The success of anime has brought many distinctly Japanese terms and concepts to international audiences, often with correct usage, but less often with context. These terms include words like “senpai,” …
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Electronic artists have the innate ability to hype people up with their music. Just ask American beach volleyball player April Ross, the 2012 Olympic silver medalist and 2016 bronze medalist listening …
Always double check your nerdy references before you make them, otherwise you risk the wrath of pedantic Gundam fans from across the internet. The BBC learned that lesson after it …
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Crunchyroll is partnering with Xbox to offer free access to all of its subscribers to the the Xbox Game Pass for PC service for three months. Crunchyroll’s deal with Xbox is …
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WARNING: The following contains spoilers for One Piece Chapter #1020, “Robin vs. Black Maria,” by Eiichiro Oda, Stephen Paul, and Vanessa Satone, available in English via Manga Plus and Viz …
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Free! The Final Stroke is the last chapter of Kyoto Animation’s Free! Iwatobi Swim Club franchise. The final movie is divided into two parts, with the first film set to premiere …
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We may only be just over the halfway mark of 2021, but this year has already been filled with some funny and magical romance anime, such as Fruits Basket and My Next Life as …
One Piece fans may have spotted a particular reference to the anime at the Olympics, as an athlete imitated an iconic pose before winning gold. Greek athlete Miltiadis Tentoglou prepared …
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Berlin’s Arena is hosting three vaccination nights, as RA reports. The first night is scheduled for August 9th, the second for August 11th and the final night for August 13th. …
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A new dating app, POM, has been unveiled, which promises to match users based on their taste in music. The application’s full name is Power of Music, and the official launch …
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