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Foggy Mesquite Morning. Pharr, Texas. By Chris Lopez | 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!   

Square Enix Arcade Game Is Buggy, All The Characters Look Naked

Today, Love Live! School Idol Festival: After School Activity Next Stage hit Japanese arcades. The game is plagued with a bug that makes the characters appear naked. If that weren’t enough (it’s not, apparently), some characters are also headless (here, probably NSFW). There are also complaints of server issues, with arcade players getting dropped from…

Track: Ammæli (Birthday) | Artist: The Sugarcubes | Album: Einn Moli’ Á Mann (One Cube Per Head) 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! 

SNK announced The King of Fighters XV for a 2020 release at a recent press conference in South Korea. There are currently no other details about the game. [Thanks, Sang!]

The Very Best Cosplay Of Tokyo Comic Con 2018

The Tokyo Comic Con might have wrapped up this weekend, but our cosplay memories live on. Here are some of the best getups of this year’s show.

Alien Cosplayer Having Trouble With A Vending Machine

Getting a vending machine soft drink while dressed as an Alien is not easy. Spotted at the recent Tokyo Comic Con, an Alien cosplayer appeared to have vending machine difficulties Or maybe the Alien is trying to pick up some uncollected change.

Rainbow Sunset. Tokyo, Japan. By Richard Kong. 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: Fields of Gold | Artist: Katie Melua | Album: Fields of Gold (Official BBC Children In Need Single 2017) 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! 

It’s Like Naruto‘s Rasengan Brought To Life

In Naruto, the Rasengan is a swirling chakra ball that can be held and thrown by ninja. This looks like the Rasengan but for real. Spotted at this year’s Hack Day in Japan, this project is called micRokuro and was created by Yoshimasa Kato. It works very well with Naruto music! Here is a better…

J-World Tokyo, The Manga And Anime Theme Park, Is Closing

J-World Tokyo is a Jump manga theme park, featuring characters from Dragon Ball, One Piece, Naruto and more. As of February 17, 2019, it will be no more. According to Comic Natalie, J-World Tokyo opened back in 2013 in Ikebukuro. The indoor amusement park has been home to a variety of Jump themed attractions and…

The Tokyo Airbnb With The Cutest Street Cred 

When you think of Tokyo’s Harajuku, you probably think of kawaii fashion. That’s exactly the point of this home sharing, which was designed by one of Tokyo’s most influential cute makers. Get News reports that Tokyo’s Asobisystems designed this Airbnb pad, which is its first “Moshi Moshi Room.” Located in Harajuku, the apartment’s theme here…

Composer Nobuo Uematsu has announced on his Facebook page that he will begin playing concerts in Japan next year. He still hasn’t decided when he will return to composing. It sounds like his health is improving. Good news!

China Keeps Censoring Fate/Grand Order Character Art

Japan’s Fate/Grand Order character art was first censored in China in August of last year. Now, the game’s illustrations have once again been edited. In 2017, the local Chinese operator Bilibili was reportedly forced to get rid of two characters’ illustrations Here is what the art is supposed to look like: Instead of removing the…

Falls of Autumn. Daigo, Ibaraki. By t.kunikuni | 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: Arepeggio | Artist: Alexandros | Album: Sleepless in Brooklyn 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! 

Excellent Predator Cosplay Is Thirst-Inducing

At this year’s Tokyo Comic-Con, cosplay collective Harashiylabo’s Predator was in full force. You better believe that donning a get up like that makes one thirsty. Drinking while still in costume can’t be easy. I bet going to the bathroom is tricky, too.

Making Senran Kagura Is No Longer So Simple 

For years, Kenichiro Takaki has been making Senran Kagura games. These days, he says, doing so has increasingly become difficult. Akiba Souken asked Takaki how development on recently announced PS4 game Senran Kagura 7Even was going. “Recently, regulation of sexual depictions has gotten stronger globally and taking that into account, it’s been said [games] need…

Popular Magical Girl Anime Gets A Magical Boy

Debuting in 2004, the Pretty Cure series has become a mainstay of kiddy anime in Japan. One thing that has been a mainstay in the Pretty Cure shows is the appearance of magical girls. Yesterday’s episode, however, was different. Traditionally, Pretty Cure been aimed at little girls, but like with many anime, its audience is…

The Boat Party. Tokyo, Japan. By Zengame | 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! 

Forget LEGO, Here Are The Best Nanoblock Builds

Nanoblocks are small building bricks, with the smallest clocking in at 4mm × 4mm × 5mm. These blocks are small, hence the nano name. Here are the winners of the 2018 Nanoblock Awards There are different categories, such as under 200 pieces or limitless pieces. Here are the standout custom builds Which can do this:…