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Shoji Meguro wanted Buddhist-style chanting over Metaphor: ReFantazio’s battle music. He found his voice in an abbot who plays in a jazz band.
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Why would a widowed father in 1949 Kamakura pretend he is about to remarry? The answer sits at the heart of Ozu's Late Spring, and...
A Yokosuka gang bets its future on pigs fattened with scraps from the US Navy base. Shōhei Imamura’s 1961 satire lets the pigs settle the...
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VeXpo brings VTubers to the NEC in Birmingham every September. It began in 2024 with 78 guests, and in 2026 hosted hololive's first UK convention appearance.
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Muji moved out of 42 New Street and Bandai Namco moved in, bringing the only Tamashii Nations Official Shop in the UK.
Which Camden Market shop sells a prize draw where every ticket wins? Bandai Namco's own, and it opens every day.
VeXpo brings VTubers to the NEC in Birmingham every September. It began in 2024 with 78 guests, and in 2026 hosted hololive's first UK convention...
Kanayama Shrine's two blacksmith gods are said to have healed the goddess Izanami, and each April Kawasaki carries their emblems through its streets.
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