Wednesday 4 November 2026 · picked by Mark
Kagomedia's officially licensed earbuds shaped like Meiji's chocolate mushroom snacks return as a Pro model on Makuake, priced from ¥31,800 for delivery in Japan from March 2027.
Makuake campaign ends 13 Dec (super early price to 15 Nov)
Our 2007 link to a Pucca costume tutorial became our sixth most-read post, mostly thanks to Spanish-speaking fans. Pucca has outlasted the old site.
Netmarble's action RPG based on the Solo Leveling webtoon comes to consoles a year after its PC launch, at $39.99, with 4-player co-op raids.
Japan House London runs two £15 workshops on Sunday 8 November where you make a zai baton from wood and washi paper and learn the kiyari songs of Ise's Okihiki Festival.
Workshop Sun 8 Nov, book on Eventbrite
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