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Recently news broke that a Japanese man in Kanagawa Prefecture had been arrested for selling bootleg dakimakura hug pillows. Let’s explore why these hug pillows are considered “counterfeit”...

Happy Twintail Day! Today, February 2nd, has been designated as #ツインテールの日 or #TwintailDay by the Japan Twintail Association, which is an actual thing. It's become a fun day...

We watch anime for many reasons. For fun stories about characters we can relate to, or for themes about being teleported to another world and acquiring a harem...

When anime studios create new characters, they've got a set number of levers to manipulate in order to create face, hair and personality types that will connect with...

After blogging about anime and Japan for 25+ years, I've developed some tools to help me with my work. I use Yandex.com and Trace.moe for reverse lookup of...