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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 […]

Think back to when you first became an anime weeb. How long ago was it? It’s okay if you can’t

DEJAPAN Staff / February 18, 2019

Okay, so our intro to the Mario Party series was on the N64. Maybe you were that generation as well?

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 / December 17, 2018

Come and sit by the fireplace, and we’ll tell you a legendary tale. A tale of toys that were compatible

DEJAPAN Staff / December 10, 2018

Our ranking of every Heisei-era Kamen Rider continues – and ends – this week. Go back and read part 1

DEJAPAN Staff / December 6, 2018

That you can order official Neon Genesis Evangelion goods online shouldn’t be all that much of a surprise. But the question’s

DEJAPAN Staff / December 3, 2018

As of May 2019, the Heisei era comes to an end. And with it, the Heisei era of Kamen Riders.

DEJAPAN Staff / November 29, 2018

Japan’s a country where you can experience a singing, light-up toilet… and squat over a hole in the ground… in

DEJAPAN Staff / November 5, 2018

Nintendo’s 64. A 5th-gen console sneakily marketed to perfection, that didn’t disappoint on the graphics and gameplay demands of that

DEJAPAN Staff / October 25, 2018

Some nights, after work, we sit at a bar and wonder why we never bought Nintendo stock back in the

Our realisation: if these characters showed up in the movies, the story would’ve played out real differently. Introducing the Star