AltJapan: Separated at Birth

Wakuranba from Lion Maru meets his match in this strange fellow spotted deep in a Nagano forest.

Separated at birth: Chucky.... And Captain Harlock?

"Chucklock" on the right is a particularly fine vintage of French "Albator" product. They just don't make 'em like this anymore. C'est la guerre!

A friend of Hiroko's was sending us links to old Muppet Show clips on YouTube when it hit me: Kermit's no frog! He's a kappa! I mean, c'mon...

Frog.

Kermit and a suspiciously similar-looking lifeform supposedly recovered off the coast of Mito in 1836:

You make the call. Hey, it wouldn't be the first time a famous American icon was found to have yokai skeletons in his closet...

Long-lost brothers?

Doublas M2 from "Mazinger Z":

Two-headed turtle found in Moriyama:

(Photo courtesy Mainichi Daily News / Reuters)

Bandai "Redking" vinyl / Okinawan palm tree.

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