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If Doraemon was a Real Cat...

If Doraemon was a real cat and not a robot, he'd look like this. What happened to this cat's ears?

60s Sci-Fi Anime by Tezuka Osamu

When Osamu Tezuka, the father of manga, died in 1989, nobody had a full archive of his works—at least not in English. But his genius was certainly recognized. Back in 1965, Stanley Kubrick even asked him to art direct 2001: A Space Odyssey. (Tezuka, a known workaholic, turned down the opportunity because he couldn't leave his studio for too long.) What was so important that he couldn't leave his studio for Kubrick?

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Peeking Into Pikachu's Privates

Ever wonder what a Pokemon looks like inside? Crawl in and take a peek!

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The Figurine That Poses Like A Woman

Figurine-lovers had something to be extra excited about in 2007—this year marked the debut of the Revoltech line of female toys that can bend and pose like a girly girl. By modifying the limb structures of standard, ordinarily-robotic figurines, the company is quickly developing low-cost, high-output girly figurine collectibles so that anime-obsessed otaku have yet another inanimate object genre to ogle over.

The one pictured above if Rei Ayanami of Neon Genesis Evangelion. You can buy it here (Japan only).

New York City's First Anime Fair Starts This Weekend

The Javits Center is holding NYC's first annual Anime Festival this weekend. It's gonna be chock full of excitement for anime fans—free screenings, pop music, speaker panels, even an on-the-spot voice acting contest. Be there.