Track: Blue Monday [Live in Glasgow] | Artist: New Order | Album: Power, Corruption & Lies Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.
As previously mentioned, High Score Girl is getting a TV anime. It will debut this July and if this first teaser is anything to go by, it will do a spot-on job of capturing the manga’s appeal and featuring classic games.
Today Dragon Ball Super’s last episode aired. There is a movie hitting theaters this December, so more Dragon Ball is coming, but for now, it’s over. Note: This article might contain spoilers. If you haven’t seen the last episode, you can watch it on Crunchyroll The general consensus seems to be that the last episode was…
Here is the first teaser for Sword Art Online: Alicization, which begins airing this October. A-1 Pictures is handling the animation duties.
Sunset with a Stranger. Dumaguete City Philippines. By Martin Tan. 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: Baba O’Riley (Live) | Artist: The Who | Album: The Kids Are Alright Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.
In the Pokémon Sun & Moon anime, Ash has caught a new Pocket Monster. Poipole, an Ultra Beast, is adorable. This Poison-type Pocket Monster made its debut in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. Poipole made its first TV anime appearance in Sun & Moon last December in Japan. Ash’s Poipole is the 50th Pokémon…
Are you hungry? Watch this food supercut and you will be. Most of the clips are from anime, especially Ghibli, but stop-motion, British clay animation (Aardman Animations!), Pixar and Disney also put in appearances. I am so hungry.
Recently in Pingdingshan City, China, an internet cafe’s refrigerator suddenly exploded, with the blast knocking forward a customer. According to CGTN, thankfully, no one was hurt. Below is CCTV footage of the explosion. Currently, authorities are investigating the cause. Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from…
Square Enix published manga High Score Girl is getting a TV anime. The manga previously caused a lawsuit, which SNK Playmore later dropped. Rumor has it the show will debut this July.
Tokyo Romance. Tokyo, Japan. By Shawn Danker Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.
Track: If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next | Artist: Manic Street Preachers | Album: This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.
This July, Japanese peripheral maker Hori is releasing a Joy-Con with a proper D-pad. Thank goodness for that! You will, however, have to trade some standard features for it. The current left Joy-Con features face buttons as does the right one. But if you mostly play in handheld mode, a left-side D-pad might be more…
Recently, Japanese job site CareerIndex posted that game developer Cave was looking for staff for a Yakuza game. The listing was, apparently, a mistake. According to IT Media, Cave’s stock shot up 7.1 percent. Cave is famous for its bullet hell games, but these days, it mostly makes smartphone games. The listing said Cave was…
While this statue isn’t life-sized, this is a fitting tribute to a giant of Japanese cinema. The Shin Godzilla statue went up in Tokyo’s Hibiya, where Toho Studios was born. The plaza was previously called “Godzilla and Toho Plaza” and featured a much smaller statue that was unveiled in 1995. The plaza is now called…
Matsumoto Castle and the North Alps. Matsumoto, Japan. By Joey Elam. Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.
Track: The Girl From Ipanema | Artist: Astrud Gilberto, Stan Getz & João Gilberto | Album: Getz/Gilberto Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.
Toei Animation has released an English-subtitled trailer for the Dragon Ball Super movie. Akira Toriyama did the movie’s character design, story and screenplay. The release date given is “coming soon.” Update March 21 – 10:09am: Reader Zero points out that the Japanese release is 12/14, which of course was previously announced.
Maki Goto, a former member of J-pop group Morning Musume, is a Monster Hunter super fan. She even appeared in Monster Hunter Portable 3rd commercials back in 2011. She loves hunting monsters. In 2013, Goto claimed on TV that she would play for up to thirty hours straight and that her total Monster Hunter playtime…
Shibu-Onsen Hot Spring Town. Nagano, Japan. By Debbie | Instagram Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.
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