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Visiting Itsukushima Shrine. Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. By Philipp Muigg. 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: Yuko and Hiro | Artist: Blur | Album: The Great Escape Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Your Summer 2016 Anime Guide

It’s hot outside. Let’s stay in and watch some anime. That’s right, it’s time for the Summer 2016 season. Here’s a round up of the latest shows and where you can watch them. Are there any you’re especially keen on? Hit us up in the comments below. Active Raid: Special Public Security Fifth Division Third…

Japanese Fans Are Impatient About Pokémon Go

The country that created Pokémon still hasn’t seen an official Pokémon Go release. Imagine being the dude who has to tell folks in Japan that they need to wait a bit more before that happens. Kento Suga is said dude. Yes, Pokémon Go was playable in Japan for a spell yesterday for those who downloaded…

Fushimi Inari. Kyoto, Japan. By Mike Taibleson. 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 Japanese Pokémon Go website has changed its release date from “July 2016″ to simply 2016, Kotaku reader Joey points out.

Sailor Moon Cosplay Works Well With Figure Skating

This isEvgenia Medvedeva. She’s a 16-year-old champion Russian figure skater. And she totally loves Sailor Moon. She not only watches the anime, but recently did a special Sailor Moon themed skate program: Which made news in Japan: Medvedeva is also studying Japanese and can apparently sing the Sailor Moon theme in its original language. HerInstagram…

One Piece Creator Appears on Japanese TV, Doesn’t Show His Face

Can you blame him? I’m sure if you created the best-selling manga in Japanese history, you might enjoy keeping your privacy. In the past, Oda has been photographed for Japanese magazines, and googling him, turns up a fistful of photos. Most of them, however, are not recent. Japanese TV program Densetsu no Shunkan wanted to…

The Gantz CG Anime Continues To Look Great

Nice work. This keeps looking very, very promising. Previously, we got a short glimpse of the upcoming Gantz:O. Now, we get a longer one, and damn, it’s difficult not to get excited. The movie is based on the Osaka chapters, and it will hit Japanese theaters on October 14. No word yet on an international…

Yakushima. Kagoshima, Japan. By Kenneth Choy. 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!

Hollywood’s upcoming Tomb Raider movie, which stars Alicia Vikander, now has a release date. According to Variety, it’s slated for March 16, 2018.

This Anime Seems Too Lewd For One Japanese TV Channel 

Hybrid x Heart Magias Academy Ataraxia follows the adventure of a Kizuna, a schoolboy who recharges battle hardened anime girls with sexy time. The show opens with just that. While there isn’t explicit nudity (do butt cheeks in skimpy underwear count?), not much is left to the imagination. The rest of the episode is packed…

Behold, The Official Catbus For Adults

Goodness. Here is a look at the official Catbus for really big kids. You know, grown-ups. Above, via Twitter user Icecream 37, we get a look at the outside (and inside) of the newly unveiled bus. Previously, Kotaku reported that a Studio Ghibli exhibit was getting a special Catbus for adults. Until now, only children…

Reports out of Japan state that manga Gintama is going into its final arc. The manga launched back in 2003 and has spawned anime, video games, and an upcoming live-action adaptation.

Utada Hikaru Is Releasing A New Album This September

Utada Hikaru is releasing her first full album in eight years. Announced tracks include “Manatsu No Tooriame,” which is now the theme song of a Japanese news show; “Hanataba Wo Kimini,” which was the theme for a TV drama; and “Sakura Nagashi,” which was the theme for Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo. According Yahoo!…

Sunset. Osaka, Japan. By Derek Tam 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: Next Year | Artist: Foot Fighters | Album: There Is Nothing Left to Lose Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Japanese Products That Sound Awful in English

Japan has come up with some truly fantastic English product names. “PlayStation,” for example, is terrific. Then, there are some product names that are bad. Wonderfully so. This article was originally published on May 4, 2015. This isn’t really Japan’s fault. The country’s language, like English, borrows a bunch of foreign words and has done…

One Piece Isn’t Becoming A Monthly Manga, Says Publisher

One Piece is slated to miss the next issue of Weekly Jump magazine. It’s only a one-week break, and One Piece will be back on July 18. This has caused all sorts of speculation. Namely a rumor that One Piece will go from a weekly publication to a monthly one. A spokesperson for One Piece’s…

This August, a Kirby Cafe is opening in Japan with Kirby themed food and original goodies for sale. Stay tuned.