The Japanese brand UNIQLO is known for its everyday classic tees, bottoms and outerwear, but also for its anime collaborations. Recently, the brand launched DAN DA DAN, Mofusand, and Dragon Ball DAIMA. Its latest collaboration features Doraemon and the Louvre museum on four new graphic …Read more »
A Japanese person who goes by Kota online inadvertently started something by tweeting an image of their friend’s old Pokémon Piplup toy. “My friend’s Piplup is really gross,” Kota commented with the image. It could have ended there, but it turns out so many fans …Read more »
Early Thursday morning, someone broke into Otaku Detroit, an otaku-themed store in Madison Heights, Michigan, and stole $7,000 worth of figurines and whatever was in the cash register. The suspect still remains at large. The figurines taken were rare, implying this is someone with knowledge …Read more »
Last year the wedding market was introduced to something new: One Piece themed wedding dresses. This is thanks to a wedding company called Placole, and they just released four more inspired wedding dresses. Here is the wedding dress inspired by Boa Hancock. Here is the …Read more »
Donguri Kyowakoku continues to roll out Spirited Away merchandise in honor of the movie’s twentieth anniversary. If the hopping lantern lamp and watches weren’t enough for you, there’s also a replica of Zeniba’s seal. The Spirited Away Witch’s Contract Seal is just under three and …Read more »
Featured Spotlight: Bandai Spirits Fans of Dragon Ball GT will soon be able to proudly display one of the anime’s iconic forms, because Bandai has taken the leap into the GT line with a Figuarts ZERO figure of Super Saiyan 4 Son Goku. The figure …Read more »
In addition to anime and video games sales skyrocketing during COVID, trading cards have also seen major increases to their sales. Unfortunately, sometimes customers have gotten out of hand trying to get these cards. There are reports of scalping and damaging merchandise to get cards, …Read more »
Over in Japan Mattel International and Nintendo have come out with Mario Kart Uno decks. While the gist of the game remains the same, it does get tweaked with some Mario Kart themes. For instance, if you draw a banana peel, then the last person …Read more »
There’s a Gundam café in Akihabara, and it’s joined forces with Bandai and traditional craftsmen from Oshu City for some new merchandise. Taking a cue from MS-06 Zaku II, they’ve made a Zaku head cast iron kettle. These are not factory made items being pumped …Read more »
Studio Ghibli has come out with new merchandise this month in the form of jewelry starring some of its heroines. These cameo brooches are inspired by characters from the films Howl’s Moving Castle, Kiki’s Delivery Service, Castle in the Sky, Whisper of the Heart, Porco …Read more »
Slowpoke is the Pokémon ambassador for Kagawa prefecture, and part of that entails a special Slowpoke mailbox, mail truck and decorative stamps. It’s meant to be a boost for tourism, but it appears soon the whole country of Japan will be able to enjoy Pokémon …Read more »
If you feel your gaming setup is missing some Hello Kitty, you’re not alone. The gaming peripheral company Razer Quartz has teamed up with Sanrio for the Razer x Hello Kitty and Friends collection. Razer x Sanrio Characters released some pretty awesome stuff in China …Read more »
Anime mouse pads are a weird topic, but apparently a lot of people are googling for them. It’s a market filled with a lot of bootleg products shamelessly ripped from both official art and fan art. There are also so many T&A fanservice mouse pads …Read more »
A game series that everyone has been raving about in recent years is the Monster Hunter franchise. As the name states, players take on the role of an individual searching for nefarious creatures to take down. Along the way, players strengthen their skillsets on their …Read more »
After news that a pre-ordered shipment of limited edition Goku figures from Bandai may have been lost at sea en route to California earlier this month, we figured it’s a good time to count our blessings and take look at premium Goku memorabilia that doesn’t …Read more »
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