Brian Ashcraft

Track: Tokyo Girl | Artist: Perfume | Album: Tokyo Girl Single  Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Burgers So Cheesy They Beg To Be Measured 

In Japan, fast food restaurant Lotteria is rolling out two cheesy burgers, providing patrons with measures for them to see just how long the mozzarella stretches. According to Entabe and Gigazine, the Mozzarella Cheese Burger and the Mozzarella Cheese & Beef Burger just launched in Japan. (I believe they’ve already go on sale in South…

Ryuji Yamazaki is coming to The King of Fighters XIV as an upcoming DLC character. Here’s a first look at the character in action. No word yet on when he’ll be released, er, unleashed. 

Wrong About Ninja, Again 

Ninja are mysterious. There are things we know and things we don’t. But the notion that some have about these ninja water shoes is supposedly incorrect. In Japanese, these floatation devices are called mizugumo (水蜘蛛), which literally means “water spider,” and are believed to be used while crossing castle moats. Sankei News reports that it’s…

First Look At New Devilman Anime

In spring 2018, a brand new Devilman anime is coming to Netflix. It’s called Devilman Crybaby, and here is the debut teaser. Masaaki Yuasa, who did the Ping Pong anime, is directing, and Ichiro Okouchi of Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion fame is writing the script. Created by Go Nagai, Devilman debuted as a…

Mokulua on the island of Oahu. Hawaii, USA. By Aaron Amano 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: The Passenger | Artist: Siouxsie And The Banshees | Album: Through the Looking Glass Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Announced last fall, here’s a better look at Mario Sports Super Stars for the Nintendo 3DS. The game is, of course, getting an English release, but here is a recently released Japanese-language trailer. 

Twitter Users Troll The Ghost In The Shell Hollywood Movie

As part of the promotion for the upcoming live-action Ghost in the Shell, a new “I am Major” website was launched that allowed folks to upload their own photos and enter their own text. It’s damn perfect troll fodder. As pointed out by Japanese site IT Media, here’s some of what ensued:

Seven Years Later, Pokémon Player Finally Maxes Out Pokéwalker

For over seven years, Japanese Twitter user Suica has been carrying around the Pokéwalker pedometer that was bundled with Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver. And now, Suica has discovered its secret felicitations. When Suica’s Pokéwalker hit 9,999,999 steps, a message reading “Congratulations!!” (おめでとう!！or omedetou!!) appeared on the pedometers tiny screen. An in-game message also appeared, stating,…

Sangenjaya at Night. Tokyo, Japan. By Matt Laycock. 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: Energy Flow | Artist: Arsenis Giorgos | Original Artist: Ryuichi Sakamoto Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

A Tokyo Parking Garage For Geeked-Out Cars

“Itasha” are decal-covered nerdmobiles. One Tokyo garage might be the best place in Japan to spot them. That, or you know, just walking around the streets of Akihabara. Whichever! Akihabara UDX is a 15-story building in Tokyo’s anime and gaming epicenter of Akihabara. UDX is filled with shops, restaurants, offices, and event spaces. Underneath are…

Cosplay Gear Made For Super Cheap 

Throughout Japan, there are one hundred yen shops, which are the equivalent of dollar stores in the US. On Twitter, Japanese cosplayers are showing props and gear they’ve made with cheap items they’ve at these discount shops. On Twitter (via Togetter), under the tag #百均のグッズ間違った使い方選手権 (or “The Championship of Incorrectly Used 100 Shop Goods), people…

Here’s the latest trailer for Level-5’s newest project The Snack World. It will get a TV anime series in Japan starting this spring, a 3DS game this summer, and an smartphone title this December. Might be worth keeping an eye out on this one. 

Pancake Baths Open In Japan

To celebrate the 60th anniversary of Morinaga hot cake mix, special pancake baths are opening at a resort in Kanagawa Prefecture for a limited time. While the baths aren’t actually filled with pancake mix, each hotto keeki ofuro (ホットケーキお風呂), or “hot cake bath,” does smell like vanilla and maple, reminding bathers of a delicious breakfast.…

Bring Me The Head Of The Giant Gundam

Just look at that! Workers pulling the head right off of the life-sized Gundam. This giant Gundam went up in 2009 and this fall, a new giant Gundam, RX-0 Unicorn Gundam,will go up at the same location. Via Twitter user yoshi115t, these images of the head removal are surreal.  Have a look at more photos…

From Outer Space. Mar Azul, Argentina. By Marcos G. Pesquero.  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: Cornish Town | Artist: Shack | Album: H.M.S. Fable Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Making Your Own Metal Gear Solid Ninja Helmet Looks Tricky

Cosplayer Diegator’s Gray Fox helmet build sure is impressive. In a short clip he explains all the long hours that went into the project. Bravo! According to Diegator, this is seven months of work and lots of silicone.