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Summer Palace. Beijing, China. By Sam Shirlow | 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! 

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First Look At The New Code Geass Animated Movie

Next February, a new Code Geass anime feature will be released in Japanese movie theaters. It’s called Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection As pointed out on My Game News Flash, it was revealed in a live stream that this is an entirely new work. The movie takes place after Code Geass: Lelouch of the…

South Korean Webcomic Accused Of Copying From Famed Manga

Online in South Korea, fans noticed that two panels in Kim Song-mo’s latest manhwa, the webcomic A Record of a High School Life, looked familiar. Comparisons of the panels appeared to show the drawings seemed to mirror art from manga Slam Dunk, which ran from 1990 to 1996. (Of course, Slam Dunk’s manga artist Takehiko…

Sega Is Making Edible Logos And Selling Them In Japan

Earlier this year, Sega launched its own taiyaki stand. Taiyaki is a classic Japanese fish-shaped snack typically filled with sweet red bean paste or custard cream. Screw fish, Sega is going to sell ones shaped like its logo. As previously posted, Sega’s taiyaki stall is located in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro and is called “Sega no Taiyaki”…

Senran Kagura Press Conference Removed From YouTube For Sexual Content

Yesterday, a press conference was streamed live online for the Senran Kagura series. It was too lewd for YouTube. Note: The article contains NSFW content. According to Hachima, YouTube has removed the stream It doesn’t appear that game publisher Marvelous was banned from the site, because its account is currently active. Also, previously uploaded Senran…

The Harbor. Copenhagen, Denmark. By Adam Privitera. 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! 

The Largest Mecha Plastic Model In History Is Completed And Enormous 

Kotaku previously reported that Japanese model company Kotobukiya had made one-to-one scale plastic parts for a Border Break mecha model. It has now been put together. According to Kotobukiya, this was to be the largest one-to-one scale plastic model ever. The parts were on runners in Shinjuku Station in Tokyo. They had to be cut…

First Look At The New City Hunter Anime Movie 

Iconic 1980s anime City Hunter has already been turned into several live-action TV shows, including a Korean drama, a Jackie Chan Hong Kong movie and an anime movie. Next year, it’s getting another anime movie, with the original voice cast. Here is the debut trailer. The original manga debuted in 1985 and was followed by…

Hutong. Beijing, China. By Roman Boed | 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! 

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Japan’s Anime Girl Virtual Assistant Enters Mass Production

Back in 2016, crowdfunded pre-orders commenced for the Gatebox virtual assistant. Now in 2018, the product is going into mass production at around half its original asking price. Below is the original concept movie, showing what the virtual character Azuma Hikari can do (text, chat, turn lights on and off and more) The original Gatebox…

Cardboard Spray For Nintendo Labo

This has to be one of the most unusual third-party items ever released for a Nintendo product. Makes sense because Nintendo Labo is hardly typical. As Bakulog points out, this is Cardboard Coating Spray, which coats cardboard from hand sweat, oil and grime. Priced at 1,706 yen ($15.30), there is apparently enough spray for ten…

Liberty Bridge. Budapest, Hungary. By András Farkas | 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! 

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Nintendo is doing better than expected! Switch game sales more than doubled, overcoming slagging Switch sales and resulting in an 88 percent increase in quarterly operating profit.

Experience Being Poked By An Anime Girl

Starting tomorrow, a VR title is coming to Steam that lets folks experience what it’s like to be poked by an anime girl. It seems to just be poking. No wonder it’s called Tsun-tsun VR or “Poking VR.” While the download is free, players will need to shell out a couple hundred bucks for a…

Fist Of The North Star Takes Over Japanese Trains And Train Stations

Iconic manga and anime Fist of the North Star is celebrating its 35th anniversary. Keihin Kyuko trains have been covered with Fist of the North Stars characters. Inside the train. A couple stations have been renamed So Keikyu Kamata Station is now Keikyu Kaamatatatataaa Station The “atatata” is the sound Kenshiro makes when punching the…

Nintendo’s Best Selling Switch And 3DS Games To Date

Nintendo has released sales data for its biggest selling Nintendo Switch and 3DS games. Which ones do you think came out on top? Oh, the suspense! Here are the Switch games. And the 3DS ones There shouldn’t be any surprises, no?

R-Type Is Getting An Excellent Statue

Classic side-scrolling shooter R-Type is getting immortalized in a poseable Figma statue. Of course, that’s Dobkeratops, which is R-Type’s most infamous boss. This is an unpainted prototype. According to Figsoku, the final piece doesn’t yet have a release date. Pricing is also TBA. Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the…