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Bowsette goes from fan art to fan figure with awesome indie-made statuette【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Oct 2, 2018 - Tweet
But there’s also some sad news about this three-faced beauty that’s stolen Super Mario fans’ hearts.
- Japan
- (Bowsette • fan art • figures • Koopa-hime • nintendo • Princess Koopa • Super Mario • video games)
There’s a cool surprise waiting on the platform of Nakano Station, Tokyo’s other otaku paradise
- Casey Baseel
Sep 11, 2018
Got some leftover change after a day of pop culture treasure-hunting? Then this JR station has a vending machine you’ll want to check out.
- Japan
- (COK • cool • figures • gacha gacha • Nakano • SNOJ • toys • trains • vending machines • weird)
Jaw-dropping Pokémon figure recreates the climactic Mew vs. Mewtwo fight from 20 years ago【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Aug 11, 2018
Two decades after the first Pokémon movie, fans still remember this battle and its intensity is on full display in this amazing piece.
- Japan
- (anime • cool • figures • Mew • Mewtwo • Pokemon • Premium Bandai • video games)
Butt without body – Strange new anime figure line is all about the backside【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jul 25, 2018
Design allows owners to mix and match upper body art, and also has a practical purpose.
- Japan
- (anime • figures • Smartphones • weird • Wonder Festival)
Japan’s record-setting heat wave is hot enough to melt anime figure ankles
- Casey Baseel
Jul 24, 2018
Summer’s fury has no mercy for this fan’s Evangelion figure.
Awesome life-size anime figure display exhibition opens in Tokyo this month
- Casey Baseel
Jul 5, 2018
If gigantic anime figures are your idea of fine art from Japan, you won’t want to miss this free event in Akihabara.
Spider-Man’s black costume goes back to the past in this awesome samurai/ninja figure【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
May 18, 2018
Just your friendly Sengoku period fuedal fief Spider-Man.
- Japan
- (cool • figures • Marvel • Meisho Manga Realization • Ninja • samurai • Spider-Man • Superheroes • Tamashi Nations • toys)
Anime Love Live! makes good on April Fools’ promise by actually creating giant panty-clad figure
- Casey Baseel
Apr 3, 2018
Does that make the giant inflatable schoolgirl idol an April Geniuses’ gag?
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- Japan
- (anime • april fools • awesome • crazy • figures • love live • Love Live Sunshine!! • otaku • weird)
New anime figure line boasts hyper-realistic skin, super-shapely butt on its debut release【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Mar 30, 2018
Clever production innovation lets designers create amazingly convincing contrast between skin and other textures.
Hatsune Miku becomes classic hina doll to show girls they don’t have to get married to be happy
- Casey Baseel
Jan 28, 2018
The vocaloid virtual idol takes on a traditional form while saying it’s OK not to take a traditional path through life.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • culture • figures • Hatsune Miku • hina dolls • hina matsuri • hina ningyo • virtual idols • vocaloids)
Chinese bootleg figures for Your Name anime simultaneously look exactly/nothing like you’d expect
- Casey Baseel
Sep 7, 2017
No really, what’s your name? Because you don’t look anything like Taki or Mitsuha.
- China, Japan
- (anime • bootleg • figures • funny • knockoff • Makoto Shinkai • movies • your name.)
Anime figures get their own line of sex toys in Japan
- Casey Baseel
Sep 5, 2017
Dozens of pieces, including urine stream, bundled in set of adult goods for anime figures to pose and play with.
Captain Japan? Marvel’s Captain America reimagined as samurai warrior in awesome new figure
- Casey Baseel
Sep 4, 2017
The living embodiment of the throwing star and stripes.
- Japan
- (awesome • Bandai • Captain America • cool • figures • Marvel • Premium Bandai • samurai • superhero)
Crazy-huge Pokémon figure will dominate your interior, boost your fan cred to towering heights
- Casey Baseel
Aug 9, 2017
There’s actually a reason this Pokémon Sun and Moon Exeggutor is so huge.
- Japan
- (anime • crazy • Exeggutor • figures • Pokemon • Pokémon Sun and Moon • Premium Bandai • toys • video games)
Nendroid Face Maker lets you custom design faces for Japan’s most popular anime figure line
- Casey Baseel
Jul 28, 2017
The only limits are your imagination and anime trinket shelf space.
Elaborately crafted doll sells for $54,000 at hard-core doll otaku event in Tokyo【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
May 23, 2017
Feverish auction comes to sudden end as buyer takes decisive action to claim the princess.
Japanese photographer wows Internet with stunning action shots of superhero figurines
- Oona McGee
Feb 14, 2017
From Harley Quinn terrorising Captain America to Deadpool stealing Thor’s hammer, these creative scenes are brimming with superhero personality.
- Japan
- (action figures • DC • Disney • figures • Marvel • Pokemon • Star Wars • Superheroes)
Here’s an awesome life hack to display your anime figure keychains for just a couple of bucks
- Casey Baseel
Dec 24, 2016
When they’re done holding your keys, let your anime keychains start a second career decorating your home.
- Japan
- (100 yen shop • 100 yen store • anime • cool • Daiso • figures • interior • keychains • life hack • otaku)
Sexy anime girl figures and functional dishware combine in high-class porcelain from Japan
- Casey Baseel
Nov 9, 2016
Made with techniques known to only three living craftsmen.
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America’s first-ever permanent One Piece store is now open [Photos]
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Pokémon Company announces first-ever permanent Pokémon store to open outside Asia
Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
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Chainsaw robots helping keep trains running safely in east Japan [Video]
New Studio Ghibli anime gets extended run at the only cinema in Japan where it’s being shown
Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign- Tokyo cracks down on Airbnb-style rentals with new laws limiting operator days and more
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Japan announces sudden 400-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country
Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
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Japan’s newest Shinkansen has no seats…or passengers [Video]
Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
Japanese ninja certification exam attracts 131 candidates from Japan and abroad
Salomon releases Japan-exclusive Mt. Fuji hiking gear that doubles as an amazing souvenir
Japan reportedly adding Japanese language skill requirement to most common foreigner work visa
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Cup Noodles go isekai in crossovers with three of Japan’s other favorite foods [Taste test]
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