Brian Ashcraft

The Adventures Of Bruce Lee And Freddie Mercury Figures 

For years, collectors have been taking amusing photos of their figures. So while this isn’t new, these images show how well the S.H. Figuarts versions of Bruce Lee and Freddie Mercury go together. These images are from Twitter user Suekichiii. They are wonderful, with the top image set being retweeted over 20,000 times. Of course,…

How Anime Has Changed Over The Past 100 Years

Can you believe it? Japan has been making animation for over a hundred years. Let’s see how things have changed! As Japan Trends points out, the clip below begins with Namakura Gatana, a silent four-minute short made in 1917 but only discovered in 2008.  Other cartoons and stop motion animation follow for a total of…

Street Food. Seoul, South Korea. By Lexi |Seoul Searching  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! 

Report: Nintendo Delaying 64-Gigabyte Game Cards For Switch Until 2019

According to the Wall Street Journal, Nintendo is pushing back the introduction of larger 64GB game cards for the Switch. Nintendo, the WSJ writes, had planned to make them available during the second half of 2018, but has reportedly told developers that they would have to wait. According to the WSJ, the reason given is…

The Year In Kotaku East

It’s the end of another year. Can you believe it? And what a year. Let’s take a breather and look back at some of the best Kotaku East stories of 2017. Here we go: Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond.…

Universal Studios Japan Is Getting A Final Fantasy Ride

Starting January 19, Final Fantasy is getting a roller coaster at Universal Studios Japan called Final Fantasy XR Ride. The limited-time ride is part of Universal Studios Japan’s yearly Cool Japan event. The Final Fantasy XR Ride is a VR-enabled roller coaster—in short, it is Space Fantasy The Ride repurposed with VR headsets. Final Fantasy…

The Biggest Anime Controversy Of 2017 Comes To An End

Just as anime director Tatsuki accepted an anime of the year award for Kemono Friends, the show’s producer took to Twitter to announce its creators would not be back, bringing to an end this year’s biggest anime controversy. Tatsuki was pulled from the second season of Kemono Friends, the unexpected hit that he wrote and…

Chrissy Teigen might’ve live-tweeted her experience of an ANA flight that returned to LAX due to an “unauthorized passenger,” but she wasn’t the only well-known person on the flight. Besides her husband John Legend, so was game designer Mark Cerny!

A Pre-Sunrise Hike. Roys Peak, New Zealand. By Will Norton. 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: Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black) (Live) | Artist: Neil Young | Album: Rust Never Sleeps Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Devil May Cry Mobile Game Announced For China

According to reports out of China (via MMO Culture), a mobile Devil May Cry is in the works. Tilted Devil May Cry: Pinnacle of Combat, it’s an action RPG for smart devices. Below are its first images circulating online. The game, MMO Culture reports, will have online, team battles and real-time player versus player. Devil…

Nintendo Still Explaining Nintendo Account And Nintendo Network ID Differences

Who would’ve thought that Nintendo having different account systems would be so confusing for people? It’s December 2017, and in Japan, Nintendo says it’s getting lots of questions about the differences. “Currently, we are getting a great number of inquiries about the Nintendo Account,” the company wrote in a tweet. The attached image easily shows…

How Tokyo’s Geek District Has Changed In Ten Years

As Kotaku previously reported, Tokyo has changed in surprising ways over the past decade. But let’s see how Akihabara in particular has evolved. Of course, Akihabara is the city’s gaming and geek area. PhotoAkiba shows how the changes can be subtle, but noticeable. The top image is from 2007, while the bottom one dates from…

Winter Wonderland. Shirakawago, Gifu Prefecture. By Charlez Chong. 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! 

Catherine Remake Is Already Causing Controversy

The debut trailer for Catherine: Full Body, the PS4 and PS Vita Catherine remake, is causing controversy for its portrayal of the game’s third romance option. You can watch the trailer below: The scenes causing controversy are towards the end. Here’s Kotaku UK’s Laura Kate Dale: Vincent, the protagonist, looks shocked and dismayed when looking…

Tsutsujigaoka Station at Sunset. Tokyo, Japan. By Justin Leeper. 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!   

Anime Scriptwriter Michiru Shimada Has Died

Michiru Shimada has written scripts for some of the biggest and best anime, including One Piece and Little Witch Academia. This Friday, her daughter announced that she had passed away. Shimada was 58 years old. After graduating from Waseda University, Shimada got her start writing TV anime Urusei Yatsura and Dr. Slump and Arale-chan. During…

Track: I Ain’t No Joke | Artists: Eric B. & Rakim | Album: Paid in Full Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Bleach Manga Creator And A Fan’s Dying Wish 

Last year, Bleach creator Tite Kubo posted a photo of a letter. It was a fan’s dying wish. As My Game News Flash explains, when Kubo originally posted the image on Twitter, he asked fans if they knew anything about it. The letter was addressed to Kubo via his manga publisher, and it did not…

Battlegrounds Player Takes Streaming To The Next Level 

More PUBG streamers should put themselves behind the wheel in-game, like South Korean streamer Ch1ckenkun did. No wonder one Twitter user said this just leveled up streaming. Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond. Tune in every morning from 4am to 8am.