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The best, most adorable “Pokémon 20th anniversary” artwork shared online by fans

Meg Murphy
Mar 8, 2016
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Everyone’s favorite pocket monsters just turned 20, and the online world is celebrating with some fantastic artwork!

Anime & Manga, Games & Tech, Global, Internet
(art • hashtag • Pokemon • Pokemon 20th anniversary • twitter)

“Draw Asuka!” — A.I.-created doodles are adorable, but aren’t quite there yet…

Preston Phro
Mar 8, 2016

Illustrators don’t need to worry about robots stealing their jobs — yet.

Games & Tech, Internet, Japan
(AI • art • artificial intelligence • Asuka • Evangelion • twitter)

Japanese Twitter users respond: “What do you do when a friend criticizes anime you like?”

Preston Phro
Mar 7, 2016

Forget politics and religion, the truly dangerous topic is dissing your friend’s favorite anime!

Anime & Manga, Games & Tech
(anime • funny • Let's Fight • The Gloves Are Coming Off • twitter)

Unique RSVP causes Twitter to explode with hilarious ways to say “no”

Master Blaster
Mar 7, 2016

The rule was simple: draw a finger pointing to “yes” or “no.” The response was an endless stream of funny and clever ways to respond.

Internet
(art • decline • funny • RSVP • twitter • Wedding)

Slime-y guitar is not something you will find in a Dragon Quest game, but you can in real life

KK Miller
Mar 5, 2016

This fan’s custom guitar job will have all the Dragon Quest fans rocking out.

Internet, Japan
(amazing • Dragon Quest • guitar • handmade • slime • twitter)

Tired of flipping pages? Artist creates amazing, rotating-paper-cup Dragon Ball manga 【Video】

Scott Wilson
Mar 5, 2016

Proving that there’s nothing more refreshing than a nice, tall cup of manga.

Japan
(art • cool • Dragon Ball • Dragon Ball Z • manga • twitter)

The eyes have it — do Japanese girls’ makeup skills hinge on one essential feature?

Evie Nyan
Feb 28, 2016

Japanese makeup aficionados are all about the eyes, but do they really make such a big difference to your look? Let’s see what Twitter says!

Japan
(beauty • eyes • makeup • twitter)

Japan’s Cat Island tweets a plea for cat food, gets so much they can barely store it all

Preston Phro
Feb 26, 2016

Cat caretaker asks for cat food on Twitter, gets way more than she bargained for!

Cats, Cute, Internet, Japan
(Aoshima • cat food • Cat Island • heartwarming • twitter)

Comedian Atsugiri Jason irks Japanese net users with offhand comment

Mike
Feb 24, 2016

Newly-minted minor celebrity and comedian Atsugiri Jason has raised Japanese hackles with a throwaway tweet that mildly criticized Japanese culture.

Internet, Japan
(Atsugiri Jason • backlash • comedians • comedy • culture • twitter)

Super bug — Japanese entomologist encounters a real-life titan, but of the insect variety

Jamie Koide
Feb 18, 2016

A bug enthusiast’s dream and your average person’s worst nightmare, this rare titan beetle discovery has set Japanese Twitter abuzz.

Japan, S America
(beetles • bugs • scary • Titan beetle • twitter • wtf)

Trending technique for breaking apart chopsticks turns out to be clever new design by Muji

Audrey Akcasu
Feb 16, 2016

A tweet seemingly suggesting a clever new way to snap apart disposable chopsticks turns out to be an awesome product prototype for Muji.

Japan
(chopsticks • design • muji • twitter)

Han Solo and other Valentine’s Day chocolates we weren’t lucky enough to get

Preston Phro
Feb 15, 2016

If you were lucky yesterday, you got some chocolate. If you were really lucky, you got some of this chocolate!

Internet, Japan
(chocolate • Han Solo • home made • Japan • Pokemon • Star Wars • twitter • Valentine's Day)

Slam Dunk fans rejoice after spotting a real-life Anzai-sensei on American TV

Krista Rogers
Feb 15, 2016

Anzai-sensei, the jovial coach of Shotoku High School’s basketball team, was recently spotted on American television!

Japan
(Anzai-sensei • basketball • real life • Slam Dunk • twitter)

Move over, Grumpy Cat, you’ve got competition in Japan!

Oona McGee
Feb 15, 2016

Meet the cat with thousands of followers who can’t get enough of its adorably stern face.

Japan
(animals • cats • cute • cute. cats • funny • Grumpy Cat • Instagram • pets • photos • twitter)

Hyperactive squirrels have captured the attention of Twitter users…and these two cats!【Video】

Preston Phro
Feb 12, 2016

Finally something humans and cats can agree on — these squirrels are captivating!

Internet, Japan
(cats • squirrel • twitter • video)

Japanese Twitter artist illustrates six differences between imagined ideals and reality for women

Casey Baseel
Feb 11, 2016

From sneezes to panties, it’s not always like some people expect.

Internet, Japan
(funny • ideal vs. reality • illustrations • twitter • women)

Awkward, hand-painted “itasha” car lives up to its name, but the internet loves it

Meg Murphy
Feb 9, 2016

Because nothing makes an itasha more painful to behold than painting it yourself…

Japan
(anime • funny • itasha • otaku • twitter)

Check out some of the cool, weird, and funny sculptures featured at Sapporo’s Snow Festival

Preston Phro
Feb 9, 2016

Missing out on the 67th Sapporo Snow Festival? Check out some of the snow sculptures that have been popular on Twitter!

Internet, Japan
(photos • Sapporo • Sapporo Snow Festival • snow festival • twitter)

Japanese gamers hard at work on amazing Dragon Quest Builders structures

Mike
Feb 5, 2016

The spin-off building-cum-adventuring game debuted just over a week ago, but Japanese gamers are already showing off their most brilliant and wacky creations.

Japan
(Dragon Quest • dragon quest builders • gallery • twitter • video games)

Remorseful schoolboy accidentally drowns 3DS, writes letter of apology to Nintendo

Evie Nyan
Feb 5, 2016

An eight-year-old boy who accidentally drowned his beloved Nintendo 3DS handheld console has written a heartfelt letter of apology to Nintendo customer service.