
Japanese police are pressing charges against a trio of teenagers for the odious crime of cheating in an online game, the nation’s first ever for this outrageous offence, after MapleStory publisher Nexon fingered them as thieving hackers.
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Saber has been revealing that she can drain otaku of blood just as effectively as she can drain their wallets – Machi Asobi 8 saw a Saber and Fate/Zero blood donation drive, and the motivation of receiving an exclusive Saber poster saw masses of otaku queueing to give up their very life’s blood.
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The moe recruiting tradition of the Japan Self Defense Force continues, with Japan’s army now using chibi characters to invite female job seekers to find a truly “moe” workplace.
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A distinctly wet Mio was just one of the alluring sights on display thanks to the itasha exhibition at regional anime event “Machi Asobi 4.”
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Japan’s army is harnessing the power of moe in a series of anime styled recruiting posters, produced in collaboration with anime studio Ufotable and distributed to schools in the hopes of securing recruits.
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