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April 1, or April Fools’ Day, is the only day out of the year when it’s okay to lie. On this day, many people fabricate grand lies that they try to trick others into believing. Many websites in Japan even take part in this tradition of April Fools’ Day! Lies that you want to delve into, thinking “There’s no way that could be true.” Lies you’re shocked to find out you were duped by. Lies, lies, and more lies. Today, we’re going to introduce some April Fools’ pranks from Japan all themed around otaku!
Rurouni Kenshin
The main character of Rurouni Kenshin is Kumamon?!
Buddy Complex
Gachapin & Mukku, two popular characters in Japan, board a Valiancer?!
Imaichi Moenai Musume
Today, the Imamoe Production Committee announced on its homepage and Twitter illustrations, magna, and goods marked as “Imaichi Moenai Musume” (lit. “One More Girl Who’s Not Moe”) using a girl who’s totally not moe.
Google Japan Blog
Google is recruiting real Pokémon! Google announces the opening of the “Pokémon Challenge Map” for finding real-life Pokémon.
Uta no Prince-sama
A lineup of four hot guys! Chocolate cake that comes with stickers called “Dokkiri Chakkiri Odorokiman” releases!
au 1
The weekly magazine Building Smartphones launches with the tagline “Let’s build a smartphone over 10 years.”
Suji Colle - Sujiniku Collection
A parody of the popular Kan Colle, Suji Colle is a simulation game in which players train up buff, shirtless muscle men.
Weekly Shonen Jump
Starting this month, Weekly Shonen Jump is turning into a style magazine!
Libre
The strongest “aggressive” character will be decided in the BL-1 Grand Prix.
Goal of the Dead
Twelve zombies forget about brains for awhile to start a game of footie! Though they’re dead, they’ll give it their all to win. This is the birth of a new sports manga.
Type-Moon
Her Majesty Red Saber uploads a live broadcast to Nico Nico Channel.
Bakemonogatari
Kaiki opens a new company?! The Nisemonogatari Kaiki April Leadership begins.
Itall
Itall changes its name to Aiteouru (a play on how their name is pronounced in Japanese).
GKM48
The site for Insect Extermination Master, a service that offers bug extermination quotes, becomes a special site for GKM48mm, an idol group whose members have a tiny stature of only 48 millimeters.
Waki Ase Kiniko
Web Clap launches an Android app that lets you experience cultivating “waki ase kiniko,” or armpit sweat mushrooms.
Nitroplus
A new version of Super Sonico has been announced for 2106?!
Just-Size Networks
Clicking on the banner on the top page that says “We Tried Hard Last Year, So Forgive Us This Year” will bring you to a page with a URL that means “We’re sorry, everyone” and a page that announces the Just-Size Networks Animation Project.
Servant Angels!
The voice actress of Nana Morishita, a big-breasted character in Mobile Factory’s romance app Servant Angels! becomes supreme ruler of the anime Eagle Talon.
Animachi Con
Animachi Con Executive Committee, managers of Ars Nova, announces a campaign for their street fair event for games, anime, and manga to be held on May 18 called “Animachi Con in Akihabara” in which those afflicted with chunibyo will get in free.
Mages, 5pb
Continuing from Steins;Gate and Robotics;Notes, Part 5 of the Science Adventure Series will be a collaboration with Tsuburaya Productions?!
Noragami
The anime Noragami becomes “Noraneko” (stray cat). The official site is overloaded with cats.
Japan Fresh Face Association
The Japan Fresh Face Association is collaborating with the Lolita Association.
Lucent Heart
The sweetheart system “Cupid” implemented on Lucent Heart will be scrapped due to it being unpopular. In its place will be a system in which a cutie 2D girl or a buff guy will be your matchmaker.
CAP'STONE
CAP'STONE games now support Catish, the language of cats.
^1^ A cellular communications brand that created the Japanese telecommunications company KDDI and the Okinawa Cellular Telephone Company. The company has more than 40 million active cell phone contracts. It holds the second largest share of Japan’s domestic cell phone market.
© 2014 Imaichi Moenai Musume Official Website. All Rights Reserved.
© Google
© 2014 Kadokawa Corporation
© Odorikiman
© Odorikiman Production Committee
© Shining Agency
© KDDI Corporation
© 2014 GMO Internet Inc. All Rights Reserved.
© Shueisha Inc. All Rights Reserved.
© 2014 Libre Publishing Co. Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
© Type-Moon. All Rights Reserved.
© 1997-2014 Kodansha Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
© 2007- 2011 Itall Inc. All Rights Reserved.
© Insect Extermination Master
© 2002-2014 Web Clap
© 2106 Nitroplus Co. Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
© 2003-2014 Nextion Serve Inc.
© Mobile Factory Inc.
© 2014 Animachi Con Production Committee
© 2014 Mages / 5pb / Nitroplus / Chiyo St. Inc.
© Toka Adachi, Kodansha Ltd. / Noraneko Production Committee
© 2014 PlayCoo Corporation
© 2014 Gamania Digital Entertainment Co. Ltd.
© Capcom Co. Ltd.
© Nobuhiro Watsuki / Shueisha Inc.
© Rurouni Kenshin : The Great Kyoto Fire Arc/The Last of a Legend Arc Production Committee
© Sunrise Inc. / Buddy Complex Committee
This is a Tokyo Otaku Mode original article.
