

The latest controversy to erupt from the bizarre parallel universe of Miss contests is the Miss Japan line-up being criticised as as “too ugly” and “just natural” by Korean detractors, being almost the polar opposite of their recent showing…
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China’s thought police have begun censoring all mentions of rubber duckies after an unpatriotic wag uploaded a Photoshop combining it and the famed Tiananmen Square incident of 1989 to sinified Twitter knock-off Sina Weibo.
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The latest video exposé of the power of makeup in the hands of Japanese women has been circulating online to the usual howls of terror…
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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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- 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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Famed “Real Barbie” Valeria Lukyanova has been posing with her family, revealing that her claim that her striking resemblance to a plastic doll is down to “good DNA” may be true after all – although others merely marvel at the quantity of makeup and Photoshop the tribe seemingly has access to…
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Cosplay fans have been amazed by the before and after comparisons of Taiwanese cosplayer Rolan Ajo, who says she went on a diet and lost some 20kg so she could cosplay her favourite characters – a diet which looks to have been a resounding success, with her Lum bikini cosplay being hailed as “angelic.”
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- Author: Leon
- Categories: Galleries, International
- Date: Dec 8, 2012 10:34 JST
- Tags: Beijing, China, Cosplay, Image Gallery, Made in China, Maids, Moe, Nekomimi, Photoshop

Beijing cosplay model Dein (or 静电场朔 as she goes by in Chinese) has lately been receiving a great deal of appreciation for her moesome mastery of the duckface and cute cosplay ranging from maids to Little Red Riding Hood – comparisons to the lovely Akasan notwithstanding…
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Evil Sega quality Miku sensation Mikudayo‘s creepy popularity continues to spread malignantly for reasons which can only be guessed at, with an unlikely alliance of Vippers and Good Smile Company ensuring she will not be forgotten in a hurry, unfortunately.
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The notoriously well-hidden build of moeblob seiyuu Ayana Taketatsu, or “Debunyan” as more unkind observers have taken to calling her, is once again the subject of speculation amongst seiyuu watchers, with a careless snap revealing “quite a paunch.”
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- Author: Leon
- Categories: Galleries, H, Japan
- Date: Nov 21, 2012 00:52 JST
- Tags: Comparison, Exhibitionism, Gravure, Idol, Image Gallery, Moe, Oppai, Photoshop


Sexy cosplay idol and self-proclaimed “otaku” Megumi Aisaka’s many admirers have been forced to concede that her efforts at pointing a camera at herself or her mirror are far sexier than anything a legion of shutterbugs and Photoshoppists could come up with…
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Yet another precipitous celebrity decline has been exciting online interest – this time that of Uno Kanda, formerly widely recognised the very model of an elegant fashionista.
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