Month: November 2025

No good deed goes unpunished. Last summer, we reported on an announcement by the police that a certain toy gun found in crane games across Japan was deemed a real…

Happy Thanksgiving 🦃 I’m incredibly thankful for this community. To our Plus members who support us financially, and to our free members who amplify our work by sharing it with…

Hayao Miyazaki’s darkest anime film will be his second to become a kabuki play. It seems like just yesterday we were talking about the upcoming Evangleion kabuki play. Ah, wait,…

We taste-test Starbuck’s latest Japanese S’mores Frappuccino, plus their first-ever hot apple cider. Starbucks Japan knew that the day would come when we’d be craving some more S’mores Frappuccinos. That…

“I’ve always been fascinated by the idea that our perceived reality is shaped by our minds and reflecting our inner world,” says artist Michelle Blancke, whose ethereal photographs of trees,…

Stationery goods allow you to animate the characters.  Studio Ghibli is never short of clever ideas when it comes to character creation and storyline hooks, and that ingenuity is also…

In 2024, while Timo Fahler was out for a run in Los Angeles, he came across a discarded bedspring. It lingered in his studio for months until one day, its…

The store will be stylized after a typical Japanese convenience store and will feature goods of the beloved green owl mascot character and more. U.S.-based free language learning app Duolingo…

USA Hockey revealed the jerseys that the American men’s, women’s and para teams will wear at the 2026 Olympics and Paralympics.

Eva’s special friends take the stage for a special event at series 30th anniversary celebration. In February, the Evangelion:30+ ; 30th Anniversary of Evangelion fan event is set to take…