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Kazuki Takahashi, creator of the popular Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise, was found dead in the waters off the coast of Okinawa in Japan on Wednesday. He was 60. The New York Times reports Takahashi’s body was discovered at 11:27 a.m. Wednesday floating off the coast of Nago in Okinawa Prefecture. Takahashi was wearing snorkeling gear when he […]
Kane Tanaka, a Japanese woman who in 2019 was recognized by the Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest person, has died at the age of 119, CBS News reports. Tanaka, who was born on January 2, 1903, in the southwestern Fukuoka region of Japan, passed away last Tuesday, according to a statement released by […]
ComplexCon returns to Long Beach Nov. 6 – 7 with hosts J. Balvin and Kristen Noel Crawley, performances by A$AP Rocky and Turnstile, and more shopping and drops. Secure your spot while tickets last! Buy tickets The popular 1998 science fiction neo-noir anime series Cowboy Bebop is coming to Netflix. The original Japanese series, which […]
If you’re stuck in a dead end job but you have a “bright personality” and also know how to suck up to the rich, this could be your big moment. We say that because Yusaku Maezawa, the Japanese billionaire entrepreneur pictured above, has unveiled a campaign in which he’ll select a “female partner” to take on […]
There’s been another development in the Kardashianverse, and—as is standard issue at this point—there’s also a great deal of subsequent criticism to speak of. Kim Kardashian, per the Los Angeles Times, has Kimono and related variants (Kimono Body, Kimono Intimates, Kimono World) among an assortment of filed trademarks still awaiting review. Tuesday, she announced the launch of […]
Back in 2017, Hollywood made another ill-advised attempt at adapting a beloved anime franchise into a live-action film with Ghost in the Shell, which immediately sparked criticism of whitewashing with Scarlett Johansson playing the lead role. After debuting to a lukewarm response, Netflix have lined themselves up as the next team to tackle the popular series with […]
This past month, a 35-year-old man named Akihiko Kondo, who can be classified as either an innovator or a total nut (or perhaps both), settled down and married an animated 16-year-old virtual reality singer named Hatsune Miku in Japan, in a ceremony that cost two-million yen (which converts to over $17,500). The Japan Times reports that […]
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