Brian Ashcraft

Inside Tokyo’s Newest Square Enix Cafe

On October 1 in Tokyo’s Akihabara, Square Enix is opening a new cafe. It’s called, wait for it, Square Enix Cafe. Clever! Square Enix already has the Artnia restaurant and shop in Shinjuku, and on October 5 is opening another cafe called Storia. Famitsu and Dengeki Online checked out the cafe, which is currently decked…

Here’s the English-language trailer for the Yokai Watch movie. As ANN points out, this is the dubbed version of the first film, which will be shown in select U.S. theaters on October 15.

When One Piece Meets Overwatch In Fan Art

What happens when you mix Overwatch with One Piece? Cool fan art, it seems. Twenty-seven year-old Korean artist Han Suk Bum, who is based in Daejeon and who is incredibly talented, mashed up One Piece with Overwatch to terrific effect. In an interview on Insight (via tipster Sang), the aspiring comic book artist says he’s…

Looks like there’s a new Senran Kagura coming! In an upcoming issue of Famitsu, a new entry in Marvelous’ unapologetically pervy ninja series will be announced. There are hints that it could be VR.

This Might Be Dragon Ball Super‘s Biggest Reveal 

Do you wonder who Goku Black is? Well, if this leak is correct, we could officially find out soon. Note: This article contains spoilers. Well, possible ones. The evil entity known as Goku Black debuted earlier this summer in Dragon Ball Super’s Future Trunks Saga Besides being a nefarious character, Goku Black can transform into…

View From Behind The Soundboard. Nashville, Tennessee. By Jran Sakarra. 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!

When You Find Out Naruto Is Over 

This year marks the last release of a Naruto Shippuden title. Developer CyberConnect2 has been making Naruto games since the PlayStation 2 era, but now that the Naruto manga is finished, they are ending their popular series of games. The first Naruto title CyberConnect2 made was Naruto: Ultimate Ninja, released back in 2003 for the…

Look Like a Fried Shrimp With This Japanese Sleeping Bag

Who doesn’t want to dress up as fried seafood in the privacy on their own home? Japanese online retailer Felissimo is offering this “Wearable Fried Shrimp Sleeping Bag.” Because, of course it is. It looks rather soft and comes with some snuggly socks that look like a shrimp tail. If you are wondering what you…

Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure is getting a live-action film. According toVariety, it will be a co-production between Warner Bros. and Toho with Takashi Miike (Audition, Ichi the Killer) signed on to direct. The Jojo move is slated for a summer 2017 release.

Krispy Kreme Has Official Pokémon Doughnuts In South Korea

This is a good idea. A very, very good idea. Starting this month in South Korea, Krispy Kreme is rolling out Pokémon doughnuts. You can get a Squirtle for 2,000 won (US$1.80), a Pikachu for 2,500 won ($2.27), or Pokéball for 1,800 won each. You can also order a “Pokémon Dozen” for 15,000 won ($16.30).…

When Capcom Does Persona 5, It’s Strange

Persona 5 characters and costumes look cool in, well, Persona 5. But how do they look in Capcom’s Dragon’s Dogma Online? Kinda strange! Famitsu and 4Gamer report that Capcom is collaborating with Atlus to bring four P5 outfits (the Phantom Suit, the Panther Rubber, the Trickster Suit, and Trickster Rubber) to its free-to-play title Dragon’s…

Oktoberfest. Stuttgart, Germany. By Joshua Champion. 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!

Poll: 25 Anime That Are Better Than The Manga 

Loads of anime are adaptations of manga. But which ones are the best? A recent Japanese poll tried to find that out. Goo Ranking (via Sankaku NSFW) polled 500 men and women (250 of each, all in either their 20s or 30s), and here are the top twenty five anime that are better than the…

The New Pokémon Anime Looks So Goofy

This November, a brand new Pokémon anime series debuts. So far, it seems silly. Dubbed Pokémon Sun and Moon (clever!), the anime follows Ash’s adventures in school. This is, it seems, the first time we’ve gotten a series based around the character’s school life. According to this Japanese magazine leak, the show is going to…

How 16 Years Changes A Manga [Update]

The Bleach manga has ended. Here, via 2ch, is the first volume compared with the final volume. It’s no surprise that manga evolve over time, but it is a fascinating bookend for Tite Kubo’s Bleach style. 9/28/16 Update: The final volume is a fan rendition of what Volume 74 could look like and not Kubo’s…

A Fighting Game Hoax Makes News In Japan

A temp staffer for Ota City, Japan held a press conference at city hall this week, announcing that he had recently won a fighting game tournament in Paris, France. The man now admits this was a lie. Several Japanese papers reported the story, with the man claiming he had won 3 million yen (US$29,776) for…

That’s How We Travel. Hue, Vietnam. By Kevin Leong. 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: Strange Town | Artist: The Jam | Album: Live Jam Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

New Danganronpa V3: Minna no Koroshiai Shingakki (New Danganronpa V3: A New Semester for Everyone’s Killing Life) has a release date, reports the latest issue of Famitsu The PS4 and PS Vita title will be out in Japan on January 12, 2017. No word yet on a Western release date.

Studio Ghibli’s New Movie Isn’t Doing Well In Japan

The Red Turtle is Studio Ghibli’s latest release. So far, it’s not exactly a hit in Japan. The movie, which was directedby Dutch animator Michael Dudok de Wit, opened on September 17 in the country. Yahoo! Japan reports that it didn’t crack the top ten at the box office. The movie’s official Japanese website is…