Brian Ashcraft

Pokémon Sword And Shield‘s Starters Kinda Look Like Powerpuff Girls

Grookey, Scorbunny and Sobble are the starters for the newly revealed Pokémon Sword And Shield. They look familiar. Namely, that people think they look like The Powerpuff Girls. As Twitter user Sazanami Salami points out, Scorbunny looks like Blossom, Sobble look Bubbles and Grookey looks like Buttercup. This image has been liked over 39,000 times.…

Tuna Bid. Toyosu Market, Tokyo, Japan. By Aaron Baggett | 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: Sad Song | Artist: Lou Reed | Album: Berlin Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Iconic Anime Character Gets His Own Japanese Train Station

Doraemon, a robotic cat from the future, is one of Japan’s most beloved anime characters. He now has his own train station in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture. Doraemon debuted as a manga in 1969, ending publication in 1996. Its long-running anime series still airs. The character has been called “the Mickey Mouse of Japan,” alluding to…

The World’s Biggest Detective Conan Fan

Twitter user Katamari really like the Japanese manga and anime Detective Conan (aka Case Closed) a lot. Maybe more than anyone else on Earth. Just check out her collection of Conan goods: She has been a fan for the past 24 years. And has been interviewed on Japanese TV for her Conan love (above) and…

Today, Pokémon Was Born 23 Years Ago 

On February 27, 1996, Pokémon Red and Blue were released, giving birth to one of the most popular franchises in history. Card games, sequels and anime followed, all of which have been enormously popular. Pokémon director took to Twitter to celebrate the series’s birth, adding, “Today is a day that’s been supported by numerous people.…

A Night Out In Koenji. Tokyo, Japan. By Emiliano Ruggiero | 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: Zettai Zetsumei | Artist: Cö shu Nie | Album: Zettai Zetsumei single Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Game Center CX (aka Retro Game Master) has already inspired video games, but now it’s getting its own card game version called Shinya Arino’s Love Letter, making this a Game Center CX version of Love Letter!

Working Conditions In The Anime Industry

The Japan Animation Creators Association has released the results of a recent study on working conditions in the anime industry. Around 1,500 people were sent questionnaires, and the association received replies from 382 individuals. Out of those 57.6 percent were men and 41.4 percent were women. The average age was 39 years old, with the…

A Wet Night. Suwon, South Korea. By Steve Roe | 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: Nothing To Be Done | Artist: The Pastels | Album: Truckload of Trouble  Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Pokémon Go Player Arrested For Allegedly Hitting A Police Officer

While playing Pokémon Go in Japan’s Matsuyama City, a 40-year-old man was stopped by a police officer for questioning. The man reportedly got upset that his game was interrupted and allegedly struck the officer in the face. According to Yahoo! Japan, there were around fifty people gathered near a hotel in the city’s Chifunemachi area,…

Saying Goodbye To Sega’s Old Headquarters

Sega has moved its cooperate offices from its former location in Tokyo’s Otorii to a new Sega Sammy Holdings site in Ousaki, Tokyo. Sega sold off its old headquarters, and with talk that the building will be torn down, Sonic developer Yuji Naka came to say goodbye. As Game Biz (via Siliconera) reports, Sega Sammy…

The Tokyo Hotel For Manga Lovers

This month, the Manga Art Hotel is opening in Tokyo. With 35 guest rooms, the hotel has around 5,000 manga titles for guests to read. Massive manga libraries have long been a draw of net cafes and manga cafes, which, thanks to private booths and showers, make a viable option for those traveling Japan on…

Blooming Yuccas. Rio Grande City, Texas. By Chris Lopez | Flickr 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: E.S.P. | Artist: Buzzcocks | Album: Love Bites (2018 Remastered Version) Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

It’s The Real-Life Master Roshi 

This is pro bodybuilder Nhon Ly. He’s better known by his Instagram handle @master_roshi_real_life and for good reason. Previously, Kotaku introduced body builder Taichi Shimizu who pulled off the Dragon Ball character with real muscles and fake facial hair. Nhon Ly doesn’t need a phony bread! As Karapaia points out, he certainly does resemble the…

KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on this Wonderful World! for PS4 and PS Vita has been delayed from March 28 to June 27 in Japan. The developers apologized to those looking forward to the game. 

It’s just been announced that Koei Tecmo is co-developing Fire Emblem: Three Houses, working with Intelligent Systems and Nintendo on the upcoming Switch game. Fire Emblem: Three Houses will be out July 26.