

Dengeki’s unrivalled reputation for employing and even awarding prizes to flagrant plagiarists continues to worsen, with yet another major incident – in this case actually involving a well known title, Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu (pictured with a pool cue above).
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Anime, H, News
- Date: Jul 18, 2010 11:17 JST
- Tags: Fashion, Fundoshi, Oshiri, Pantsu, Parody, Photoshop, Strike Witches, Wafuku

As if their various “low-leg” pantsu were not enough, the cast of Strike Witches has been given some presumably Imperial Navy issue fundoshi to go into combat with.
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Few sights are as disturbing as that of large gatherings of sex dolls, except, it would seem, the sight of large numbers of them hung in various stages of assembly – rarely has the female form been so terrifying.
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Seiyuu Misato Fukuen, best known for her role as Yoshika of Strike Witches, has reported she has been the victim of a ride-by chikan attack.
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The CEO of Codemasters has been caught saying that he thinks selling “unfinished” games to customers is a much more effective strategy than investing in DRM.
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- Author: linkinstreet
- Categories: Anime Figures, News
- Date: Jul 17, 2010 17:24 JST
- Tags: Beijing, Bizarre, Cars, China, Fine Art, Made in China, Mecha, Statues, Transformers

What do you do when you want to copy another country’s efforts to recreate a giant robot that has been part of its identity for years as life-size statue-cum-tourist trap, but find you have none of your own?
In China’s case, simply copy some other country’s robotic icon, in this case resulting in an impressive life-size rendition of Optimus Prime.
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A ranking of the top 10 mangaka to have changed the history of manga reveals some distinctly uncontroversial choices.
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A selection of photographs illustrate the life awaiting students in one of China’s many outstanding universities – some scenes may be disturbing.
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Microsoft’s upcoming motion controller Kinect has become the subject of ridicule for its inability to track the legs of people wearing skirts.
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Nippon Ichi has announced that Disgaea 4 is due to be released for the PS3 within the year.
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A transsexual convicted of possessing child pornography has been spared jail because the judge thought being sent to a male prison “would be an appalling experience.”
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The three incarnations of the Strike Witches are compared in the above image, showing some quite significant improvements since the original OVA.
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