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Superheroes, furry creatures, and Hello Kitty’s friend all get in on the...
Where will it end? It seems like the Japanese internet still can’t get enough of the kabe-don phenomenon. Over the past year, we’ve seen the trend evolve from the romantic aspirations of high school...
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Looking for the best kabe-don in Japan? Head to Puroland and find Daniel!
Between turning 40 and a host of confusion of what exactly she is, Hello Kitty has had quite a year. But we have news for the gijinka that’s going to make it a lot worse: Her boyfriend (catfriend?...
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Self-defense tip: Dealing with unwanted kabe-don
With the aggressive pick-up tactics of Julien “the most hated man in the world” Blanc all over the news this week, it only makes sense that we here at RocketNews24 do our part in educating readers...
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10 girls, 10 wall-pounds – Female kabe-don is here!
One of the biggest buzzwords of the year in Japan has been kabe-don. A staple of girls’ comics in Japan for years, kabe-don, literally “wall-pound,” has traditionally been the domain of guys clumsily...
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Ago-kui is the new kabe-don, and it looks incredibly cute when done to pets!
Are you still caught up in the kabe-don craze? We’ve even seen some variations to the wall-pounding approach, but it’s time to change it up for the next manga inspired photo trend – ago-kui! Japanese...
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Is “Ago-kui” the next “Kabe-don”?
“Kabe-don” ranked among Japan’s top anime buzzwords of 2014. Facing a woman with her back on the wall, the man places his hand on the wall beside her with a “don!” (the Japanese sound routinely used...
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Would kabe-don work outside of Japan?【Video】
Unless you’ve been living in a (wall-less?) cave for the past year, you are likely familiar with the infamous “kabe-don“. This anime and manga sensation, which involves a (usually male) character...
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Kabe-don? That’s old news. Now it’s all about the sode-kuru!
Are you still using kabe-don to show your love, tough guy? If so, you’re clearly behind the times! Who even does kabe-don anymore? No one, that’s who! Okay, that might be a bit of an exaggeration, but...
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Woman on commuter train thinks she’s getting a romantic kabe-don, seems guy...
As clean, punctual, and safe as Japan’s trains may be, riding them during rush hour usually isn’t a particularly pleasant experience, when passengers are packed in at extremely close proximity to one...
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Anime store offers men romantic “kabe-don” experience with male staff on...
Male customers can receive same-sex kabe-don with romantic ear-whispering from the staff member of their choice this Valentine’s Day. Animate, Japan’s largest retailer of manga, games and anime, has...
View ArticleFending off unwanted Kabe-don: A guide
As we’ve talked about before, kabe-don is the trendy new way for Japanese bad boys to soft sexually assault their crush. It consists of a guy approaching a girl he (presumably) has a thing for, who is...
View ArticleBeat the kabe-don trend: Japanese Twitter users moving on to mata-don
Now that you’ve been acquainted with kabe-don, the most talked about romantic situation in Japan at the moment, and the ways to fend off unwanted kabe-don, here’s the latest variation to the...
View ArticleSpotted: Totally yabai kabe-don in Shinjuku Station
A sneaky Twitter user snapped this shot of a kabe-don in action right in the middle of the world’s busiest train station. Always eager for a bit of 2-D romance come to life, netizens were looking...
View ArticleKabe-zubo! Kabe-zun! The unexpected, highly intense versions of Kabe-don are...
Do you still remember what kabe-don is? A couple of months back, the Japanese cyberspace was abuzz with the trending word “kabe-don”, which basically describes the situation of one person pounding...
View ArticleAlways wanted to try a romantic Kabe-don? There’s now a cafe for it!
We previously introduced Kabe-don, the romantic wall pound that has sent Japanese girls swooning. For guys that want to show off their tough love, this is the way to do it. In fact, it became so...
View ArticleThree shojo manga/anime scenes Japanese survey respondents wish would happen...
Kabe-don wall pound make the list, but isn’t the number-one fantasy. In contrast to the often-superpowered adventures of series tailored to the tastes of young men, shojo manga and anime, titles aimed...
View ArticleThe one-person kabe-don machine: A terrifying way to experience anime’s...
Could anything be hotter, or scarier, than this wall-pound apparatus? In Japanese romantic fiction, there’s no steamier move than the kabe-don, where a gruff but secretively sensitive guy pounds the...
View ArticleSpice things up at the dinner table with these kabe-don salt and pepper...
Now you can feel the passion of cheesy romances every time you sit down for a meal! Everyone has a different love language. Whether you prefer kind words from your significant other or a bouquet of...
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