Social Media Street Fighter Legend Daigo Umehara Goes Viral for Brutally Honest Book Blurb
A book obi featuring pro gamer Daigo Umehara admitting he never actually read the book has gone viral on X for its refreshing honesty.
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Social Media Social Media Manga Artist Inio Asano Spent a Month Building a 3D Japanese Town Before Drawing a Single Page
Inio Asano revealed he spent a month building a hyper-detailed 3D rural town for a new one-shot manga, stunning fans with its realism before any pages were drawn.
Social Media New Ghost in the Shell TV Anime Debuts With Manga-Faithful Comedic Tone
THE GHOST IN THE SHELL anime premiered July 7, drawing praise online for a comedic tone fans say is closer to Shirow Masamune's original manga.
Social Media Manga Artist’s Lizard Drawing Makes Daughter Cry, and the Internet Understands Why
A Japanese manga artist's realistic lizard sketch left her daughter in tears — because she actually wanted a Sumikko Gurashi character, not a real reptile.
Social Media Mysterious ‘Thank You’ Stickers on Tokyo Vending Machines Spark Viral Investigation
An investigator's six-month hunt for the source of cryptic 'thank you' stickers on Japanese vending machines, from Tokyo to Shiga, has gone viral.
Social Media Daichi Miura Reportedly Dances a Beat Behind the Music So His Dancers Don’t Need Earpieces
A viral thread claims singer-dancer Daichi Miura deliberately dances slightly off the beat at big venues so his backup dancers can perform without in-ear monitors.
Social Media ‘Flag Girls’ Anthropomorphized Flag Art Snowballs Into Viral X Meme
An artist's cute personifications of national flags for Japan, China, and Korea have exploded into a viral X trend, drawing comparisons to Hetalia and Polandball.
Social Media X User Replies Excitedly to Post About a Toy Story 5 Fan — Turns Out It Was Her
A viral X exchange saw one user cheer on a fellow Toy Story 5 fan fiction writer, only to learn the post she replied to was about her all along.
Social Media X Artist’s ‘Art Tracing’ Accusation Turns Out to Be an Adorable Beginner Mistake
A Japanese illustrator was accused of art tracing by a follower who didn't know what a 'repost' was — the mix-up went viral and got people reminiscing about early internet forum etiquette.
Social Media Actor Fuku Suzuki and Google Japan Join a Viral Image-Search Meme About His Own Nickname
A quirky X experiment on how many 'ku' characters break a Google Image Search for actor Fuku Suzuki went viral, pulling in Suzuki himself and Google Japan.