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Low Tide at the Pier. Olango Island, Philippines. By Martin Tan | Instagram JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line! 

Track: Saturday Night | Artist: Suede | Album: Coming Up  Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

How Anime Art Has Changed Since 2009

Anime art is not static. It is constantly changing with each passing year. Some of those changes are noticeable. Others less so. On 2ch, a forum member has posted the above image to explain how anime art has changed in the past ten years. The comparison shows prevalent stylistic touches then and now. The most…

Online for the arcade version of Pokkén Tournament is ending in Japan. The game launched in 2015 and online for arcades will cease from March 25. Shame about arcade online play, but the game is very good on the Switch 

Anime Pastel Memories‘ Streaming Temporarily Stopped, Home Releases Canceled

Streaming for anime Pastel Memories has temporarily been halted and DVD and Blu-ray releases of the show’s first three episodes have been cancelled. The reason, it seems, could be related to how the show parodies another anime. As announced on the show’s official site (via ANN), the official statement apologizes for the trouble caused by…

The Road Taken. Tribalj, Croatia. By Eduard Tucaković | Instagram JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line! 

Track: Call Me (Come Back Home) | Artist: Al Green | Album: Call Me Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

The Price Of PS4 Exclusive Judgment Is Going Up in Japan

Last week, Sega halted sales of PS4 exclusive Judgment after actor Pierre Taki was arrested on alleged drug charges. Taki is being replaced in various roles, and suddenly, the original release of Judgment looks like a collector’s item. Pierre Taki is being replaced in TV shows and as the official Japanese language voice of Olaf…

After Nudity Wasn’t Fully Censored, Nintendo Switch Game Temporarily Pulled  

Last week, Super Real Mahjong PV was released on the Nintendo Switch. This week, downloads of the digital game have been temporarily suspended. Warning: This article might be NSFW. The Super Real Mahjong series debuted in Japanese arcades during the 1990s. The series has previously appeared on Nintendo hardware, such as the Game Boy Advance. This…

Palace Pier. Brighton, England. By Jeremy Hosking | Official Site JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line! 

Track: Goldberg Variations: Aria (by Bach) | Artist: Igor Levit | Album: Goldberg Variations – The Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

The previously delayed Yokai Watch 4 now has a release date in Japan. It will be out on the Switch on June 6. The game was originally scheduled for last winter. No word yet on its international release.  

Cosplay Made Me Want To Steal, Says Accused Burglar

A 37-year-old man has been arrested in Fukuoka, Japan for allegedly committing burglary while dressed in Rei Ayanami’s plugsuit from Evangelion 3.0 “When cosplaying, I wanted to break in and steal things,” the suspected is quoted by NHK as saying. According to the charging documents, the man is accused of breaking into Iizuka City home…

St. Stephen’s Basilica. Budapest, Hungary. By Marcus Patai | Instagram JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line! 

Why Japan Is So Strict About Drugs

If you’re in Japan, keep this mantra in mind: Never do drugs in this country. Ever. As previously reported, actor and musician Pierre Taki was arrested earlier this week on suspected cocaine use. What happened next seemed inevitable. Sega pulled Judgment, a PS4 game in which Taki voices a character. Walt Disney Japan said it…

13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim has a release window for Japan: Fall 2019. No word yet on when it’ll be out internationally. Last year, the Vanillaware-develop game’s PS Vita version was cancelled. It is now PS4 only.

Tivoli Girls Volume 1. Melbourne, Australia. By Shawn Danker | Official Site JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line! 

Track: Alone in Kyoto | Artist: Air | Album: Talkie Walkie Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Studio Ghibli Producer Doesn’t Think Hayao Miyazaki Will Ever Retire

Studio Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki said in a recent interview that he doesn’t believe Hayao Miyazaki, who previously retired and then unretired, will ever stop working. Back in 2013, Hayao Miyazaki stepped down from feature filmmaking, saying at the time, “I would like to do something else, and that’s not animation.” By 2017, his retirement…

After Cocaine Arrest, Sega Halts Sales of New PS4 Game [Update]

Actor and musician Pierre Taki, who voices yakuza Kyohei Hamura in Judgment, has been arrested for alleged illegal drug use. Update #1 March 13 – 7:30 am: Asahi News is reporting that Disney is looking at replacing Taki as Olaf in the Japanese language version of Frozen 2. The movie is scheduled to open in…