
Long-time Macross Frontier favourite Sheryl Nome arrives in Nendoroid form, prepared for a performance this September, from none other than Good Smile Company.
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Scandal seiyuu Aya Hirano and serial cat molester Shoko-tan have teamed up in a “dream combo” (or nightmare combo according to some), in what Shoko-tan ecstatically calls a “dream come true.”
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The all but indistinguishable contestants of a “Miss Korea” contest have been the subject of considerable attention online, in no small part thanks to Korea’s reputation as a powerhouse of plastic surgery.
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“LVL 28” idol Shoko-tan has scored a critical hit on her fans with a return to the long-time otaku favourite of long silky black locks, ending a long period of demi-gyarudom and eliciting the usual proposals of marriage – and more than a little relief that she has finally posted pictures of something other than her molesting poor Mamitasu.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Japan, News
- Date: Apr 12, 2013 00:47 JST
- Tags: AKB48, Crime, Dating, Fraud, Idol, Internet, Marketing, Otaku, Prostitution

A fake dating site offering desperate AKB48 fans the chance for an encounter with the object of their obsession has been busted, though not before managing to persuade 2100 such otaku that the emails they had their employees cobble together from blog posts were worth spending hundreds of millions of yen on.
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Aya Hirano now really is unrecognisable, with all but the most sharp-eyed viewers of her latest TV outing having no idea who she is until being told of her appearance…
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AKB48 starlet Minami Takahashi is back in the news again – this time after her off-duty ensemble was outed on Twitter and swiftly became the butt of innumerable jokes.
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The anime adaptation of of Fairy Tail has been announced as ending on the 30th of March – and along with it the seiyuu career of no less an icon than Aya Hirano herself, as her last remaining major role was that of Lucy.
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AKB48′s general producer Yasushi Akimoto has denied there is any rule against his girls getting all the action they want, and says those girls who end up being sacked, demoted, relocated to distant islands or shaving their heads in shame all do so for quite unrelated reasons.
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The latest survey of which male pastimes Japanese womenfolk find utterly unacceptable yields few surprises – idols and figures continue to be rated worse than compulsive gambling and such profoundly suspect pastimes as knitting.
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Toxic seiyuu Aya Hirano latest snaps have been exciting the attention of Hirano watchers more than ever – as the singer’s transformation now appears to be complete, her final stage being described as “unrecognisable” and “like an old woman.”
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: H, Japan, News
- Date: Feb 21, 2013 20:24 JST
- Tags: Comparison, Fashion, Idol, Makeup, Marketing, Music, Photoshop, Plastic Surgery

AKB48′s much put upon Mariko Shinoda has been the subject of considerable praise after some rare shots of her without an outer hull of makeup applied emerged – admirers maintain she may even be naturally pretty.
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