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Yuichiro ‘Jienotsu’ Nagashima: Japan’s kickboxing otaku cosplayer

At some point in our lives in Japan, we’ve all asked ourselves an important question: Could we take down a […]

DEJAPAN Staff / December 20, 2018

In September 1998, a new style of game popped up in arcades. A dancing game, to test your rhythm –

DEJAPAN Staff / November 8, 2018

Real or virtual, Japanese idol groups have a way of stealing our hearts and wallets. There are ups and downs

We know you’ve thought about it. About what your life’d be like if you had a waifu waiting at home.

In the real world, when you call a person ‘quirky’, you mean they’re kinda… weird. Like a manic pixie dream

We admit it, okay? We’re obsessed with Produce 48. And sure, maybe we were already very very very obsessed with

If you want anime-themed clothes, accessories and random lifestyle goods, you check out Cospa. Merch that anime fans can’t live

Hey, Haruka! There you are. We’ve been waiting for you to read this blog. …you are Haruka, right? Haruka Nanami?

A wota without glowsticks is like… a duck without a quack. Invisible. Easy to miss. There’s no way you’d be

The bands in BanG Dream cover a bunch of genres. Roselia’s got that goth look going on, Poppin’ Party brings

Love Live! Sunshine!! fans should know Takatsuki Kanako, the voice of Kunikida Hanamaru. Her buddy, Yashima Sarara, is a game/anime

Keyakizaka46 official goods are sold on their Japanese website. For global fans, that’s… a pain. Too painful to make a