Games and game systems pop up semi-frequently in anime. But given the utter failure of the Xbox 360 in Japan, I was more than a little surprised to see a Kinect in a recent episode of lesbian romantic comedy Sakura Trick. » 3/28/14 6:00am 3/28/14 6:00am

Hyperdimension Neptunia: The Animation, based on the game series of the same name, was not on my list of the five anime you should have been watching this past summer, but it may be the anime of last season that gamers will get the most out of. This is because it is chock full of hilarious, gaming-related humor. » 11/12/13 4:30am 11/12/13 4:30am

It’s looking to be a big summer for game industry parody series Neptunia—despite the worrisome event from a few weeks back. Not only is it getting its own anime and a remake of the original game on the Vita, but it also recently got a new spin-off game: God Dimension Idol Neptunia PP. » 7/05/13 6:00am 7/05/13 6:00am

The newest game in the Neptunia series, God Dimension Idol Neptunia PP, came out on the Vita a little over a week ago. Today I finished it, only to discover the ending credits were better than the entire game preceding it. » 7/02/13 6:50am 7/02/13 6:50am

This year at the Tokyo Game Show, Kotaku » 9/28/12 8:00am 9/28/12 8:00am had the pleasure of sitting down with Mizuno Naoko, the creator of (and both of its sequels), to talk about the past, present, and future of the series. As we sat 47 floors above the game show proper, she told me about the origins of .