Brian Ashcraft

Here’s your first look at the new Inazuma Eleven anime. Titled Inazuma Eleven Ares no Tenpin, it’s the latest entry in Level-5’s soccer series. The show will be broadcasting this October in Japan. 

Highschool Of The Dead Writer Daisuke Sato Has Passed Away

Writer Daisuke Sato died on March 22 from coronary artery disease. He was 52. Illustrated by Shoji Sato and written by Sato, Highschool of the Dead debuted in 2006 and was turned into an anime series in 2010. Besides Highschool of the Dead, Sato was known for the manga series Imperial Guards as well as…

Nippon Ichi Software Launches Teaser That Looks Like Minecraft

There’s no title for this, but the teaser clip certainly does look rather Minecraft-esque, no? The teaser’s site URLends with “hakoniwa,” which means “box garden” in English. Perhaps Hako Niwa is the title of this building block game? No word yet on the platform. Or platforms. The site’s URL also has the word “consumer,” which…

Atlus Announces Shin Megami Tensei: Deep Strange Journey For Nintendo 3DS

The 2009 Nintendo DS game Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey is getting a revamped version for the 3DS. According to 4Gamer, this is a “remake,” and Famitsu reports that it will have full-voice, new graphics, and around 350 new demons as well as a new character named “Alex.” You can watch the debut trailer below:…

Lanterns. Kyoto, Japan. By Cerra Buckholz. 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!

McDonald’s Is Killing Off The Quarter Pounder With Cheese In Japan

Oh dear. This is bad news! Very bad. Starting April 4, you cannot order a Quarter Pounder with Cheese in Japan, because the country’s McDonald’s restaurants won’t be offering it. This also applies to the Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese. According to McDonald’s Japan, some restaurants might run out of their Quarter Pounder stock before…

Reminder! The Nintendo DSi Shop ends on March 31. In Japan, there’s a program to move unused DSi points to the Nintendo eShop or even convert them to a cash refund. The Japanese program starts April 3 and ends September 29. No word yet for Nintendo’s plans in the West.

The Internet Reacts To The End Of Naruto Shippuden

Yesterday, the last episode of Naruto Shippuden aired, ending Naruto Uzumaki’s starring anime run. Fans are taking the opportunity to offer gratitude and share their memories. Naruto won’t be disappearing completely! His kid Boruto is getting a spin-off show starting next month.

If Nier Automata Were A Retro Game

Then, I guess, its characters would look like this. Twitter user Hagetaka has been creating retro versions of Nier Automata protagonists like A2 and 2B. The cool part is that Hagetaka has also been offering a window into the process that went into creating this pixel art: Excellent work! Kotaku East is your slice of…

On Track. Malmö, Sweden. By Tomas Pich. 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: Sparkle | Artist: Radwimps | Album: Ningen Kaika Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Monster Hunter XX sold 848,467 copies in its first week on sale on Japan. In comparison, Monster Hunter X sold 1,488,367 copes in its first week in the region, while Monster Hunter 4G sold 1,446,289 copies during its debut week. 

Defeated League Of Legends Player Rams Head Through Computer Monitor 

Goodness. After losing a match, a League of Legends player in the Chinese city of Lanzhou, one player apparently got angry and slammed his head through the computer screen. According to Ifeng, he was pissed at how poorly his teammates played and took it out on an internet cafe monitor. While other players snapped photos…

Hideaki Anno’s Studio Sets The Record Straight On Godzilla Sequel Talk

Yesterday, a report surfaced that another entry in the Godzilla series was announced at the Shin Godzilla vs. Evangelion Symphony in Tokyo. Today, Anno’s studio, Khara Inc., has cleared up the confusion that ensued.  As Madman points out, the following text appeared on the screen at the event: 「ゴジラ」シリーズの次回作及び「シン・エヴァンゲリオン劇場版:||」にご期待ください。(“Please look forward to the next entry…

Tang Paradise Park. Xi’an, China. By Ronald Delgado. 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!

The Last Naruto Episode Is Tomorrow 

It’s the end of an era. The final episode of the Naruto-starring TV anime will be aired on March 23, bringing to a close a highly successful series. The first Naruto TV series debuted back in October 2002 and ran to 2007. That same year, the current series Naruto Shippuden kicked off. Now, fourteen and…

Explaining Japanese Geek Slang: “Babumi”

Recently on Japanese television, the anime slang babumi (バブみ) was introduced. For many, it was the first time they’d heard it. In the above image, the handsome guy on the left is “pre-babumi,” while the cuted up version on the right is “post-babumi.” So, what the heck is babumi? In Japanese, “babuu” (バブー) is baby…

Yu-Gi-Oh Hair Looks Insane In Real Life

Not surprising! It looks nuts in the manga and anime, too. Out of all the Yu-Gi-Oh characters, Yami Yugi has the most amazing hairdo. It’s always been tricky to replicate in real life. In a new series of ads, Konami tries to do just that—even if the result is more plastic hat and less actual…

Poll: The Most Anticipated Anime Of Spring 2017

Soon a new anime season will start. Excited? A thousand people in Japan were polled about which shows they were looking forward to most. Here are the results. The poll comes via Japanese site Charapedia, and the data breaks down to 63.7 percent men and 36.3 percent women. Age-wise, 66.2 percent were in their teens…

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Is Now A Nintendo Switch Game

The Wii U version is no more. It’s been canned! Instead, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is coming to the Nintendo Switch. “During our Kickstarter campaign, the Wii U was at the height of its popularity, but the situation has drastically changed after the release of Nintendo Switch,” states Bloodstained designer Koji Igarashi on the…