In Japan, robot cat Doraemon is beloved. People adore the character, which is sometimes called “Japan’s Micky Mouse.” But no one in the Doraemon’s homeland or anywhere else on Earth is a bigger fan than Instagram user Reghina Karwur As Karapaia notes, the inside and outside of her house in Indonesia are wall-to-wall Doraemon. This…
A 51-year-old man in Kobe has been arrested for allegedly violating Japan’s stalking law. The suspect, however, said he wasn’t stalking a 33-year-old woman, but just playing Pokémon Go near her house. “I was playing Pokémon Go and just passed in front of her house,” the suspect, who works at a Kobe school, is quoted…
This is Battle Kid. It will be released this September in Japan on a Famicom cartridge. It makes sense that the game is available on Famicom cart because homebrew game Battle Kid was originally released on NES cartridge in 2010. And now, years later, the game is finally getting a localized Japan release. On a…
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Track: Summer | Artist: Joe Hisaishi | Album: Kikujiro OST Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.
Over the years, I’ve seen some amazing retro style GIFS, but I’ve never seen anything like these. Artist Kutsuwa creates some pixel-style dioramas, with the action unfolding in short GIFs. The result is amazing and charming. I love these For more, check out Kutsuwa’s Tumblr site Wanpaku Pixels Kotaku East is your slice of Asian…
This past Saturday, a weapon and mask pack was released for Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds Mobile. That same day, PUBG’s creators recalled the item pack, released an apology and began issuing refunds. The pack included a pilot’s mask, which you can see below, via South Korean site Bzit The pilot’s mask appears to have rising sun imagery.…
Then, maybe it would look something like this? Custom model maker Akira Tange originally created this piece titled “Gundam Shojo” for Japan’s Wonder Festival figure event. Have a look: However, according to Twitter user Octopus Catcher, it now seems this piece won’t be at Wonder Festival. Bummer! Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet…
In the City. Tokyo, Japan. By Lukasz Palka | 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: Can’t Stand Me Now | Artist: The Libertines | Album: The Libertines Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.
Now that we’re getting better looks at Broly in the upcoming Dragon Ball Super: Broly, fans have been commenting on the character’s new look and attempting to deduce what it all means. Here are Broly’s character designs for Dragon Ball Super: Broly A couple things to note. It looks like Broly is wearing Frieza Force…
Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno is in Shanghai, where he’s checking out the world’s largest Unit-01 statue. As Kotaku previously reported, this official EVA-01 Test Type statue measures 24.8 meters (81.36 feet) high with the Spear of Longinus Here’s Anno having a look at the statue Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing…
Not just sell it, but have a Kirin beer dispensing machine in store for perfect foamy pours. Think a Slurpee machine, but for beer. As Yahoo! News Japan and PDR-san report, 7-Elevens in Japan were supposed to have beer machines as a test rollout at several branches. A small cup of beer would cost 100…
Spice & Wolf is getting a VR game. Isuna Hasekura, who wrote the original novel, is penning the VR game’s scenario, while the anime’s voice actors Ami Koshimizu and Jun Fukuyama will be lending their talents to Spice & Wolf VR, which is slated for early 2019. It will have subtitles.
Beautiful Summit Of A Grueling Journey. Mt Fuji, Japan. By Xereint. 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: Slow Blues | Artist: John Coltrane | Album: The Lost Album Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.
Back in 1998, the debut Pokémon flick premiered in Japan. That feature film’s full name is Pocket Monsters the Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back. Today in Japan, this year’s Pokémon summer movie opened in Japan and reportedly had a preview for next year’s, Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution Clips of the trailer haven’t yet been uploaded online and…
Well, it wouldn’t be Gintama if didn’t look zany, would it? Here is the first trailer for Gintama 2 The movie is based on the popular manga of the same name. The previous live-action adaptation, released in 2017, was one of last year’s big domestic hits in Japan. Shun Oguri returns as Gintoki Sakata, Kanna…
When mahjong game Taisen Hot Gimmick: Cosplay-Jan for Nintendo Switch was first revealed, the game’s official art featured a woman showing her panties. Now it does not. Here is the original art for the eShop game. The photo, via 4Gamer, shows how it appeared on Nintendo’s eShop in Japan Maybe Japanese websites and blogs covered…
The Broadway Theater. Buffalo, New York. By Tom Troutman | 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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