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Do Japanese people think all those anime characters REALLY have blue, pink, and green hair?

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 7, 2020
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Creator of Sword Art Online asks fans to answer a question that’s often brushed aside in the anime world, with some surprising results.

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• Japan
• (anime • COK • manga • Reki Kawahara • Sword Art Online • video games)

Japanese man turns his house into a stage from Donkey Kong

• Katie Pask
  Jan 5, 2020

His room design is absolutely bananas!

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• Japan
• (crazy • dk • Donkey Kong • funny • nintendo • video games)

Neuroscientist furthers research on brain and visual cognition with his love for Pokémon【Video】

• Eli Pang
  Dec 30, 2019

Never again let your parents tell you nothing good happens from playing video games.

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• Japan
• (cool • neurology • Pokemon • research study • video • video games)

Dating simulator girlfriends reject human boyfriends’ kisses due to game/heartbreaking bug

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 28, 2019

LovePlus error turns fans into losers in the game of love.

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• Japan
• (dating simulators • funny • LovePlus • romance simulators • video games)

Pokémon/Mister Donut lucky bag is this year’s can’t-miss fukubukuro exclusive merch collection

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 27, 2019

No matter which of the possibilities are inside, there’s no way fans of Pokémon, or donuts, will be walking away disappointed.

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• Japan
• (anime • cute • donuts • fukubukuro • Fukubukuro Roundup 2020 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2020 • Lucky Bags • Mister Donut • Pikachu • Pokemon • sweets • video games)

Pokémon fan learns the startling truth about the Wooloo plushie

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 27, 2019

Stuffed animal of Sword and Shield’s adorable sheep Pokémon isn’t quite as sheep-like as fan expected.

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• Japan
• (anime • funny • plushies • Pokemon • Pokémon Sword and Shield • stuffed animals • video games • Wooloo)

Busty ninja girl barred from Smash Bros. gets her own Tokyo pop-up store/merch line【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 26, 2019

Nintendo’s crossover series won’t let Mai Shiranui in, but no one can keep her down!

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• Japan
• (Akihabara • Akihabara Container • COK • Fatal Fury • King of Fighters • SNK • Super Smash Bros. • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate • video games)

Pokémon hotel rooms spawn in Tokyo and Kyoto

• Oona McGee
  Dec 23, 2019

Spend the night in a Poké Ball with some of your favourite Japanese pocket monsters.

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• Japan
• (accommodation • anime • Apartment Hotel Mimaru • hotels • Kyoto • Pikachu • Pokemon • Snorlax • themed rooms • Tokyo • tourism • travel • traveling • video games)

Election to determine the best Final Fantasy, game, character, boss, and music underway

• Master Blaster
  Dec 22, 2019

And what has your public broadcaster done for you lately?

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• Japan
• (best game • characters • Final Fantasy • music • NHK • poll • ranking • survey • video games)

How to use your real-life cat to automatically boost your Pokémon’s stats in Sword and Shield【Vid】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 21, 2019

No time to spend time playing with your Pokémon during camping sessions? Genius Japanese gamer figures out how to have your actual kitty do it instead.

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• Japan
• (animals • cats • clever • cute • funny • pets • Pokemon • Pokémon Sword and Shield • video • video games)

Do your kids believe in Santa? Japanese electronics shop wants to know for a very special reason

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 20, 2019

A simple Nintendo Switch purchase comes with a surprising question, and amazing customer service.

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• Japan
• (Christmas • COK • customer service • kids • moving • nintendo • nintendo switch • Santa • Santa Claus • touching • video games • Yodobashi Camera)

The world’s first Pokémon GO specialty store just opened in Tokyo!【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 19, 2019

Includes special areas to help Pokémon fans from different countries become friends.

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• Japan
• (anime • awesome • COK • cool • Ikebukuro • Pokemon • Pokémon GO • Pokémon GO Lab • SNJO • video games)

Make no mistake, that’s officially NOT a Snorlax Pokémon bed

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 18, 2019

It’s the perfect interior addition for the dedicated Sleemon fans!

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• Internet, USA
• (anime • beds • furniture • interior • Pokemon • Snorlax • video games)

New anime web series based on Pokémon Sword and Shield to get worldwide release next month

• Krista Rogers
  Dec 16, 2019

Short anime adaptation titled Twilight Wings will focus on the Galar region introduced in Pokémon Sword and Shield.

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• Japan
• (adaptation • anime • Galar • Pocket Monsters 2019 • Pokemon • video games • web series)

Sonic the Hedgehog sends us the present of Japan’s ugliest Christmas sweaters. Umm…thanks【Pics】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 14, 2019

Gotta change clothes fast!

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• Japan
• (Christmas • Christmas sweaters • COK • fashion • funny • movies • Sega • SNJO • Sonic the Hedgehog • Sonic the Hedgehog The Movie • sweaters • video games)

Jeopardy’s Pokémon category is freakishly easy, poses no threat to true fans【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 12, 2019

Do you know the name of the Pokémon anime’s main character? Congratulations! Here’s a thousand dollars!

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• Japan, USA
• (Alex Trebek • anime • game shows • Jeopardy • Pokemon • video • video games)

Nintendo’s Kirby is trying to eat pet rabbits in Japan【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 12, 2019

Official Kirby Cafe merchandise turns out to be startlingly, and adorably, good at recreating the Nintendo star’s in-game power.

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• Japan
• (crazy • cute • funny • interior • Kirby • Kirby Café • nintendo • pets • rabbits • video games)

A wild collab appears between Yoshinoya and Pokémon

• Master Blaster
  Dec 11, 2019

Gotta catch’em all! And since there’s only six this time, it should be deliciously easy.

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• Japan
• (beef bowls • Charizard • Gastrodon • Groudon • gyudon • Pokemon • Pokemori • Slowpoke • video games • Weepinbell • Yoshinoya)

First-time Pokémon player has an extra-dark theory about how to make money in Sword and Shield

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 11, 2019

Sure, we suppose you could make money by treating your Pocket Monsters like this, but it’d make you the real monster.

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• Japan
• (anime • funny • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon Sword and Shield • video games)

Japanese cosplay comedians perfectly recreate Street Fighter II…if you close your eyes【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 10, 2019

Sounds can be deceiving as Ryu battles E. Honda in a fight that’s half laughable, half legitimately amazing.

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• Japan
• (cosplay • cosplayers • funny • Street Fighter • Street Fighter II • video • video games)

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