March 30th is the birthday of Eren Yeager from Attack on Titan / Shingeki no Kyojin! Let us celebrate Eren with this collection of beautiful illustrations from Tokyo Otaku Mode's Special Creators!

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Popular manga and anime series Fullmetal Alchemist will return to fans in the form of a live action movie!

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As many anime/manga/game fans might know, cosplay is not allowed in public in Japan except in designated areas. As such, special occasions like conventions are always brimming with awesome cosplay!

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Anime Japan 2016, the largest anime event of the year, was held at Tokyo Big Sight this weekend. During the all out celebration for all things anime, many mini stage events were held at which major announcements were made for several different series. We've put together the biggest news from this weekend into one quick digest for your fangirl-ing/fanboy-ing pleasure!

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What can be cuter than a combination of these? Sure enough, talent food artist Bento Monsters shows us the true potential of this lethal kawaii combo!

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Ukiyo-e, the traditional Japanese art of woodblock printing, is on the verge of extinction because of the lack of practicing craftsmen as older generations pass on. In order to prevent this previous art form from disappearing, the Ukiyo-e Project, among others, combines popular culture with Ukiyo-e to attract new fans.

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Our team of anime hunters arrived early to battle huge throngs of fans of all series and genres. However, nobody can get any work done on an empty stomach - so we decided to start by sampling all the anime-themed food available at this year's Anime Japan!

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Are you ready to welcome Spring this year with even more anime? If you're into cute girls doing things, here are some upcoming titles you won't want to miss!

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Today, on March 26th 2016, after 277 episodes of happiness, tears and frustration, we finally say goodbye to the original run of the Fairy Tail anime.

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Yanesen includes the initials of the names of three places in Taito-ku—Yanaka, Nezu, and Sendagi—and it collectively means those three.

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The Indiegogo campaign for the Samurai Armor Hoodies Project that Tokyo Otaku Mode is supporting has finally started!

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On March 21, 2016, AKB48 announced the lineup and release date of their 44th single during a meet and greet event.

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Japanese online polling site Goo Ranking surveyed 500 netizens in their 20~30s and asked them which female anime character embodies "tsundere" best. The results are not surprising - here is a list of some of the most iconic tsundere characters in the history of anime!

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BABYMETAL have released the music video for “KARATE” from their highly anticipated second album, *METAL RESISTANCE*, releasing on April 1.

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There are generally three main styles for creating an AMV: one which often focuses on a song and finds video clips to match it; one that will tell a unique story; or one that celebrates an anime. Let’s forgo the traditional “music video” style of AMVs and take a look at some of the more creative and unique ideas to take the form of an AMV.

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Doraemon is one of the most popular animation series in Japan popular with children and adults alike. The series would often work in the little bits of daily life in Japan that are closest to heart. Earthquakes have shaken the Land of the Sun often, and in this short added scene from a Doraemon movie, we see the Nobi family's strong bond and love.

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George is one of the most popular and prolific latte artists in Japan. This time, George's humor brought the house down in Japan's Twitterverse with this series of seemingly normal Detective Conan / Case Closed latte art.

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Samurai were a part of Japan’s history for about 700 years from the end of the 12th century to the 19th century. They are also called “Bushi” (武士) and a lot of pictures remain of them running around on battlefields with a *katana* (sword) or *yumi-ya* (bow and arrows) in their hands, wearing *kacchu* (armour).

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A *Monster Hunter Cross* collaboration room is open for a limited time at Sotetsu Fresa Inn Tokyo-Kyobashi from Saturday, March 12 to Thursday, June 30.

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The end of March ushers in the end of yet another anime season. Winter 2016 season saw the continued popularity of anime continued from the previous s...

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