KonoSuba: Legend of Crimson is the series firing on all cylinders, delivering an explosion of laughs, heart, and delightfully wobbly animation that emphasizes anime’s capacity for pure, unadulterated…

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East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond.
This year’s Tokyo Comic-Con wrapped up over the weekend.
There were big stars…

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The first two Shenmue games, both released for the Sega Dreamcast at the turn of the century, are by now the stuff of legend.
Along the way, Ryo fights baddies, races forklifts, plays arcade games, a…

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Kyoto has long been considered the cultural heart of Japan, and with good reason.
Onishi even made sure to use the blue and red ink setting on his tri-color pen for the sentences referencing Seiryu a…

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Traditional Bon entertainment is so lively, colorful and intriguing that a Bon dance is a must-see on every traveler’s itinerary.
While the Bon festival starts around Aug. 12, towns and cities hostin…

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▼ Lapis Lazuli from Land of the Lustrous | Cosplayer: @kosimusimu▼ Shuten Douji from Fate/Grand Order | Cosplayer: @TapiKo3▼ You Watanabe from Love Live!
| Cosplayer: @parimurayakuba▼ Kato Danzo from…

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Starting November 30, One Piece f ans can board a life-sized version of Thousand Sunny ship and take a short, thirty-minute cruise at Huis Ten Bosch theme park in Nagasaki.
The replica boat isn’t new…

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Tokyo (CNN) — Often referred to as the world's busiest crosswalk, thousands of pedestrians scramble across Tokyo's Shibuya Crossing daily.
The Shibuya Crossing serves as center-stage for a Times Squa…

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On Oct 10, in Kobe, Maruyama allegedly shot to death two members of the Yamaken-gumi, Kodo-kai’s rival sub-group within the Yamaguchi-gumi.
Think of old age from a gangster’s point of view, says Shuk…

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Literally meaning “man girl,” otoko no musume are men who make their professional appearances as women.
Among otoko no musume, Ao-nyan is starting to stick out from the rest of the pack and catch the…

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