The rising popularity of anime and manga has given birth to a fervent devotion to these media formats: the otaku (オタク), Japanese slang for an obsessive person, more commonly known as a geek. Covered within are different aspects of the otaku culture, from figures and toys to odd promotional items and cosplay.
A giant replica robot from the anime Mobile Suit Gundam is on display in Yokohama, just south of Tokyo, was unveiled in time for the series’ 40th anniversary. A video shared online as part of the Gundam Global Challenge program…
Japanese hobby and figure maker Good Smile Company is releasing the Kingdom Hearts II version of Sora as part of its Nendoroid product line. Sora is the playable protagonist in the Kingdom Hearts franchise and this figure is based on…
Good Smile Company’s popular Nendoroid line-up has a new addition and a re-release of one of the Naruto anime series most popular characters. Two members of the feared Akatsuki are back up for pre-orders with Deidara and Itachi Uchiha. Deidara,…
Late last year, Primitive Skateboarding released a collaboration with Naruto Shippuden as part of the series 20th anniversary. A promotional email went out Monday evening giving a sneak peak into this third drop which goes live on October 14th, 2020…
We know that Hello Kitty is a human, but we didn’t know is that she’s a ninja, too! A new partnership between Sanrio’s cute cat and her friends and the shinobi of Masashi Kishimoto’s Naruto brings all sorts of clothing…
Uniqlo’s newest manga collaboration with its UT line features Koyoharu Gotouge’s Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. Eight new designs hits the Japanese fast fashion retailer online and in Canadian stores on Friday, September 25th, 2020. The announcement was shared to…
Japanese fashion brand SuperGroupies has announced a line-up of boots based on characters from the popular video game from Square Enix and Disney Kingdom Hearts III. Rather than go for the exaggerated styles used in the game, SuperGroupies has selected…
On the Lego web site, fans of the interlocking brick toy can submit ideas of building kits for consideration and to show off their design skills. Ichiraku Ramen, a small noodle shop in the Naruto world, is a miniaturized concept…
The aggressive, boar-raised demon hunter Inosuke Hashibira from Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba was recently announced as part of Good Smile Company’s Nendoroid line-up. Inosuke now joins Tanjiro Kamado, his sister Nezuko and fellow hunter Zenitsu Agatsuma from the popular…
Back in May 2019, San-ei Co. LTD., shared a photo on social media of five plush characters from Intelligent Systems’ Fire Emblem franchise: Marth, Roy, Ike, Lucina, and Corrin (female), which would become available for purchase in late July 2019.…
