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· Heather Johnson Yu
24 Chinese Bootleg Toys Naughty Kids Better Pray They Won’t Get This Christmas
Christmas is just around the corner, and while everyone is busy hanging up their stockings and chugging hot cocoa, Santa is busy making his list and checking it twice. If you’ve been good this year, you’re bound to get that … ohh, what is it that kids are playing with these…
· Ryan General
7-Year-Old Asian Boy Makes $11 Million A Year Reviewing Toys on YouTube
A 7-year-old Asian American boy has been raking in millions by reviewing toy cars, action figures, Play-Doh, and other toys on YouTube. Ryan, the fun-loving son of Vietnamese mom Loann and Japanese dad Sean, is the adorable “host” of “Ryan ToysReview” a popular toy-review…
· Ryan General
Chinese Netizens Outraged Over a Claw Machine That Uses Live Cats Instead of Toys
Netizens are not a bit happy about a claw machine which uses live cats instead of plush toys at an arcade in an unidentified city in China. The mechanism of the controversial machine lets customers pick up cats and drop them into a funnel like a normal claw machine.
· Carl Samson
McDonald’s is Partnering With Nintendo to Bring Back the Best Happy Meal Toys Ever
If you happen to visit any McDonald’s branch between April 26 and May 22, chances are you’ll find yourself traveling back in time. That’s literally the case when you ask for a Happy Meal, which features eight Nintendo toys that strike a chord among nostalgic fans.
· Carl Samson
Donald Trump is Trying to Make iPhones, Jeans, and Sex Toys Way More Expensive
A looming trade war between the United States and China has been speculated since Donald Trump claimed that the east Asian giant is “stealing” American jobs. That comment, among other remarks, pushed many to contemplate consequences for both countries, whether favorable or not.…
· Ryan General
14-Year-Old Australian Boy Earns $10,000 In One Week Reselling Chinese-Made Toys
A 14-year-old Australian teenager has made thousands of dollars re-selling Chinese toys in Australia. Will Deeth, a Toowoomba Christian College student, buys toys in China during trips with his parents and then sells them online and through his pop up shops back at home.…
· Editorial Staff
The Kaplan Twins: These Sisters ‘Sleep’ With Superhero Toys and Sell Them for $333 on Instagram
Identical twin sisters who are “sleeping” with children’s superhero figurines are posting suggestive photos on Instagram and selling each one for $333 a pop. The Kaplan Twins are young artists based in Los Angeles who are currently working on a project called Boy Toys. The work…
· Ryan General
Chinese ‘Claw Machine God’ Grabs Over 3,000 Stuffed Toys, Becomes Arcade Owners’ Worst Nightmare
The claw machine, while looking deceptively easy, is arguably one of the most challenging games in any arcade. If you are the competitive type who does not like losing, it is best to stay away — unless, of course, you are as skillful as Chen Zhitong from China who is considered…
· Riley Schatzle
Tech Employee Spends $476,000 on Online Strippers and Sex Toys Using Company Card
A “national solutions architect” for a St. Louis-based company was indicted last week by federal authorities for using nearly half a million dollars in company funds to pay for online strippers. John David Berrett, 40, is accused of falsifying expense reports from September 2013…
· Bryan Ke
Rabbit Celebrates Japan’s World Cup Victory By Humping Charmander
Japan’s Samurai Blue won their match against Colombia on Tuesday in the World Cup, and a lot of people are celebrating. Some do it by cleaning the stadium in Russia while others throw one heck of a party on the street of Tokyo; even animals try to get in on the fun of this…
· Carl Samson
8-Year-Old Prodigy Goes Viral For Her Epic Led Zeppelin Cover
The internet is rife with young prodigies that excel in virtually every commendable talent known to humanity. From an 18-year-old math wizard who finished his doctorate degree and became a UCLA professor to a 5-year-old painter of galaxies who sold over 100 masterpieces for…
· Editorial Staff
Sweaty British, American Men Caught in Hotel Orgy With Young Thai Women
Thai police raided a hotel in Pattaya after a tip off about an illegal orgy, leading them to a group of 18 expats from around the world having sex with young Thai women. On Saturday night, Thai police in Pattaya, known as the sex capital of the world, received a tip that guests…
· Carl Samson
Dutch Teacher Gets 22 Years for Raping Underaged Boys in Thailand
A Dutch national was sentenced to 22 years in jail for raping boys under the age of 15 in Thailand. Reinold Klunder, 51, was working as a music teacher and property agent in the country before his arrest in November 2017. He admitted his guilt.
· Carl Samson
Japanese Woman Creates the Most Epic Wristwatches By Hand
Think you have the coolest watch ever? Think again. Japanese designer FRISK_P has been making such epic wristwatches that even Apple Watch Series 3 are trembling in awe.
· Carl Samson
Sex Professor Claims Chinese Wives Most Likely Cheat on Their Husbands
Of all wives around the world, those in China are most likely to cheat on their husbands, a renowned sexologist has claimed. According to Pan Suiming, professor emeritus and the honorary director of the Institute for Research on Sexuality and Gender at Renmin University of China…
· Ryan General
Swiss Sexpat Gets 16 Years in Prison For Abusing 80 Boys Over 10 Years in Thailand
An elderly Swiss man was recently sentenced to merely 16 years in prison for sexually abusing 80 children in Thailand in the span of over a decade. On Thursday, the court in Gruyère, Switzerland, found the 72-year-old man from Lucerne guilty of human trafficking and intercourse…
· Ryan General
California Pastor Caught After Allegedly Raping Under-aged Chinese Tourist
An American pastor accused of raping an underage Chinese tourist at a Covina, California hotel last week turned himself in Sunday morning to police, only to be released on bail just a few hours later. Pastor Douglas Rivera of God’s Gypsy Christian Church in Glendale, California…
· Bryan Ke
China’s ‘Queen of the Claw Machine’ Spends $6,000 at Arcades to Win 7,000 Stuffed Animals
Ya Li, a 28-year-old woman from Qingyuan city in northern Guangdong province, China, owns around 7,000 stuffed toys that she won from claw machines, earning her the unofficial title of “Queen of the Claw Machine”. At first, Ya wasn’t very interested in claw machines, until one…
· Bryan Ke
She Became One of the Youngest Entrepreneurs in Malaysia By Selling Headscarves
Most students in secondary school are still figuring out what they want to do in life, but not Nur Iman Safiyah Mohammed Shahree, who is believed to be the youngest entrepreneur in all of Malaysia. Nur Iman, a Form 2 student at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Subang Bestari school…
· Carl Samson
Japan Starts 2018 With a Comedian in Blackface Playing ‘Eddie Murphy’
A Japanese TV show sparked outrage after having one of the country’s most popular comedians in blackface on New Year’s Eve. Masatoshi Hamada, half of the comedy duo Downtown, wore blackface to play Eddie Murphy in “Beverly Hills Cop” for the New Year special of their variety…
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Bandai Namco Holdings
Bandai Namco sits behind toys, anime IP, games, and licensing that turn fandom into everyday consumer products.
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Pop Mart
Pop Mart turned blind-box designer toys into a global craze — Labubu queues, resale markups, and sold-out drops from Bangkok to Los Angeles.
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Toei Animation
Toei Animation is tied to some of the biggest anime franchises and the global licensing machine around them.