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If brain-eating zombies ever regain their sentience and take to crafting porcelain knick knacks, they'd probably look a whole lot like Jessica Harrison's gruesome reimaginings of classic English figurines. [Jessica Harrison — Thanks, GildaLily!] More »
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This new Euro Bramble figurine, the second robot from Ashley Wood and Jon Gibson's World War Robot, is a thing of militaristic beauty. Click through for a few more Bramble pics. More »
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Welcome back to MangoBot, a biweekly column about Asian futurism by TokyoMango blogger Lisa Katayama. Earlier this week, I joined a team of experts from Gizmodo Japan on an expedition to the world's most famous geek mecca. For half a century, people trekked to Akihabara to buy electronics parts. But in the last 10-15 years, the neighborhood has turned into a giant playground for otaku to express their love for anime in any and every way—whether it's dressing up as them, being served by them at restaurants, or collecting fan-made manga and figurines that depict them as porn stars. Today, I'm going to give you a quick guide on figurine shopping in Akiba. More »
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