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By Fernando Ramos
If you see a Western, English-speaking foreigner in Japan, chances are pretty good that they are an English teacher. There are no shortage of blo...
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By Patrick Macias
Rifles, assault weapons, carbines. Not pictured: chocolate, vanilla, stawberry. "Who is the Enemy? The Hot-Blooded Man Who Targets the Wilderness...
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By Clarissa Graffeo
Given how popular Saint Seiya has been worldwide, it's no surprise that there's been plenty of merchandise, including toys. The Saint Seiya fan ...
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By Patrick Macias
They said it couldn't be done, but because YOU DEMANDED IT, we've gone off our rockers and succumbed to the siren's call of "moe for this issue's...
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By Patrick Macias
Mobile Suit Gundam became the massive science fiction franchise it is today largely thanks to the runaway success of Gunpla (aka Gundam plastic ...
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By Matt Alt
I'll be honest: at first glance, this doesn't seem like the kind of place one would come to pimp their robot ride. I'm being led through what co...
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By Mark Nagata (assisted by Yo Miyamoto)
Hiroyuki Tamamizu opened his very first store back in October 1985. But, its name, U.S. Toys, didn't refer to the United States or even American...
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By Tomohiro Machiyama
[Excerpted from the August 2007 issue of Otaku USA Magazine.] What kind of boy hates war? None! The only real problem with war is that everyone ...
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By Mark Nagata (Assisted by Yo Miyamoto)
[Excerpted from the October 2007 issue of Otaku USA magazine.] My main collecting habits center around soft vinyl figures of Japanese characters...
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