All About Japan

New Masks Make Dragon Ball E-Z

Dress up as Super Saiyan Goku, Piccolo or final-form Frieza without all the trouble with hair spray and/or razors.

The Secret to One Punch Man's Success

This series has made such an impact in such a short amount of time that fans have begun to wonder just how much money is riding behind the show.

Power Pose Sketching Models

Artistic models equipped with swords, wings and plastic guns are hard to come by, but not for long!

Naruto Fans Are in for a Big Surprise

A mysterius Naruto countdown page has recently appeared on Weekly Shonen Jump magazine’s website, but without concrete details, it leaves fans speculating as to what it could mean!

Whatever Happened to Bleach?

Ten years ago, Bleach, Naruto and One Piece battled for domination of the shonen market. Now Bleach is a has-been. What went wrong?

Takarazuka's Rurouni Kenshin Cast On Display

See seina Sagiri and Sakina Ayakaze show their moves as Kenshin Himura and Hajime Saito.

Interview with a Batman Legend

Grab your vintage 1960s Batmobile and take a ride with the Tokyo Toy Guys as they interview one of the most influential Japanese Batman artists, Jiro Kuwata.

Japan's First Female-Only Otaku Café

Sorry fellas, but this manga café in the heart of Osaka is run by ladies, for ladies.

New Year's Cards Get a Moe Makeover!

To the delight of otaku fans, this year Japan Post really "moe-fied" its end-of-year cards.

Attack on Plum Wine

This brand of umeshu is made from AoT creator Hajime Isayama's family stock. Is there a secret inside?

Glitter and Gleam Like a Manga Queen

Stylize your eyes to look like your favorite manga heroine thanks to Japan Eden's new Anime Contact line.

'Eye-Popping' 3-D Manga

The 3-D manga trend shows no signs of slowing down!

Fushigi Yuugi Gets First Stage Musical

The production will run in mid-April 2016 featuring former Morning Musume idol Reina Tanaka.

Calling All Aspiring Manga Artists!

Submit your best work to Shonen Jump and it could be published in Shonen Jump's online magazine, Shonen Jump Plus!

Brave the Cold & Speed-o'-Sound Sonic

Stay warm this winter with this stylish One Punch Man winter beanie.

Register Your Marriage with Sailor Moon

Women's web media site Nijimen is offering two Sailor Moon-themed marriage registration kits in special sets for ¥3,000 each. And they're totally legitimate!

Attack on Kansai-ben

Learn the Kansai dialect of Japanese with the Attack on Titan manga!

That's No Pop-Up Book!

This anime fan art from Puella Magi Madoka Magica truly leaps from the page!

In the Name of the Moon... Accessorize!

Unlike Sailor Moon and the Scouts, you won't need to play an arcade game to win these accessories.

The Bishoujo Sushi that Ate Twitter

In a time when everything from swords to 3-D printers is getting personified, personified sushi illustrations were just a matter of time.

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