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Top Japanese cosplayer Enako reveals jaw-dropping annual income

• Oona McGee
  Jan 13, 2019
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Enako is living her best life and getting paid millions of yen for it.

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• Japan
• (anime • Comiket • cosplay • cosplayers • Enako • Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? • merchandise • money • Winter Comiket • Winter Comiket 2018)

McDonald’s Japan releases special fukubukuro lucky bag for 2019

• Oona McGee
  Dec 28, 2018

Free coupons and exclusive merchandise all wrapped up in a cute reusable brown paper takeout bag.

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• Japan
• (fast food • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2019 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2019 • Lucky Bags • lucky Bags 2019 • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • merchandise)

Otaku in Japan left red-faced after Osaka earthquake topples hidden anime porn for parents to see

• Oona McGee
  Jun 22, 2018

Rooms jammed full of anime collectibles suddenly turned into X-rated disaster zones after the quake hit.

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• Japan
• (anime • body pillows • earthquakes • Geeks • manga • merchandise • Osaka earthquake • otaku)

Ghibli Museum merchandise from Boro The Caterpillar short anime movie now on sale!

• Oona McGee
  Mar 26, 2018

The newest character from Studio Ghibli is out to charm us all with official merch.

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• Japan
• (anime • Boro the Caterpillar • cute • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Kemushi no Boro • merchandise • scrapbooking • SNO)

New Studio Ghibli Spirited Away merchandise: Golden amulets tell fortunes from No Face’s belly

• Oona McGee
  Dec 20, 2017

The six secret talismans from the movie contain hidden meanings for your future.

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• Japan
• (anime • COK • Hayao Miyazaki • merchandise • movies • No Face • spirited away • Studio Ghibli)

This old Pokémon shirt is pretty terrifying

• Shannon McNaught
  Jul 11, 2017

This is supposed to be a light-hearted series for kids, right?

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• Japan
• (anime • creepy • fashion • Hypno • merchandise • Pokemon • Pokemon Center • Pokemon Store • t-shirt • video games)

Your Name pyjamas, parkas and accessories let you dress up as characters from the anime film

• Oona McGee
  Jun 16, 2017

Relive the magic of the fantasy body-swapping adventure with items and clothes seen in the animated movie!

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• (anime • cute • fashion • Japanese movies • merchandise • movies • parkas • your name.)

Sanrio and Sailor Moon finally reveal their lineup of My Melody collab goods!

• Shannon McNaught
  Jun 13, 2017

It’s been a long wait since this exciting lineup was announced, but cute things come to those who wait!

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• (collaboration • merchandise • My Melody • Sailor Moon • Sanrio)

Ghibli characters adorn these new military and embroidered jackets for the fashion-conscious fan

• Meg Murphy
  Jun 11, 2017

Characters and themes from Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, and Porco Rosso adorn these stylish jackets.

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• Japan
• (clothes • fashion • merchandise • Porco Rosso • Princess Mononoke • spirited away • Studio Ghibli)

New coffee order: Freemason Coffee on sale in Japan in June

• Master Blaster
  May 26, 2017

The best part of waking up is Freemasonry in your cup.

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• Japan
• (coffee • cups • drinks • Freemasons • merchandise • Swiss Army Knives • weird)

Totoro and friends come out to play as cute new Studio Ghibli toys

• Oona McGee
  Apr 5, 2017

The wind-up toys feature adorable movements designed to bring a smile to everybody’s faces.

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• Japan
• (anime • cute • Ghibli • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Rilakkuma appears in Japan as a 24-karat solid gold charm with a diamond belly button

• Oona McGee
  Jan 23, 2017

This relaxed bear comes with a very expensive price tag.

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• Japan
• (characters • charms • cute • gold • jewellery • jewelry • merchandise • netsuke • Rilakkuma)

Japan’s Tower Records allows fans to obsess in style

• Shannon McNaught
  Jan 12, 2017

Don’t just stuff your autographs and fan goods into a box – cover your walls with them!

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• Japan
• (fans • interior decoration • merchandise • storage • Tower Records)

【Lucky Bag Roundup 2017】Donguri Kyowakoku lucky bag is packed with Studio Ghibli merchandise!

• Oona McGee
  Jan 2, 2017

Fans of the acclaimed anime studio are swooning over this bag full of cute Ghibli merchandise that costs just 25 bucks!

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• Japan
• (anime • Donguri Kyowakoku • fukubukuro • Fukubukuro 2017 • Ghibli • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2017 • merchandise • New Year's • Studio Ghibli)

Resellers storm Pokémon Centers in Japan to get their hands on new Lillie merchandise

• Oona McGee
  Dec 12, 2016

The exclusive product was gone in minutes.

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• Japan
• (anime • Lillie • merchandise • otaku • Pokemon • Pokemon Center • Pokémon Sun and Moon)

Sharpening these colored pencils will give you beautiful flower petals

• Meg Murphy
  Nov 4, 2016

With five different floral designs to choose from, this is one bouquet you’ll want to add to your pencil case.

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• Japan
• (art • fower petal colored pencils • merchandise)

30th Anniversary collaboration results in vivid, eye-catching Dragon Ball T-shirts!

• Kay
  Oct 24, 2016

For die-hard Dragon Ball fans who can’t  bear to be parted from the characters of their favorite series! 

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• Japan
• (anime • apparel • Dragon Ball • Galaxxxy • merchandise)

Japanese bank releases Hatsune Miku credit card with exclusive member benefits

• Oona McGee
  Sep 7, 2016

The awesome merchandise included in the special reward points program makes this the ultimate credit card for anime vocaloid fans.

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• Japan
• (anime • credit cards • cute • Hatsune Miku • MasterCard • merchandise • Miku • Vocaloid)

Pikachu teams up with popular ketchup maker for cute prize giveaway in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Jun 16, 2016

The electric pokémon reveals his fondness for tomato sauce in this latest home-grown collaboration.

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• Anime & Manga, Cute, Entertainment, Games & Tech, Japan
• (anime • competitions • cute • kagome • manga • merchandise • Pikachu • Pokemon • recipes • video games)

Fans share photos of complete pandemonium while waiting to buy Kira Festival 2016 merchandise

• Krista Rogers
  Jun 8, 2016

This isn’t a scene from the running of the bulls — it’s from the running of the otaku at KiraFes 2016!

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• Anime & Manga, Entertainment, Japan
• (anime • Kira Festival • merchandise • Saitama Super Arena • seiyuu • voice actor)

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