Young male Pretty Cure fan bursts into tears after the male character is left out of the event. Online users wonder, how did the event forget it's only main male protagonist.
1 in 4 children in Japan are spending over 60 dollars monthly on Youtubers and anime characters. 92% of Japanese youth have an Oshi, and they're willing to spend their allowances to "push for" and support them.
A popular Japanese boys' love social media platform gets hacked. Users are worried about their data as it's revealed to be up for sell on a black hat hacking crime site.
A Japanese student's Nazi cosplay at the Comiket has caused controversy on social media. Some have tried to defend the act by citing freedom of expression.
Pokémon Worlds Celebration Events 2023 has fans from around the world in Yokohama for Japan's first WCS tournament. Participants are having fun grabbing event-exclusive items, trading pokémon, and dancing the week away.
Japanese users are surprised by a major dictionary’s new definition of the word ‘otaku,’ which gives the word a more positive meaning. Some otaku aren’t quite sure if its new meaning fits. Is otaku losing its meaning?
Japanese campers are excited about the end of the camping boom. Anime fans that were once crazy for camping are putting up their tent and quitting the outdoor activity.
Japanese male otome game player shares what he finds so interesting about the story-based dating games targeted for women. His style of playing has both male and female gamers in agreement.
Japanese parents of young gamers discuss parenting styles regarding gaming. How effective is it to enforce prohibitions, and can it actually create more problems than it solves?
Japanese Twitter users decide if overtime, stress, and the loss of one's free time is worth the money. Maybe NEETs have found the perfect work-life balance. No work.
The Pokémon World Championships 2023 commemorative trading card deck set to go on sale on July 28 started mysteriously appearing on Japanese flea market apps before the release date.
The story of a Japanese McDonald's restaurant banning all students from a certain Kanagawa middle school for their "disruptive behavior" has recently gone viral.
