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This Cat Does An Excellent Cosplay Of Beerus From Dragon Ball
There is no need for anyone anywhere to ever do a Beerus cosplay again. Twitter user Sun_ikuto posted this photo of his friend’s cat cosplaying as Beerus It’s no accident that this feline friend is such a good Beerus. Akira Toriyama partly based the character’s design on the Cornish Rex cat he had at the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 9, 2018 -
Kotaku East
For an Anime Studio, This Looks Nice
Many anime studios tend to look like regular, bland offices. They’re functional, which is fine, but lack personality and style. The headquarters for anime studio P.A. Works is functional, too, but it also looks quite nice. P.A. Works is known for anime like Shirobako, Haruchika, and Kuromukuro. Boat aside, the anime studio portrayed in Shirobako…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 9, 2018 -
Ben Schwartz Is Voicing Sonic In Sonic The Hedgehog Movie
Actor Ben Schwartz will be voicing Sonic in the upcoming live-action and CG Sonic the Hedgehog movie, Variety reports. Schwartz, best known for Parks and Recreation, is currently voicing Dewey in the Ducktails reboot. Jim Carrey, Tika Sumpter andJames Marsden will also star of the upcoming film, which will be out in November 2019. Jeff…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 9, 2018 -
Concept Artist Shows How Far He’s Come
Kouji Tajima is a concept artist based in Vancouver. He’s worked on Blade Runner 2049, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and the 2014 Godzilla movie. As pointed out by Hachima, Tajima recently uploaded art he did at the age of 12. He redid that same drawing at the age of 25. This is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 8, 2018 -
Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Battles Look Explosive With AR
Before the start of the recent Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championships, Konami held a special AR exhibition, complete with cosplaying Duelists. One day, will tournament battles look like this? Maybe! AR tech isn’t new for card games. The PS3’s AR-enabled card game The Eye of Judgment came out over a decade ago. But the AR addition in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 7, 2018 -
Culture
Plastic Food Melts In Japanese Heat
This summer is dangerously hot in Japan. Just look what the heat did to this plastic matcha latte! In Japanese, plastic food is typically found outside many restaurants to show what’s on the menu. Called “shokuhin sanpuru” (食品サンプル), the plastic food is made from different resins and colored to look real. The plastic matcha latte…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 7, 2018 -
CultureCosplayMexico Won The World Cosplay Summit With Street Fighter II
This year, Team Mexico took top honors at the World Cosplay Summit in Nagoya with an impressive Street Fighter II performance. Here is their stage show, which is one of the best I’ve seen The reaction online in Japan was very positive A look at who won which awards Mexican cosplay duo Banana Cospboys, cosplayers…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 6, 2018 -
Karaoke Parlor With Official Final Fantasy And Evangelion Themed Rooms
Karaoke parlor Pasela Akiba Showadorikan in Tokyo’s Akihabara has a handful of seriously cool themed rooms. There are official themed rooms for Neon Genesis Evangelion, Sengoku Basara, Final Fantasy XIV and Hakuoki
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 6, 2018 -
Venusaur’s Legs Are Freaking People Out
Venusaur has been around since Pokémon Red and Blue. Yet, the latest footage from Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu and Eevee! gives a very good look at how the character gets around. It’s freaking some people out! Have a look for yourself Its legs don’t look that strange in motion but look closely… See? They’re very…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 6, 2018 -
This Yokai Watch Character Seems Kinda NSFW
This is Zundomaru. The character is appearing in the latest Yokai Watch anime series and has been receiving complaints for being lewd and vulgar. According to Infoseek, the character has been causing complaints to Japan’s Broadcasting Ethics & Program Improvement Organization (BPO). Wonder why! Goodness This is a tweet from Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino. Zundomaru…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 6, 2018