


Italian musician Paolo Tuci has conjured up a rather outlandish Sailor Moon music video, swapping out the franchise’s recognizable magical girls for burly men in skimpy clothing sure to appeal to an uncertain demographic, which may at least earn the video some credit for originality at least.
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The debut episode for the latest iteration into the Lupin III series has naturally been met with positive acclaim due to the return of its classic thieving hijinks, bound to send a wave of nostalgia through the hearts of long-time fans – while also upping the ante as the great Lupin potentially encounters a capable rival.
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As the air date for the new Lupin III anime inches ever closer, a new PV has arisen to give potential watchers another sneak-peek at what to expect of the newest iteration – seeming to promise more crazy stunts and wild gun fights than ever before.
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Legendary thief series Lupin III‘s next iterative animation has received its first trailer, naturally showcasing an amalgamation of car chases and other such stylish criminal action – with the recent and rather dreaded art-style seeming to have now made a foothold into the main franchise.
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World renowned thief Lupin III has made his coveted TV return with a brand new anime, sure to bear all the intense action, retro styling and sexy escapades that the series is recognized for.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: International, News
- Date: Mar 8, 2013 12:26 JST
- Tags: AV, Censorship, Feminism, France, Germany, Italy, Politics, Sweden, UK

The European Union is now considering banning all pornography as it is an “infringement of the human rights” of women and “promotes gender stereotypes.”
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China’s rampaging mobs have further proved the might of their great nation and its ancient and irrevocable claim to the Diaoyus, this time by attacking Italian diplomats for daring to drive a Japanese car.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Japan, News
- Date: Aug 28, 2012 04:01 JST
- Tags: Bizarre, Fetish, Food, Gaikokujin, Italy, Marketing, Politics, Prostitution, Sushi


The Japan’s Italian embassy has officially protested the description of nyotaimori (“naked sushi”) as a “traditional Japanese” culinary practice, after the nation’s first nude sushi restaurant proudly trumpeted it as such.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: H, International, News
- Date: Nov 10, 2011 13:14 JST
- Tags: Bodypainting, Exhibitionism, Feminism, France, Image Gallery, Italy, Politics, Ukraine


“Feminist” exhibitionists Femen have yet again been engaged in some topical if inexplicable public stripping action, with France and Italy their latest targets.
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Italy’s top anime event “Lucca Comics & Games 2011” is said to have enjoyed 150,000 attendees, and the apparent majority of Japanese observers who think anime characters are mostly white and therefore better cosplayed by whites have been lavish in their praise, even if it is sometimes hard for them to tell the men from the women.
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Japanese manga fans are marvelling at both the amount of effort the makers of the movie adaptation of Roman gag manga THERMAE ROMAE have put in, and the sight of a cast of ancient Romans played by Japanese actors…
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A man has been arrested for killing his girlfriend and putting another girl into a coma after their kinbaku shibari threesome went tragically wrong.
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