
The recently released Suzumiya Haruhi no Shoushitsu movie attained the #7 spot in the Japanese nation-wide box office during its opening weekend, an exceedingly impressive figure for an otaku oriented anime film, although not nearly as high as last year’s incredible Evangelion 2.0’s debut at #1.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Japan, News
- Date: Feb 10, 2010 00:46 JST
- Tags: Australia, Crime, Fish, Food, Marketing, Mass Media, Piracy, Terrorism, Whaling

Eco-terrorist group Sea Shepherd has announced it intends to attack boats fishing for Northern Bluefin Tuna, a species for which most demand comes from Japan.
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Code Geass’ pizza munching heroine C.C. is here alluringly cosplayed by Tatsuya, although some will doubtless be wondering why she chose not to order from Pizza Hut despite being accompanied by Cheese-kun…
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Galleries, H, Manga
- Date: Feb 9, 2010 14:09 JST
- Tags: Artists, Bukkake, Doujinshi, Image Gallery, Milk, Oppai, Oshiri, Voluptuous

Ohigetan, 尾髭丹, is an artist whose erotic illustrations can succinctly be summarised as “voluptuous girls having meaty, juicy sex,” a genre sure to incite much interest among some circles, although for non-fans of the genre he may take things a little far.
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It seems some K-ON! otaku are irredeemably gripped by Tsumugi-mania – here one can be seen compulsively buying Mugi Takuan, with at least 100 packets visible and two boxes at the top of the frame.
And yet this is but the latest in a long line of such afflictions…
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Yoko Littner is cosplayed here with volume and verisimilitude in her usual skimpy ensemble, for once managing to outdo the 2D version in colourfulness.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: International, News
- Date: Feb 9, 2010 05:21 JST
- Tags: 2ch, 4chan, Canada, Internet, Marketing, Mass Media, Pedobear, Poland, Sports

Lolicon mascot Pedobear (or Kuma in his original 2ch incarnation) has been dubbed the 2010 Vancouver Olympic mascot by one factually challenged newspaper.
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A business article on the burst of the moe bubble explains the trials the industry faces, with an anime industry figure woefully admitting that he could sell anything he dumped on consumers at the boom’s height.
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A Figma version of Touhou’s famous witch Kirisame Marisa promises to allow Touhou fans the long awaited opportunity of privately posing the witch astride her broom (or almost – it seems this crucial pose has been omitted).
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Nippon Ichi has posted a 97.5% decrease in operating profits, and trading in its shares has temporarily been suspended due to their value plummeting 19.34% in a single day.
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Wonder Festival, the unquestionably preeminent figure and garage kit event in Japan, held its Winter 2010 event yesterday on February 7.
As always, the event provided a ravishing amount of otaku eye-candy, running the gamut from pre-painted PVC figures from companies such as Alter, Good Smile and Kotobukiya to a vast assortment of resin garage kits from tiny doujin circles…
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Galleries, H, Manga
- Date: Feb 8, 2010 07:46 JST
- Tags: Animals, Artists, Illustration, Image Gallery, Muscle, Neko, Old People, Oppai

Matataku, 瞬く, is an artist few will be familiar with, much to their detriment if they happen to like his idiosyncratic choice of subject matter and essential grasp of the importance of cats.
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