
Both Taiwan and the wider Internet have been fawning over what is presumably the youngest Homura cosplayer ever, 5-year-old NiNi – whom all can agree is probably also the cutest ever and for once is in no need of Photoshop assistance…
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Japan has announced plans to arrest Japanese who dared to set foot on the Senkaku Islands, despite just having let go Chinese protesters who illegally entered Japanese territory in order to storm the islands themselves.
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China has been infuriated by an unusual display of backbone from the Japanese government, which has arrested a group of Chinese who illegally entered Japan in order to plant communist flags on the Senkaku islands.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Manga, News
- Date: Jun 2, 2012 05:16 JST
- Tags: China, Fujoshi, Hong Kong, Marketing, Otaku, Shota, Taiwan, Translation, Yaoi

Fujoshi watchers (to say nothing of fujoshi students of Japanese) have been marvelling at the advent of a “Japanese for fujoshi” textbook for the Chinese market.
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Talented Taiwanese cosplayer Monpink’s various Vocaloid cosplays have caught the eye of many a Miku-fan, particularly her faithful rendition of Hatsune Miku’s stripy bikini…
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Tokyo governor Shintaro Ishihara has announced on a visit to the USA that he is negotiating for Tokyo to buy the Senkaku Islands, currently the subject of Chinese claims.
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A teacher convicted of over a thousand counts of rape and sexual assault on his pupils has been sentenced to 4613 years in prison, only to have the sentence reduced by 4583 years on a technicality.
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In Taiwan, Hatsune Miku and her Vocaloid companions have been letting all comers give them a ride for a modest fee, a subject which has even provoked the interest of local media.
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- Author: Leon
- Categories: Galleries, Games, H
- Date: Mar 3, 2012 11:09 JST
- Tags: Cosplay, Gravure, Idol, Image Gallery, Mai Shiranui, Oppai, SNK, Taiwan

Busty (I-cup) 21-year-old Taiwanese gravure idol and occasional cosplayer Ma Yourong’s (馬友蓉, also “Yuko,” “Ma Yurong,” etc.) highly convincing cosplay of the equally busty Shiranui Mai has lately been hailed as “too perfect,” “unavoidably savable” and even “enough to make Ushijima weep!”
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Anime, H, News
- Date: Feb 17, 2012 15:05 JST
- Tags: Cosplay, Crime, Events, Exhibitionism, Pantsu, Seifuku, Taipei, Taiwan, Ushijima

Ero-cosplayer Ushijima Iiniku‘s trip to Taiwan seems to have freed her of whatever scant inhibitions she may have had, and turned her into a raging exhibitionist – with prudes in Taiwan and Japan alike all delightedly condemning her, whilst everyone else saves all her pictures…
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Anime, H, News
- Date: Feb 12, 2012 08:23 JST
- Tags: Cosplay, Crime, Exhibitionism, Oshiri, Pantsu, Police, Taipei, Taiwan, Ushijima

Taiwanese police are said to be livid at the fact top ero-cosplayer Ushijima Iiniku has been bold enough to flash her pantsu in a photo of one of their cars, and said to be considering legal action.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Anime, H, News
- Date: Feb 6, 2012 23:51 JST
- Tags: Censorship, Events, Exhibitionism, Mass Media, Oshiri, Pantsu, Taipei, Taiwan, Ushijima


Ero-cosplay queen Ushijima Iiniku has been thrown out of a Taiwan’s “Fancy Frontier” event for serving as a booth girl whilst clad only in her pantsu after local media made a fuss and showed mosaiced pictures of her notoriously shapely rear on TV.
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