All You Know About Ninja Is Probably "Wrong"Brian Ashcraft7/18/16 6:00am35833EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalinkThose black suits. Those weapons. Martial arts. The image of the ninja is rooted more in fiction than fact. Everything you think you know is probably more “wrong” than “right”.
People Dressing Up And Killing Produce With Swords Is The Legacy Of Fruit NinjaMike Fahey5/02/16 10:00am1312EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalinkI was never a big Fruit Ninja fan, but I love what the game has done to promote real-life fruit ninjaneering. Filmmaker Scott Winn’s follow-up to his 2012 viral hit adds an additional ninja and a flaming sword.
There's a Ninja Academy in JapanBrian Ashcraft1/25/16 7:00am8112EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalinkOf course, there is.
There's a Ninja Festival This Weekend in JapanBrian Ashcraft11/18/15 6:00am3715EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalinkGot plans, Tokyo residents? You do now.
The Truth About NinjasMatthew S. Burns10/30/15 3:15pm9423EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalinkIf you do anything for Halloween this weekend, chances are pretty good you might see a child (or an adult) trick-or-treating (or partying) dressed as a ninja. Maybe it’ll be a generic ninja, or maybe a specific one, like a Naruto character or a Ninja Turtle.
"Ninja Day" Is an Actual Holiday in JapanBrian Ashcraft2/18/15 6:40am11324EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalink February 22 is "National Ninja Day." The Japanese holiday isn't an official day off. That is, at least not for those unable to slip out of work.
The World of Ninja TourismBrian Ashcraft2/06/15 5:30am208EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalink This is from a ninja promotional video. That's right, a ninja promotional video from a ninja tourist association. No, really.
Justin Timberlake's "Ninja" Slur Controversy Baffles JapanBrian Ashcraft8/21/14 5:00am2758EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalink Justin Timberlake recently called Madonna a "mother chucking ninja." Some people in the U.S. were upset, saying the word had racist connotations. In Japan, some folks were baffled by this controversy.
Japanese Schoolgirl Ninja Jumping Off BuildingsBrian Ashcraft7/17/14 4:00am12929EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalink It's summer in Japan. Students are starting to get out for vacation. Maybe they can spend their free time chasing each other around and jumping off rooftops.
Ninja GunJohn Struan5/21/14 1:23am23EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalinkThis is the arcade flyer for Ninja Gun, a game in which you shoot ninja. Check out gameplay below:
Female Ninja Serve Up Noodles Amidst Silly ComplaintsBrian Ashcraft12/09/13 6:30am805EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalinkMen no Sato (麺の里) or "Noodle Village" is a female ninja, or kunoichi (くノ一), restaurant. The restaurant originally opened last year in Tokyo's Tachikawa, but recently announced it was reopening in nerd paradise Akihabara.
CGI Makes Ninja Dancing BetterBrian Ashcraft9/16/13 6:30am243EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalink I didn't know ninja dancing was a thing, let alone ninja dancing CGI. This is Enra, a Tokyo-based dance troupe that mixes dance rhythms, martial-arts influenced acrobatics, and computer graphics.
The Best Looking Beat 'em Up Games From The 16-Bit EraGergo Vas3/12/13 9:30pm254EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalinkThe beat 'em up genre flourished in the nineties, with Capcom and Konami leading the way on the SNES and on the SEGA Genesis, as well as with a huge amount of great arcade games that never got a home console port.
Borderlands, Assassin's Creed and Tons More Coming to Minecraft's Next Xbox 360 Skin PackOwen Good3/11/13 2:42pm471EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalinkMinecraft Xbox 360 Edition is pouring on the fan service with this week's release of Skin Pack 4—providing delightfully low-res interpretations of Claptrap from Borderlands, Klei's Mark of the Ninja and The Behemoth's Castle Crashers, plus a whole lot more.
The Most Badass Classic Ninja GamesGergo Vas2/06/13 7:00am1952EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalinkThere's no doubt that ninja are among the coolest video game characters. They do everything with style; running, jumping, fighting, even breathing. These games—mostly platformers—were able to capture this no matter how limited the hardware capacity was; ninja always look awesome.
The Funniest (And Worst) Engrish In Classic Japanese Video GamesGergo Vas2/01/13 5:00pm169EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalinkBack in the day Japanese developers didn't have the budget or the control to make perfect Japanese-to-English translations... although probably no one really cared. They had to translate and export their games to the West as fast as possible.
You Can Now Rent Ninja in Japan. They're Not Deadly.Brian Ashcraft1/11/13 6:20am412EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalinkWell, it's about friggin' time! Starting this month, a new service will deliver ninja on the time and to the place of your choosing. The name of this new service? Why, Ninja Delivery. So clever.
Jason's Top Ten Games Of 2012Jason Schreier1/03/13 4:00pm141EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalink You don't realize just how good a gaming year it's been until you look back at all of the games you actually played. From physics puzzlers to ninja simulators, 2012's library was full of interesting, creative, unique experiences.
I Wonder If They'll Ever Get Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles RightKirk Hamilton6/21/12 10:30pm361EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalinkHi there Kotaku! It's 10:30 on Thursday, and so it must be time for the open thread.
Transgender Ninja Aerobics Does Not Require Fishnets or ThongsBrian Ashcraft4/16/12 5:30am291EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalinkIn ninjutsu, the concept of "shinobi" ("stealth") is key. So what happens when you mix it with aerobics? Fishnets and a thong, apparently. Sneaky!