Sugoi kawaii, kuso yabai: cool stuff to buy from Japan online
Japan can be weird. We should know, we live here. And we think that’s because this country’s got cool stuff
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No brand girls: Love Live! (& Sunshine!!) merch for every μ’s & Aqours member
Love Live! and Love Live! Sunshine!! are way more than just hit idol anime shows. They’re the most popular search
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Don’t sew, just go and geek out: cosplay stuff you can (and should) buy pre-made
Not all cosplay outfits are created equal. Not by the cosplayer, anyway. Some people love spending hours crafting, stitching, and
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From chibi to collector’s edition: the many types of Japanese figures
The struggle to prove that our favourite game or anime character really exists is constant. Some of us snuggle up
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Wakka wakka wow: Pac-Man Ginza Style
Pac-Man and one of Ginza’s poshest department stores aren’t 2 things you’d put together. And then someone did. Pac-Man Ginza
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Turning Yokohama yellow: Pikachu Outbreak in Japan, summer 2017
The summer ‘Pikachu Outbreak’ event’s been ‘a thing’ for a couple years now. ‘A thing’ as in the biggest, craziest
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Funk up your Japanese figure collection: join the Daruma Club
We’ve already explained a bunch of different types of figures. There’s one we didn’t cover yet: Daruma Club. What does
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Dressed to kill, kinda: anime & game battle outfits real people could never fight in
The great thing about manga, anime and video games is that they don’t always have to be realistic. Sometimes they
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Digimon lives on: digitalmonster ver.20th in 3 new colours
(Pre-orders for these items have ended.) August 1st is a real important day for Digimon fans. It’s the day when
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Trending: does buying the merch make you a ‘better’ fan?
Alright, so we’ve seen some arguments about this pop back up on Twitter recently. Disclaimer: you can buy merch for
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