Brian Ashcraft
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Company Is Sorry For Making Crappy Figures
IA and ONE are popular Vocaloid singing voice synthesiser characters in Japan. To celebrate their birthdays, a pair of new figures have gone on sale in Japan. They’re relatively expensive and, well, apparently not very good.
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ Real Money Trade Violates The Terms Of Service, Nintendo Points Out
A digital economy has sprung out around Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Japanese website J-Cast reports that the characters Dom (pictured), Judy, and Marshal are being sold for 5,000 yen ($68) on Twitter in Japan in the real money trade.
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Hello Kitty And Sanrio Show Their Support Of Black Lives Matter
Sanrio, the company behind Hello Kitty and her friends, has taken to social media, showing its support for inclusivity and stating, “Black lives matter. Kindness matter.”
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Japanese Murder Hornet, The Posable Toy
The Asian giant hornet (aka Vespa mandarinia, aka THE MURDER HORNET) is scary and dangerous! But that hasn’t stopped Japanese figure maker Kaiyodo from churning out a posable one.