The rising popularity of anime and manga has given birth to a fervent devotion to these media formats: the otaku (オタク), Japanese slang for an obsessive person, more commonly known as a geek. Covered within are different aspects of the otaku culture, from figures and toys to odd promotional items and cosplay.
Most anime series have loads of merchandise featuring images of the main characters or logos and replicas of items used in those series. There’s a lot of apparel from some of the more popular series; Naruto, Fullmetal Alchemist, and Bleach, …
Domo (better known as Domo-kun) is coming to a 7-Eleven near you! The familiar meatloaf-shaped mascot of Japan’s NHK network will be part of a six week campaign featuring an apple flavoured Slurpee in Domo-esque style cup. Dark Horse Comics …
I think this is a cool shirt, just because Hitsugaya is awesome. Nice colour and Hitsugaya has an awesome pose on the lower right side. There’s also a Bleach logo on the left sleeve too. I don’t think it’s on …
I finally got the Bleach skate shoes I ordered a few weeks ago. Made by TUK, the shoes are black and white, with a skull print on the sides and a stitched blue, white and red stripes. There’s also another …
It’s no surprise that popular anime series have inspired various styles of merchandise, but skateboards? Yes, there are boards out on the street with a ninja design or a monster. Viz Media had 400 custom-made, limited edition Naruto skateboard decks …
