream for a limited time

• Oona McGee
  Aug 31, 2016

The flavour is so delectable it ranks in the top three favourites for Japanese ice cream lovers.

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• (cool • desserts • Häagen-Dazs • ice cream • imo • purple potato • sweet potato • sweets • weird flavors)

Fan artist fuses Pokémon into creatively cute combinations【Pics】

• Jamie Koide
  Aug 27, 2016

We’re more than a tad disappointed we’ll never be able to catch these fusion versions in any of the games.

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• (artists • cool • fan art • fusion • imgur • Pokemon)

Tokyo photo studio turns you into street samurai with armor photo shoot in the heart of downtown

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 26, 2016

Shibuya photography session will give you a literal snapshot of two of the coolest aspects of Japan.

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• Japan
• (cool • culture • history • photogrophy • samurai • Shibuya • Tokyo)

Easy-to-use mochi-making kitchen gadget is here to help you create home-made Japanese sweets

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 26, 2016

With this cool set and a short list of ingredients, you’re never more than a couple of minutes away from enjoying some traditional Japanese desserts.

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• (cooking • cool • food • mochi • sweets • toys • video)

Restaurant turns Pikachu and other starter Pokémon into adorable Pokéburgers! 【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 25, 2016

These Pocket Monsters look good enough to literally eat.

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• (anime • cool • cute • food • hamburgers • Pikachu • Pokemon • restaurants • video games)

Sega’s been hiding a snarky message on its arcade bags for two years but no one noticed until now

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 24, 2016

After all, “playing it loud” was Nintendo’s thing.

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• Japan
• (Arcades • cool • funny • Sega • UFO catchers • video games)

Anime shoppers in Japan find amazingly lifelike anime girl browsing right next to them 【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 24, 2016

For anime characters, does the light novel section count as non-fiction?

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• Japan
• (anime • art • awesome • cool • funny • love live • Love Live Sunshine!!)

Amazing $24,000 life-size anime figure is taller than the character’s voice actress 【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 23, 2016

Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress is the latest anime series to get the 1:1-scale statue treatment.

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• (anime • awesome • cool • crazy • figures • statues)

Ukiyo-e woodblock print of vocaloid Hatsune Miku in Edo-period Japan sells out immediately online

• Oona McGee
  Aug 22, 2016

A number of impressive details hidden within the image has made fans go crazy for this limited-edition print.

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• Japan
• (anime • art • cool • cute • Edo • Hatsune Miku • manga • tradition • ukiyo-e • ukiyoe • Vocaloid)

Strap a slab of delicious grilled meat on your back with this new backpack from Japan

• Oona McGee
  Aug 18, 2016

This is just one of the items in a range of delicious accessories designed for meat lovers.

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• Japan
• (backpacks • bags • beef • cool • fashion • LOL • meat • meat lovers • niku • rucksacks • Village Vanguard • yakiniku)

Let your cosplay soar: Make it look like you’re really flying with this awesome, simple trick【Pics】

• Scott Wilson
  Aug 17, 2016

No Photoshopping or camera manipulation needed in this ingeniously creative idea.

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• Japan
• (Comiket • comiket 90 • cool • cosplay • floating • flying • ingenious)

Japan’s Pikachu Outbreak 2016! Pokémon get wet and wild in Yokohama【Photos & Four Videos】

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 17, 2016

Well, wet and adorable, anyway.

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• Japan
• (anime • awesome • cool • cute • events • Kanagawa • Pikachu • Pokemon • video • video games • Yokohama)

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