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Tiny Versions of Eva’s Tokyo-3 & Sailor Moon’s Crystal Tokyo Set to Open Next Spring in New “Miniature Theme Park” [Photos & Video]


Posted on  August 9, 2019

It’s a small word (filled with crazy miniatures) after all. Tokyo is set to get a new theme park just in time for the surge in foreign visitors that the 2020 Tokyo Olympic & Paralympic Games are sure to bring. However, this theme park as its creators are calling it won’t feature giant thrill rides. Rather it will be an …

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In Japan You Can Get Swimsuits For Your Smartphone (Video)


Posted on  February 17, 2018

Absolutely pointless and totally sexy. From tiny underpants for your water bottle, to figures of gorilla-faced dogs, Japankyo has covered many examples of totally ridiculous Japanese capsule toys. However, today we’ll be taking a look at what may just be the most absurd one yet: swimsuits for smartphones. Sold via capsule toy vending machines (a.k.a. gacha gacha/gachapon) and online retailers …

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Check Out Takara Tomy’s New Line Of Street Fighter II/Transformers Mash Up Figures (Video)


Posted on  November 29, 2017

It’s only a matter of time before we get an E. Honda figure that transforms into a Honda Civic. The Japanese toy maker Takara Tomy and the video game developer Capcom have teamed up in order to create a new line of Street Fighter II themed Transformers figures. The new line of figures consists of two two-pack sets; one of …

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Popular Japanese Dress-Up Doll Licca-chan Gets New Set Of “Cute” Panties


Posted on  August 4, 2017

Everyone needs some cute panties. The Japanese toy company Takara Tomy has announced the release of a set of “cute” underwear for its popular Licca-chan line of dress-up dolls. his announcement came via Twitter on August 2nd, which also happens to be underwear day in Japan (it’s due to a pun based on the numbers eight and two and the …

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A Look At The Latest Set Of Drink Bottle Panties (Video)


Posted on  May 24, 2017

Because your bottle needs to hide its shame. Those amusing little underpants designed for drink bottles that made headlines on many English language news sites when they were first released a couple of years ago are back. Advertised as a way to catch the moisture that drips off of a cold drink bottle on a hot day and “guard” the …

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