
Some anime are so compelling they succeed in persuading many viewers to watch the entire series on the basis of only the first episode – anime fans supply a ranking of just which exceptional titles they found able to do so.
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The finale of Kami Nomi zo Shiru Sekai is attracting attention for the sheer density (and in the case of the galge targeted, mercilessness) of its parodies, in something of a departure from the tragic bloodbaths which have been popular of late…
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Pantsu, fishnets and a wide open and completely removeable shirt, is what Freezing yields in its latest ero-figure of the sexy Ingrid Bernstein. She is due in November 2011 and manufactured by FREEing, which apparently went so far as to use real fabric for the fishnets…
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Summer is here, and as ever the denizens of 2ch are preparing to spend it sat in front of their PCs and surrounded by their collections and, in some cases, rather stylish interiors, in the best tradition of otaku everywhere.
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Infinite Stratos‘ French IS pilot Charlotte Dunois is due a figure rendition by Media Factory, depicted either smiling coyly or standing bashfully, and set to be released in October 2011.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Manga, News
- Date: Jun 30, 2011 07:40 JST
- Tags: 2D vs 3D, 3D CG, Bizarre, China, Fashion, Guro, Makeup, Photoshop, Video Gallery

Internet denizens are marvelling at the creepiness of “Koko,” a Chinese belle whose painstaking efforts with the dark arts of makeup have given her an uncanny resemblance to a badly drawn shoujo manga character.
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Lovely valkyrie Gwendolyn, from Vanillaware’s hit PS2 game Odin Sphere, has received a new figure rendition by Yamato due to be released in October 2011.
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Most anime viewers are likely familiar with the experience of watching an anime they find so objectionable that they can only bear to watch for a few minutes before dropping it – now there is a ranking of just which titles attract such sentiments.
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The wonders of Japanese ingenuity in the field of robotics once again do not fail to impress – this time with a machine for simulating hugging by use of haptic feedback, dubbed “Sense-Roid,” which also allows the user to hug themselves in real-time by embracing a mannequin.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Japan, News
- Date: Jun 29, 2011 11:58 JST
- Tags: Bizarre, Crime, Enjo Kousai, Lolicon, Prostitution, Raep, Schoolgirls, Teachers, Tokyo

Police have arrested a teacher for filming himself raping some 70 schoolgirls, who had apparently been selling their bodies online only to be tricked into meeting him so he could drug them for sex.
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Holographic princess Hatsune Miku is given a victorian-era rendition in gothic lolita finery in this interesting cosplay by busty cosplayer Saku, with a rather incongruous latin twist.
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Seikon no Qwaser‘s Aya Hirano-voiced loli sadist Ekaterina Kurae, or Katja, is set to receive a figure rendition dressed in what on closer inspection is a not so chaste white dress, set to be released in October 2011 by Kaitendo.
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