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Track: Sorato | Artist: sakanaction | Album: Sorato single Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

How To Make Figure Photos More Dramatic

If you take figure photos, here’s an easy way to make them into action shots: throw some sand or dirt. That’s what Twitter user Negikatsu7 has been doing for his dramatic figure photos, and the results have been excellent. Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from…

Coca-Cola Coffee Released In Japan

It’s called Coca-Cola Coffee Plus, and it has fifty percent more caffeine and fifty percent fewer calories. According to Shin-Shouhin (via Get News), Coca-Cola Coffee Plus is a vending machine exclusive in Japan. Each 190ml can has 34mg of caffeine and only 42 calories. The coffee comes in the form of extract powder. This kind…

You Are Not Looking At Gundam Box Art 

Previously, Kotaku showed off Gundam models painted to look like anime images. Now, check out these models painted to look like box art. You’re familiar with that, no? Models have traditionally been packaged in boxes that feature beautiful art. Like these. Twitter user Cody specializes in painting Gundam models in this box art style. Above you…

Shimbashi rain. Tokyo, Japan. By Shawn Danker. 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: South Side | Artist: Moby | Album: Play Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Cosplay Roofing Service Begins In Japan

For a limited time only, a Japanese roofing company has started a new cosplayer service for customers. Nara-based roofing company Mori Kenchiku Bankinkogyo is rolling out an “On the Roof Cosplay Counter-Plan Service” for customer consultation. The company wonders if this is the first of its kind in the world. I think that’s a safe…

Nintendo Bringing Back The NES Classic In 2018

After disappearing from store shelves, the NES Classic is returning next year. But that’s not all: the Super NES Classic will continue to be shipped through 2018. In Japan, the Super Famicom will still get shipped after October, and the Famicom Mini is going back into production. Hot damn. The SNES Classic was slated to…

The World’s First Cat Cafe On A Train

Japan loves trains. It also loves cats. So, put the two of them together, and you have the world’s first cat cafe on a train. All aboard! The cat cafe train was a one-day only event this past Sunday to help raise awareness for abandoned felines. The cats aboard the train were rescued and, as…

Mossbrae Falls. Dunsmuir, California, U.S. By Christian Hernandez. 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: Ikkyu-san | Artist: Wednesday Campanella | Album: Superman Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

The Hell, Sega Toys

If you’ve seen Crayon Shin-chan, then you’ll have a good idea of what to expect. No, this toy doesn’t have Shin-chan drawing an elephant around his weenie like he’s done on the anime, but you can ascertain it still features the character’s cheeky humor. Note: This article might be NSFW. Crayon Shin-chan, of course, is…

Man Now Owns A Gundam Scooter

Twitter user Ryo Inoue is now the proud owner of a custom Gundam scooter. Lucky him! This Gundam “New Type” scooter previously appeared on Yahoo! Auctions in Japan, with bids starting at 229,800 yen ($2,118). The bike finally went for 498,000 yen ($4,607). According to Inoue, he’s going to connect a speaker to the bike,…

StarCraft Player Banned After Drunken Behavior On Livestream

As reported on Team Liquid, Yum “Sea” Bo Sung can no longer participate in South Korea’s Afreeca Starleague Season 4 after allegedly sexually harassing and assaulting a woman. The incident was streamed, but Bo Sung has denied doing either. Bo Sung is a popular streamer (or “BJ”, meaning “broadcast jockey” in Korean) on Afreeca TV,…

Want to play Arika’s new, mysterious fighting game? It’ll be at the Indie Megashow Tokyo on September 20 in, you guessed it, Tokyo.

Warming up on onsen plumbing. Nagano, Japan. By Jonas J. Lauvlid. 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: If You Wanna | Artist: Perfume | Album: If You Wanna (single)  Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Anime-Style Illustrations Created In Microsoft Excel 

Game scenario director Hiroo Otsubo has an interesting work process: he creates anime-style art in Excel. According to Otsubo, he can do a drawingin about four to five hours. If that sounds incredibly difficult, just look at how they’re put together in Excel. (This clip from another artist should shed light on how drawing in…

In Japan, You Can Hire Fake Friends For Facebook And Instagram Photos

For those hoping to impress others online, there are rent-a-friend services in Japan aimed specifically at social media users. Earlier this year, Jiji reported on these services, which are seeing a growing number of rent-a-friend requests for social media. This is still uncommon, but recently, the service has been introduced on mainstream Japanese television. “An…

Sailor Moon Cafes Opening This Month In Japan

Like Sailor Moon? Want to eat Sailor Moon-themed food? Good news. Starting this fall, four Sailor Moon cafes are opening in Japan. Yes, four! According to Rurubu, one is opening in Tokyo on September 22, while another opens in Osaka on September 28 and yet another begins business the following day in Nagoya. These cafes…