
The 1:1 monster RX-78-2 Gundam formerly menacing Tokyo has been re-erected in Shizuoka with upgraded armament. Below the animatronic statue can be seen in detail, as ever striking a particularly impressive figure against the night sky.
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Police have arrested a woman who allegedly posed as a teenage boy in order to seduce a schoolgirl, dating her for some time as girlfriend and boyfriend without her suspecting. She apparently managed to achieve her objective, as police have charged her with sexually corrupting a minor.
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The latest OVA of yuri anime Shin Koihime Musou revisits the generic theme of any ecchi anime, the beach episode, and of course provides the profusion of topless girls of varying sizes the anime is known for:
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An innocuous thread about odour-neutralising wallpaper soon turned into an otaku room tour de force, and is reproduced below.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Anime, H, News
- Date: Jul 8, 2010 04:08 JST
- Tags: Continuations, Image Gallery, Loli, Moe, Pantsu, Shimapan, Strike Witches, Sukumizu




Strike Witches 2 has finally aired, bringing with it the anticipated slew of young girls clad in only what are most assuredly not pantsu, with perhaps more anatomical detail than ever before.
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The 14th episode of K-ON!! brings with it not only a new OP & ED but also a seemingly Mugi-centric episode which has left her fans delighted.
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The cosplay contingent at American anime event Anime Expo 2010 has been subjected to a great deal of photographic scrutiny, all of it less than overpowering…
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Gainax’s upcoming anime “Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt” is proving to be even more idiosyncratic than it looks, as readily evidenced in the below manga:
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Manga, News
- Date: Jul 7, 2010 08:07 JST
- Tags: Apple, Copyright, Crime, Hacking, Internet, iPhone, Keitai, Marketing, Technology

Scores of iTunes users have had their accounts hacked and used to buy software, much of which was in the form of pirate manga apps. Some users report thousands of dollars in fraudulent purchases.
Apple for its part only acknowledges banning some developers in connection with “fraudulent purchase patterns,” and then suggests cancelling any cards linked to a compromised account.
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A survey of Japanese women provides an interesting snapshot of what their favourite anime of 2010 spring were, and what they are looking forward to in the summer 2010 season. Some rather surprising choices make their way into the rankings…
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The pricing for the Strike Witches 2 discs has been announced, and even desperate lolicon are aghast at the pound of flesh demanded for each episode of government approved loli pantsu/nopan goodness.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Japan, News
- Date: Jul 6, 2010 16:00 JST
- Tags: 2ch, AV, Bizarre, Censorship, Idol, Interviews, Law, Marketing, Police, Politics

An interview with a former employee of a Japanese censorship body responsible for ensuring all Japanese AV has a healthy layer of mosaic over anything so harmful as the human genitals yields a great deal of insight into the industry’s complex censorship practices, to which there is much more than at first meets the eye…
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