Japan & Korea Fan Articles

As an Edgerunner in Night City, you live every day - or rather every night - at the limit. Body modifications or not, the constant danger and stres...

Postcards are usually written while on holiday, or from special places you've been to. But what if the most beautiful places you've ever seen don't...

Even if we don't have to fight androids or other overpowering villains in our everyday lives, we nerds can still be heroes in our own way. Because ...

Great plushies don’t just fall from the sky – but magical princesses do, at least in the movie “The Castle in the Sky”. And Laputa, the place where...

Almost right from the beginning of his career as a Shinobi, Naruto from the eponymous manga and anime series had to deal with members of the crimin...

Except for the whiskers, we can confidently say the headband is Naruto Uzumaki’s best-known trademark. His team wears these headbands as a sign of ...

Since the mid-1990s, people all around the globe have been hunting cute monsters for fun. In countless videogames, anime series, trading cards and,...

Would you risk sinking like a stone in water for a rubber body? Unfortunately, the necessary devil power is already in use by the future pirate kin...

While Pokémon was a rather lonely affair on the GameBoy back then, it is now almost essential to team up with other trainers in Pokémon Go. Of cour...

Misa may seem a little naïve and maybe even crazy, considering how obsessed she is with Light. At the same time, one must not forget that she is pr...

My Neighbour Totoro by Studio Ghibli is one of those films that never fails to make us happy. Just the sight of the cute forest spirits and the bro...

There's nothing better than getting really relaxed at home in the evening after work. This becomes even more true the worse your day was. When you'...

Ichiraku Ramen is one of the most important places ever for Naruto, because not only does it serve the tastiest ramen in the area, but it's also th...

There are two aspects without which Pokémon would not exist. One is the monsters, the other is of course the balls to catch them all. Without an ar...

Persona 5, or Persona 5 Royal, is an incredibly versatile game with countless different possibilities. Whether turn-based combat, role-playing or l...

This black cat is not just a normal house cat. Rather, she is the most important advisor to Usagi Tsukino aka Sailor Moon. Without Luna, Sailor Moo...

As Ash Ketchum’s starter Pokémon, Pikachu is one of the most well-known pocket monsters of all. On top of that, it’s incredibly cute. But that’s no...

In the manga or anime "Naruto", the eponymous Shinobi repeatedly encounters the criminal organisation Akatsuki, whose members - if you choose to be...

The Blue-Eyes White Dragon is, in fact, blue. And actually there are only four of him. Or rather three, after the card that Yugi Moto’s grandfather...

The little soot sprites are an invention of Hayao Miyazaki and can be seen in Ghibli movies such as My Neighbor Totoro and Spirited Away. The soot ...

Ah yes, after a long day of protecting Earth and banishing villains, a good tea is just perfect. But what’s that? Was your mug affected by the Moon...

If you‘ve never watched or read Death Note, you should DO. IT. NOW. The story about a book that allows you to kill people by simply writing their n...

Sailor Moon and Sailor Venus have a lot in common. Among other things, they are both accompanied by two magical, talking cats. From them they learn...

Tanjiro is a hero, no question about it. Not only does he hunt demons to protect people from them, but he also does everything he can to save his l...

Pirate treasures are usually hidden, buried or considered lost. So is One Piece, which was left behind by Gol D. Roger somewhere on the Grandline. ...

The sand in his gourd is to Gaara what coffee or tea is to us in the early morning. It allows him to perform powerful attacks while we are able to ...

Anyone who says that life writes the most beautiful stories has probably never heard of Hayao Miyazaki. He wrote the screenplay for My Neighbour To...

When you find what you love, do everything to become the best at it! Then all your dreams will come true and you will be happy forever. Or not. Sai...

Koro Sensei from "Assassination Classroom" is a pretty terrifying character with his yellow tentacles and the power to wipe out the entire Earth. N...

The story told in "Naruto" is partly very dramatic and often enough makes us hold our breath with tension. Fortunately, there is always a little co...

Don’t worry, a roaring Totoro isn’t dangerous at all! He is merely calling his bus cat. Otherwise, he is a rather quiet but very cheerful contempor...

Imagine one day finding a mysterious notebook. Soon you realise you can kill people by writing their names in it. From now on, you have the power t...

What do you do when you have to catch a slightly deranged killer who can kill people by simply writing down their name in a book? Exactly, you call...

One striped cat is like the other, so it’s easy to confuse the bus cat and Garfield. After all, both are selfless, sporty and always in a good mood...

As a doctor, you have to get to different places as quickly as possible in order to care for wounds, bandage limbs and give some bad guys a good th...

Are you also a skilled ninja without a village? With the Naruto Shippuden Akatsuki doormat in the shape of the iconic red cloud, you can show your ...