Brian Ashcraft

Leon Kennedy’s Resident Evil 2 Weapon Turned Into Real Airsoft Gun

In the Resident Evil 2 remake, there is a custom long barrel for Leon’s Lightning Hawk. Japanese airsoft gun maker Marui has brought the 10-inch barrel add-on to life for a version of the gun. This is part of a limited edition set that will go on sale next month in Japan. Price is currently…

Ginza. Tokyo, Japan. By Alex Mehl | 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: Star Fruits Surf Rider | Artist: Cornelius | Album: Fantasma Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

If There Was Another Live-Action Dragon Ball, Japan Wants These Actors For Goku

There has not been a new live-action Dragon Ball announced, but if one were, which Japanese actor would make a good Goku? In 2009, Hollywood made a live-action version of Dragon Ball called Dragon Ball Evolution. It starred Justin Chatwin as Goku. According to Anime Anime, Japanese polling site Ranking asked 10,638 men and women…

Seoul by Night. Seoul, South Korea. By Philippe Teuwen | 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! 

Want to play games in Japanese? YouTube Channel Kantan Japan has some easy, beginner’s Japanese that might be helpful for common on-screen phrases.

Track: Sekai wo Owarasete | Artist: Haruka Mirai | Album: Eienno Hana Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

This Life-Sized Pokémon Plush Toy Is Quite Long

Furret is a Long Body Pocket Monster measuring in at 5 feet, 11 inches long. The character is getting a life-sized plush toy that is, well, long. Fun fact: While Furret is 5’11”, Charizard is only 5’07”. Priced at 30,240 yen ($273), this life-sized Furret is available for order in Japan from February 23. Back…

How Sushi Was Invented

If you like sushi, there’s one man given credit for the creation of the iconic Japanese meal as we now know it. His name is Yohei Hanaya. Certainly, there are several different kinds of sushi. Hanaya, however, is called the father of nigiri-zushi or the “hand-pressed” type of sushi. When people think of sushi, they…

Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Duel Disk Remade In Cardboard

In Yu-Gi-Oh!, the Duel Disk is a piece of dueling hardware for card-carrying Duelists. Here is the Academia Disk from Yu-Gi-Oh! GX brought to life in cardboard. YouTube channel Crafty Transformer made a do-it-yourself walkthrough, which you can watch below In case you need them, here are templates

Osaka Nights. Osaka, Japan. By Jesse Dijk | 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: Tsumi to Batsu | Artist: Sheena Ringo | Album: Shoso Strip Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

13-Year-Old Kid Makes Impressive Manga Debut 

The March issue of shojo manga magazine Margaret features the debut of a new artist named Nana Hoshiki. She created a 16-page manga called Inshin no Yuki (音信の雪) or Tidings of Snow. Hoshiki is only thirteen and already shojo manga fans are impressed. The manga’s lede image is making the rounds on Twitter so that…

Monster Hunter Meat Reborn As One Of Japan’s Favorite Cakes

Baumkuchen is very popular in Japan. There are Baumkuchen specialty shops and you can buy little Baumkuchen at the supermarket. Folks love it! Do you know what else people in Japan love? Monster Hunter. To celebrate Monster Hunter’s 15th anniversary, Capcom is teaming up with Baumkuchen maker Juchheim for a cake version of the in-game…

The PS Vita’s days are numbered! As Kotaku reported last year, Sony said PS Vita shipments would stop in Japan in 2019. Now, Sony Japan’s official Vita site says that only two remaining models, Black and Aqua Blue, would no longer be shipped “in the coming days.”

Fairy Glen. The Isle of Skye, Scotland. By Nikola Muckajev | 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: Cold Sweat | Artist: The Sugarcubes | Album: Life’s Too Good Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Part-Time Workers Terrorizing Japan

It keeps happening. Recently, there has been a rash of clips uploaded to Twitter and Instagram, showing part-timers licking or spitting out food intended for customers. In Japanese, this is called baito tero (バイトテロ) or “part-timer terrorism.” FNN reports that most recently, it was an alien mask-wearing staff at the Ootoya restaurant chain was filmed…

Even More Final Fantasy XV Content Is Coming…In Book Form

Last fall, it was announced that 75 percent of Final Fantasy XV’s DLC was getting scrapped. The “Episode Ardyn” DLC will be out on March 26, but there’s content coming, including a book. Yes, a book! The canned The Dawn of the Future DLC was to be four-episodes that told what came next for the…

Flowers. Odaiba, Tokyo, Japan. By Shawn Daker | 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!