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Otaku Rooms Are Dangerous In Earthquakes

1:13AM March 23, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

The recent earthquake and tsunami ravaged northeastern Japan, but it also turned much of the Kanto area upside down. Otaku are uploading images of havoc it caused in their nerd kingdoms. More »

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NSFW: Bald Man Humps Pillow For Android Exercise

1:20AM August 11, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Getting in shape is hard. Some people need motivation. Others need motivation. More »

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Japanese Otaku Update: Indulging In “Factory Night Jungle Cruises”

12:00AM March 11, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

When planning your next Japan visit, better put aside a night for a “factory night jungle cruise” if you want to be right up there with the latest Japanese otaku craze. They literally visit factories, at night. More »

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Japan’s 2-D Lovers: Falling In Love With A Body Pillow

6:20AM July 24, 2009 | Adam Frucci

Lisa Katayama of TokyoMango has a story in this week’s NYT Magazine about otaku in Japan who are in love with anime pillowcases. Yes, they are “dating” body pillows with cartoon prepubescent girls on them. What’s going on in Japan? More »

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A Man Needs a Mother – Japan’s Otaku Culture Dumps the Maid

1:10PM April 18, 2008 | Gizmodo US Edition

In a cafe deep in the heart of Amerikamura, Osaka, tables of otaku are sitting down to tea and cake with women old enough to be their mothers. Mother Café is an otaku fetishist establishment staffed with women that give off a motherly vibe; maid cafés are so yesterday.

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