
The official website of cat sucking idol Shoko-tan has revealed that her biographical essay “Neko no Ashiato” is to receive a TV anime entitled “Omakase Mamitasu” – a unique choice for an adaptation and likely the first to be named after an idol’s long suffering cat.
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An NHK survey has revealed record numbers of Japanese once again believe they possess “vastly superior qualities” to the barbarian races and reverance for the emperor is at a record high, pointing to a glorious rebirth for the Yamato – even if most of them evidently also believe marriage and having children are as outmoded as the concept of being able to influence a nation’s politics by voting in elections.
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The NHK has been highlighting the surprising news that Kantai Collection eclipsed Obama’s visit to Japan in popularity amongst the Twitter populace, going so far as to air an introduction to the game for those who have been stuck on the seabed this last year.
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The NHK’s recent interest in the antics of international cosplayers has been attracting much attention in Japan – not least thanks to all the cute and sexy cosplayers on display…
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Anime in 3840×2160 “2160p” UHDTV resolutions should be available by the summer of 2014, as the Japanese government is pressing for the rollout of 4K UHDTV 2 years ahead of schedule in an effort to save the TV industry from collapse.
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Nadia fans have been decrying NHK’s decision to censor its rerun of the classic show’s much prized 12th episode by airbrushing out the African princess’s nipples.
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Not only are almost 90% of One Piece readers adult, most of the adult readership is at or past middle-age and quickly getting older, a far cry from the kiddy image stereotypically associated with many shonen manga titles.
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NHK has aired a shocking special on schoolgirl prostitution, or “enjo kousai” as the media persists in calling it, going into great detail on the topic – although many have questioned the extraordinarily sympathetic tone the programme adopts, as well as the fact it was aired on morning TV and included some perhaps unnecessarily detailed guidance as to how to decipher the online slang used in the trade…
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Unusually, Japan’s public broadcaster NHK has aired a programme delving into the culture and history of eroge and visual novels.
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Eager NHK viewers who had been waiting for the steamy Brooke Shields sex scene in “The Blue Lagoon” have experienced what may be the worst timed earthquake ever…
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Even by those used to the incomprehensible standards of Japanese TV, the content of this latest special on anal health is being greeted with some shock:
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Jun 3, 2010 04:21 JST
- Tags: Gravure, Haruka Fukuhara, Idol, Image Gallery, Linux, Loli, Lolicon, NHK, TV

Linux rag Ubuntu Magazine Japan has published a “gravure” idol photo shoot with 12-year-old idol Haruka Fukuhara, well known amongst lolicon circles.
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