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The best independent fan cosplayers of summer Comiket【Photos】
- SoraNews24
Aug 17, 2024 - Tweet
Over 10,000 fans cosplayed at this year’s summer Comiket, and here are our favorites.
- Japan
- (anime • beautiful women • C104 • COK • Comiket • Comiket 104 • cosplay • cosplayers • Handsome men • manga • SNJO • Summer Comiket • Summer Comiket 2024 • video games)
We try the free muscle bread distributed by macho dudes at a one-day, pop-up event in Tokyo
- Krista Rogers
Apr 2, 2024
This may be the only time in known human history when a six-pack was achieved using carbs.
- Japan
- (abs • bakery • bread • COK • Ebisu • funny • Handsome men • macho • melon bread • melonpan • Mr. Sato • muscle • SNJO • Zen-Noh)
Handsome butler shopping services being offered by Japanese boutique
- Casey Baseel
Aug 23, 2022
Does my lady desire assistance in coordinating an outfit?
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- Japan
- (butler cafes • butlers • COK • fashion • Handsome men • Swallowtail)
Your search for free-to-use photos of buff shirtless Japanese dudes in a hotel is over!【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 16, 2022
Japan’s best source of muscularly macho stock photos debuts new genre: Hotel Macho.
- Japan
- (crazy • funny • Handsome men • hotels • Muscle Plus • muscles • photos • stock photos • weird)
Sexy Sato? SoraNews24’s Mr. Sato as you’ve never seen him before: in a steamy gravure photo shoot
- Casey Baseel
May 25, 2022
Mr. Sato proves it’s never too late to be living your best life.
- Japan
- (COK • fitness • Handsome men • Mr. Sato • photos • pole dancing • SNJO)
2021’s top stories in cosplay and makeover news【SoraNews24 Year in Review】
- SoraNews24
Dec 31, 2021
Tokyo’s other Halloween hot spot, divisively skimpy maid cosplay, ladies who loo stunning in their 60s, and Seiji’s transformation into Leonardo DiCaprio.
- Japan
- (anime • beautiful women • cosplay • Enako • hairstyles • hairstyling • halloween • Handsome men • Ikebuuro Halloween • Leonardo DiCaprio • makeover • makeup • manga • McDonald's • movies • Titanic • year in review • Year in Review 2021)
Japanese macho man stock photo site adds epic battle scene between buff angel and jack-o’-lantern
- Katie Pask
Oct 26, 2021
Add a bit of muscle to your Halloween with these hilarious stock images of buff men.
- Japan
- (angel • buff • buff men • funny • halloween • halloween costume • Handsome men • Jack-o-lantern • macho • macho man • macho men • muscle • muscles • muscly men • stock photo • stock photos)
Tokyo hairstylist performs makeover magic in amazing before/after haircut video
- Casey Baseel
Oct 21, 2021
Customer’s female coworkers end up making a very good recommendation.
- Japan
- (awesome • before and after • cool • Diece Shibuya • fashion • hair • hair salons • haircut • hairstyling • Handsome men • makeover • Tokyo • video)
Macho in another world – Japanese muscular man stock photo sites adds isekai category【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 21, 2021
This guy looks like he could have been a hero in the real world already.
- Japan
- (alternate world • anime • crazy • funny • Handsome men • isekai • light novels • manga • muscles • photos • stock photos • weird)
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.
- Japan
- (bodybuilding • crazy • funny • Handsome men • ikemen • macho • macho men • men • muscles • muscly men • photos • stock photos • weird)
Japanese TV show about women sprinting up hills and panting adds its first-ever male performers
- Casey Baseel
Jun 30, 2021
After 15 years of a very focused formula, Zenryokuzaka is making a change.
- Japan
- (beautiful women • Handsome men • Kamen Rider • TV • weird • Zenryokuzaka)
Tokyo cheerleader cafe adds male cheerleader service
- Casey Baseel
May 7, 2021
New service is part of restaurant’s goal of “cheering for ladies and everyone who’s doing their best.”
- Japan
- (cafes • cheerleaders • Cheers One • COK • Handsome men • restaurants • themed restaurants)
Host King Roland goes to Akihabara disguised as a foreign otaku 【Video】
- Oona McGee
Jan 23, 2021
“James” looks more like a lumberjack than a geeky anime nerd.
- Japan
- (Akihabara • anime • funny • Handsome men • host bars • hosts • King of the Hosts • love live • otaku • Roland • Sega • video)
All-Japan Gravure Awards salute Japan’s best swimwear and cosplay models【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Dec 23, 2020
Enako among the four women and one man taking home awards.
- Japan
- (beautiful women • cosplay • cosplayers • Enako • Handsome men)
Yoshiki’s first photo book in 28 years becomes bestseller in Japan
- Master Blaster
Dec 2, 2020
Looks like he’s still got it.
- Japan
- (books • Handsome men • J-Pop • music • musicians • photography • X Japan • X&Y • Yoshiki)
Handsome Japanese rickshaw drivers get hot and steamy in their new music video
- Katie Pask
Nov 5, 2020
All to promote Japanese culture, of course.
- Japan
- (Asakusa • bath • cool • culture • Handsome men • muscles • music • rickshaw • rickshaw drivers • single • Tokyo • tokyo rickshaw • video)
New Japanese stock photo site is filled with photos of buff men experiencing ordinary life【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 9, 2020
Muscle Plus wants to be your source for muscular images.
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- (crazy • funny • Handsome men • muscles • photos • stock photos • weird)
SoraNews24’s Mr. Sato declared no longer hot by Google
- Master Blaster
Aug 1, 2020
The algorithm giveth, and the algorithm taketh away.
- Internet, Japan
- (funny • Google • Handsome men • ikemen • Mr. Sato • search engines • SNJO)
SoraNews24’s Mr. Sato is now the top Japanese search result for “handsome man” on Google Japan
- Casey Baseel
Jul 25, 2020
The world’s biggest search engine has spoken: this is Japan’s number-one ikemen (but not because of this photo).
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.
- Japan
- (airline food • bodybuilding • crazy • food • food delivery • Handsome men • macho • muscles)
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