

Even purported heterosexuals are busily singing the praises of a crossdressing model who has not unjustifiably been dubbed “prettiest boy in the world.”
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Sou Miyata, the artist recently busted for tracing no less than three pictures in his official Total Eclipse pin-up, has been sacked – and delving into his past works reveals this was far from his first brush with plagiarism, and not the first time he was caught at it either.
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The quality of the latest crop of China’s cosplayers has lately been causing a stir online – for once for all the right reasons, with their Japanese counterparts given quite a run for their money.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: May 28, 2012 09:26 JST
- Tags: Cosplay, Gothic Lolita, Idol, Lolita, Music, Nana Mizuki, Photoshop, Seiyuu, Vampires

Singer seiyuu Nana Mizuki’s cosplay prowess has been highlighted with her latest appearance in no less than the Gothic & Lolita Bible, where she gamely shows off her “Lolita Sailor” and “Gothic Vampire” outfits – both choices which seem to have simultaneously inflamed both the passion and opprobrium of seiyuu otaku.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Anime, Galleries
- Date: May 25, 2012 20:34 JST
- Tags: 2ch, Guro, Hatsune Miku, Image Gallery, Kigurumi, Nendoroid, Parody, Photoshop, Sega

The accidental popularity of Hatsune Miku’s Mikudayo-san persona has been making massive inroads online – with fans fascinated with both her classic kigurumi creepiness and what remains of her famed cuteness.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: May 19, 2012 18:27 JST
- Tags: Bikini, Comparison, Gravure, Idol, Mizugi, Oppai, Oshiri, Photoshop, Shoko-tan

Shoko-tan’s latest bout of sexy posing has been relentlessly ramped up to the next level, with her latest bikini outing on the beach earning her much praise amongst her otaku fans.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Galleries, Japan
- Date: May 12, 2012 11:09 JST
- Tags: AKB48, Fashion, Gravure, Idol, Image Gallery, Mizugi, Oppai, Oshiri, Photoshop

AKB48 idol Mariko Shinoda latest gravure posing spree has been attracting not onanistic approval for its sexiness but instead ridicule for its unusually dreadful choice of fashion.
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- Author: Leon
- Categories: Anime Figures, H, News
- Date: May 7, 2012 17:54 JST
- Tags: 2ch, Collections, Ero-figures, Image Gallery, Otaku, Photoshop, PVC, Ronery

The figure fanciers of 2ch are once keenly showing off their outstanding collections with the wider world, musing that with harems this big it is the poor souls stuck with a mere single flesh-and-blood companion who should be pitied…
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Sexy Chinese idol Wendy Lee (李穎芝 / Li Yingzhi)’s recent bout of race queening at a Beijing motor show has caused an Internet sensation, but those not dazzled by her sparkly bust have been wondering just what happened to her face…
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Not to be outdone by actual superpowers, Russia is fighting back with yet another mindbending fusion of what it can only be hoped is mostly Photoshop and makeup, all for the dubious cause of looking more plastic than plastic.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: International, News
- Date: Apr 8, 2012 05:55 JST
- Tags: 2D vs 3D, Bizarre, China, Comparison, Dolls, Fashion, Image Gallery, Makeup, Photoshop

Competition for the distinction of most resembling the freakish proportions of a Barbie doll is heating up – both China and the USA now have convincing candidates whose inscrutable blend of makeup, Photoshop and “natural beauty” makes for quite the spectacle.
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Chinese, Koreans and Japanese alike are all wondering what to make of Korea’s “living dolls” – few can help but wonder where the Photoshop, CG, makeup and plastic surgery end and the girl begins.
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