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Poop Otome Game Tweet Goes Viral On Twitter, Turns Out Crappy Ikemen Is A Thing

Have a thing for sh*tty men? You might want to try out this poop otome game, which bases its male characters on different types of poop.

Is that Miyazaki Hayao gracing us with his presence on Ghibli Park's opening day? Nope, just an impersonator who nailed the cosplay.

A salaryman mascot from Tokyo who suffers from back pain and gout? Name us a more relatable icon than Kamatora Kacho.

Love bubble tea? Probably not as much as this Japanese college student, who harvested her own cassava root and made the drink from scratch.

If you need a boost of serotonin, this dinosaur race in Japan has your back. Watch runners sprint hard to rank first in T-Rex suits.

With Donbei's possible upcoming aburaage tofu blanket, their cup noodles won't be the only thing giving you warmth and comfort.

Collecting capsule toys is so passé. Give this capsule machine a go instead and end up with ID photos of random strangers.

You've seen them sizzling on hot pans. Now, watch the iconic street food come to life, as a giant takoyaki boat sails down the Ono river.

You've seen her crawling out of television screens. Now, watch Sadako as a YouTube star as she vlogs about her daily life on her channel.

For your next cosplay idea, take a leaf out of this Japanese salaryman's book and follow his workout journey to achieve Inosuke's ripped bod.