
One of the better developed Little Busters! heroines, Tokido Saya, is receiving a figure rendition for June 2010 by Megahouse. Her open shirt, lack of bra, torn skirt and big gun are sure to ravish her fans, if they don’t ravish her first…
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Japan’s budgetarily challenged public broadcaster NHK has taken to providing moe anthropomorphisations of the seasons in its weather reports, the star of the show being the lovely Haru-chan (Spring-chan), who can be seen in a variety of curious illustrations on national TV once again with the onset of spring…
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A figure rendition of galactic princess of song Sheryl Nome‘s “Last Frontier” costume (from the 24th episode) will be out in July 2010 by Megahouse. Notably, the figurine features removable clothing
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Manga, News
- Date: Mar 13, 2010 04:30 JST
- Tags: 2ch, Artists, Comparison, Copyright, Dengeki, Image Gallery, Photoshop, Pixiv, Plagiarism

Award-winning illustrator Shirokitsune has been found guilty of first degree Simmonsing by 2ch’s Plagiarism Police.
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Motomu Toriyama, the director said to have been the driving force behind Final Fantasy XIII’s notorious linearity, has stated once again that the main reasons for the changes were that he wanted a “story-driven” game and that it was too much trouble to make “not truly important” elements like towns in HD; he does however promise that towns and traditional RPG elements will be returning in future titles.
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Military otaku dredge the depths of their weird weapon folders for the ultimate in “hentai weaponry,” covering everything from swords and firearms to aircraft and armor.
Weapons included range from obvious Photoshops to actual military projects which make the obvious Photoshops look sensible…
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Galleries, H, Japan
- Date: Mar 12, 2010 10:54 JST
- Tags: Actress, Gravure, Idol, Image Gallery, Mizugi, Oppai, Sony, Sports, Talent, Video Gallery

Idol and actress Kana Kurashina might well be the hottest product to come out of Sony (she works for their talent agency) in recent years – cute looks coupled with F-cup assets and an hourglass frame combine to yield a top class idol, replete with a convenient interest in basketball. She even has a fang.
Videos of her stripping off and bounding around without the benefit of a sports bra can be inspected below, along with the inevitable pictures of her pouting in a bikini on various sundry beaches:
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A man has been arrested after he was found to be carrying the now liquid remains of a child in his backpack. He claimed the child was his and that he had been carrying everywhere he went for the past 5 years or more.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Mar 12, 2010 02:03 JST
- Tags: Events, Hatsune Miku, Idol, MAD, Music, Otaku, Tokyo, Video Gallery, Vocaloid

Hatsune Miku and company’s recent “Miku’s Day” concert has proven a huge success, as laid out in the previous article; below the majority of the actual performance can be viewed (her bikini performance is in the second video):
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Sony’s PS3 motion controller, officially dubbed PlayStation Move, is to be available this autumn for about $100.
Previously it has garnered much attention both for its sex toy styling and its obvious similarity to the Wiimote, but alpha play-testing now reveals it also possesses the rather more dubious distinction of being “discernibly inferior” to the Wii in terms of lag and accuracy.
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The Japanese government has announced it intends to pay for the dozens of North Korean schools operating in Japan; critics contend such “schools” are little more than brainwashing centres run by the North Korean government, teaching academically worthless anti-Japanese curricula and slavish obedience to the Dear Leader.
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Japanese asked to rank the most commonly perpetrated techniques for appearing cute yield up a list which might well double as a “how to feign being a schoolgirl” ranking.
Those looking to appear cute or wishing to dissect the carefully honed techniques of the Japanese maiden may find the list instructive.
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