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Track: Block Rockin’ Beats | Artist: The Chemical Brothers | Album: Dig Your Own Hole Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

First hinted at last week, Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth’s official website was launched. It’s announced the “smartphone version of Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth” and will be released on iOS and Android this spring in Japan.

You Are Not Looking At A Manga Drawing Of Cars

This isn’t an Initial D drawing. It’s not a page from the manga. You are looking at model cars painted like manga or anime art. Incredible, no? This is the work of a talented Twitter user named Shinga, who says he painted them in the style of Initial D creator Shuichi Shigeno. Here’s a look…

Why People Keep Saying “Perfect Body” In This Twitch Streamer’s Comments

Actor Kane Kosugi recently started streaming League of Legends on Twitch. His comments section filled up with people saying “Perfect Body.” On Twitter, “Perfect Body” even started trending in Japan. The US-born Kosugi has starred in an array of films, including Godzilla: Final Wars, the live-action Terraformars, DOA: Dead or Alive and Tekken: Kazuya’s Revenge.…

Spoilers Leak About Dragon Ball Super‘s Last Episode

On March 25, Dragon Ball Super’s last episode will air, bringing to an end the series which debuted in June 2015. Warning: This article has spoilers. According to an Animage magazine scan, which was linked by Hachima but which Kotaku hasn’t confirmed firsthand, the episode’s title is apparently “A Miraculous Conclusion! Farewell Goku! Until The…

Stripes. Tokyo, Japan. By Willis Lai | 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: Lovers In Japan | Artist: Coldplay | Album: Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

This Tiny Tokyo Apartment Isn’t So Bad

There are some things going for it: the building is still new, clean and convenient. Big, however, it’s not. Japan’s ANN News visited the building, which is a year and a half old and located in Shibuya. The apartment is tiny, even by Japanese standards. The featured one-room measures 3-jo (畳), which means “three tatami…

Coca-Cola Will Sell Booze In Japan

No longer content with merely being a mixer, Coca-Cola is moving into Japan’s highly competitive canned spirits market. Besides its cola namesake (which actress Haruka Ayase is promoting in the top image), Coca-Cola Japan also sells various types of bottled Japanese tea under different brand names. The move into the country’s lucrative canned chu-hai segment…

A $750 Pokémon Plushie You Will Want To Ride

That’s actually what it’s called in Japanese “Zettai ni Noritai Rapurasu” (絶対にのりたいラプラス) or “A Lapras You’ll Definitely Want To Ride.” While not one-to-one scale (that would be enormous!), this large-sized plush toy from Bandai has a width of over six and a half feet and a height of nearly four feet. It costs 79,400 yen…

VR Sex Devices Continue To Progress

This is called the “V1″ and claims to be a fully-automatic VR self-pleasuring device. The V1 is “hands-free.” Of course, it is. Warning: Not safe for work content to follow. YouTuber M-Fumi uploaded the clip below, which has also racked up nearly two-million views on Twitter Besides allowing for speed and pressure control, the device…

Behold, Square Enix’s Idol Fantasy The boy band smartphone sim is headed to iOS and Android this summer in Japan. It features character designs from Tetsuya Nomura, among others. No word yet about an international release.

You Cannot Separate Dragon Ball‘s Voices From Masako Nozawa

At 81 years of age, Masako Nozawa has been voice acting since the 1960s but is perhaps best known for her Dragon Ball work. She does the Japanese voices of Goku, Gohan and Goten. But how much of her regular voice finds its way into these characters? A lot, apparently! The Japanese TV clip below…

Fun Farm. Luzon, 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: Sheila Take A Bow | Artist: The Smiths | Album: Louder Than Bombs Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Square Enix just uploaded a Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth trailer, calling it “First Teaser Trailer 2018.” Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth was a PlayStation Portable port of the original game, which was first released on the PS1 in 1999. Is a new port or remake in the works?

In Tokyo, You Can Fight Like A Samurai At The Airport

Have you ever wanted to star in your own samurai film? Well, you can, thanks to Samurai Film—and do so at Haneda Airport. Yes, the airport! Samurai Film is headed up by movie stuntman Kenji Sato, who has done stunt work in The Wolverine, several Resident Evil movies, 47 Ronin and many more. From the…

Inside Tokyo’s Newest Pokémon Cafe 

This isn’t Japan’s first Pokémon Cafe, but it is the country’s nicest one to date. As Kotaku previously reported, the cafe opens for business this month. The Pokémon Cafe’s official site (via ResetEra) has updated with interior shots and food images. As well as goodies for sale. Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet…

The Tokyo Olympics Character We All Deserve 

Forget the Pokémon style mascots. The one the Tokyo Olympics needs and wants is a pistol-slinging, fencing foil-wielding centaur. Now that the 2018 Winter Olympics are over, the focus can shift to the upcoming 2020 games and the odd commercials they will spawn. This one, from instant noodle maker Nissin, celebrates the modern pentathlon with…

Sunset. Miyajima island near Hiroshima. By Pavel Buga. 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!