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160-year-old Kyoto sweets maker crafts beautiful Pokémon treats【Photos】

Casey Baseel
Oct 23, 2025
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Shichijo Kanshundo’s beautiful friendship with Pikachu and pals continues.

Japan
(anime • food • Kyoto • manga • Pokemon • senbei • Shichijo Kanshundo • sweets • video games • wagashi)

Back to the Future gets anime/manga artist makeover with chibi Marty and handsome Biff【Pics】

Casey Baseel
Oct 22, 2025

Team of 10 all-star artists, including Pokémon and Fate illustrators, shares their takes on the Hollywood classic for 40th anniversary celebration and upcoming merch collection.

Japan
(anime • art • back to the future • illustration • manga • movies • Pokemon • Tokyo Comic-Con)

USJ’s 2025 Halloween event will spook you by day and night with zombies galore and more

Krista Rogers
Oct 8, 2025

We’ve compiled our favorite parts of this year’s event, including the largest-ever collection of special food, goods, and a new HamiKuma variant.

Japan
(COK • entertainment • food • fun • halloween • HamiKuma • King Gnu • music • Osaka • party • Pokemon • scary • SNJO • spooky • Universal Studios Japan • USJ • USJ Halloween • zombie)

Pokémon appear at Pronto cafes in Japan for a limited time, but there’s one thing missing from the menu

Oona McGee
Oct 5, 2025

Glaring omission makes us wonder what will happen to Pikachu in Pokémon Legends: Z-A.

Japan
(anime • drinks • food • manga • Pokemon • Pokémon Legend Z-A • Pronto • restaurants • SNJO • themed restaurants • video games)

Day 2 of our quest to visit all the Pokémon manhole covers in Tottori【Photos】

Casey Baseel
Sep 30, 2025

Can we get to all the remaining Sandshrews before time runs out?

Japan
(anime • cute • Ikuna Kamezawa • manga • Pokéfuta • Pokemon • sandshrew • Tottori • Tottori Prefecture • tourism • travel • video games)

Three ways the unauthorized U.S. Department of Homeland Security Pokémon video makes no sense

Casey Baseel
Sep 25, 2025

DHS doesn’t seem to know what the Pokémon series, or its English theme song, are about.

Japan, USA
(anime • Department of Homeland Security • manga • Pokemon • video • video games • weird)

Two days to hunt down all of Tottori’s 20 Pokémon manhole covers [Part One]

Elliot Hale
Sep 25, 2025

With a Pokéfuta in every municipality, Tottori lets you explore the entire prefecture on your quest to catch ’em all.

Japan
(anime • COK • cool • cute • Ikuna Kamezawa • Pokéfuta • Pokélids • Pokemon • Pokémon manhole covers • sandshrew • SNJO • stamp rally • Tottori • Tottori Prefecture • tourism • travel • video games)

How to ride Japan’s awesome Pokémon Sandshrew Train【Photos】

Casey Baseel
Sep 15, 2025

Finding this adorable train can feel like an RPG sidequest, but when the reward is this cute, we’re game.

Japan
(anime • awesome • COK • cool • cute • manga • Pokemon • sandshrew • SNJO • Tottori • tourism • trains • travel • video games)

Catch Gengar croissants and Lucario sodas at Pronto’s Pokémon collab this fall

Elliot Hale
Sep 13, 2025

With original goods and seven fully-decorated stores, it’s the perfect event for any Pokémon fan.

Japan
(anime • cafes • character goods • COK • cool • cute • drinks • food • Pokemon • Pronto • restaurants • video games)

Contest underway for Pikachu Tokyo Banana 4-piece cushion set

Master Blaster
Sep 10, 2025

You can only enter and hope this Pikachu chooses you.

Japan
(cakes • contest • cushions • food • nanab berry • Pikachu • pillows • Pokemon • snacks • Tokyo Banana)

Chansey Pokémon Park in Japan helps a region heal from disaster

Oona McGee
Sep 7, 2025

Fukushima looks to a brighter future with the help of its Lucky Support Pokémon.

Japan
(anime • anime characters • Chansey • cool • Fukushima • Koriyama • lucky • park • play • Pokemon • SNJO • travel • video games)

Here are four ways McDonald’s Japan could combat scalpers after its Pokémon Happy Meal fiasco

Casey Baseel
Aug 23, 2025

Maybe rewarding scalpers just for ordering a Happy Meal is part of the problem.

Japan
(anime • card games • COK • fast food • food • Happy Meals • Happy Set • manga • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • Pikachu • Pokemon • pokemon trading card game • resellers • scalpers • SNO • trading cards)

This official Pokémon horror video is surprisingly terrifying【Video】

Casey Baseel
Aug 22, 2025

A frightening new version of a Gen-I Pokémon makes its creepy debut.

Japan
(anime • funny • manga • Pokemon • Pokémon Legends Z-A • scary • video • video games)

Uniqlo includes a cool Easter egg for Pokémon card game players bundled with its new T-shirts

Casey Baseel
Aug 20, 2025

If you’re picking up one of Uniqlo’s new Pokémon Trading Card T-shirts, you’re going to want to hold onto the tag.

Japan
(anime • clever • cool • fashion • manga • Pokemon • pokemon cards • Pokémon Pocket • pokemon trading card game • Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket • shirts • t-shirts • Uniqlo)

McDonald’s Japan vs. Pokémon Happy Meal Resellers – New purchase restrictions announced

Casey Baseel
Aug 14, 2025

With new Pokémon toys on the way, McDonald’s is trying to get ahead of the problems being caused by speculative scalpers.

Japan
(anime • card games • fast food • food • hamburgers • Happy Meals • Happy Set • manga • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • Pikachu • Pokemon • pokemon trading card game • resellers • scalpers • trading cards)

If you go to the hospital in Japan, your doctor might be wearing a Pokémon coat and scrubs【Pics】

Casey Baseel
Aug 13, 2025

Medical apparel company expands Pokémon line and addresses a complaint from fans about the original design.

Japan
(anime • cool • cute • doctors • fashion • health • hospitals • manga • Pikachum • Pokemon • video games • weird • wellness)

McDonald’s Japan issues official apology over Pokémon Happy Meal reseller problems

Casey Baseel
Aug 13, 2025

Refusal of sales and mobile app account bans to be implemented, following latest case of speculators spoiling fun for fans and upsetting regular customers.