Brian Ashcraft

The World’s First Snoopy Museum Is Opening in Tokyo

This is it. The first museum in the world dedicated to the cartoon beagle. And it’s opening this weekend. Located in Tokyo’s Roppongi, the museum features original and unpublished works from Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz, rare memorabilia, as well as new, rotating exhibits. The only other Peanuts museum is the Charles M. Schulz Museum…

The Return of One Crazy Hamburger in Japan

Fastfood chain Lotteria has lost its mind. Yet again. Back in 2013, Kotaku reported on the “With Everything Burger” (“zenbu nose baagaa” or 全部のせバーガー), which came with lettuce, cabbage, egg, a slice of cheese, a cheeseburger, a rib patty, a fried shrimp patty, a beef patty, pickles and various sauces, like ketchup, mayo, and teriyaki…

Tokyo Sunset from Odaiba. Tokyo, Japan. By Batist Tardiou. 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!

Ghost in the Shell Publisher ‘Never Imagined’ a Japanese Actress in the Lead Role

While Scarlett Johansson’s casting as Japanese cyborg Motoko Kusanagi has been controversialin the West, the original Tokyo-based publisher of the Ghost in the Shell manga seems totally cool with it. Kodansha, one of Japan’s largest publishers, first put out the manga in 1989, and as AnimeNewsNetwork reports, began reprinting the manga after Production I.G successfully…

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Old Japan Meets Disney 

John Ramirez loves Japan. He’s also a Disney storyboard artist. This is where things get interesting. “I try to mix my love of animated characters and old Japanese photos for a laugh,” Ramirez tells Kotaku. Many of the images are from the late 19th century and the early 20th century. Disney and Disney-influenced characters appear…

These Are Not Photos, But Incredible Pencil Drawings

Japanese artist Shinichi Furuya can wield all sorts of magic with pencil and paper. Furuya is a middle-aged salaryman, but in his free time, as pointed out on Ota News, he draws portraits of famous Japanese female celebrities like Satomi Ishihara, Rino Sashihara, and Suzu Hirose. It’s not surprising that his work has been featured…

Mother 3 Is Ten Years Old Today and Still Japan-Only 

Today, on April 20, 2006, Mother 3 was released on the Game Boy Advance in Japan. Ten years! Can you believe it? That’s good reason to celebrate. Oh, it still doesn’t have an official English release. Can you believe that? Fans in Japan and around the world have been uploading art and photos to the…

Bukchon Hanok Village. Seoul, South Korea. By Lexi S 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 Sailor Moon Reboot We’ll Never Get

Doom? No, no, no. Moon This comes via PegasusPowers from DeviantArt and apparently “took for fucking ever.” PegasusPowers didn’t draw the background, but it has been heavily—and awesomely—edited. [h/t Daniel Feit via Gwyn]

Japan’s Coolest-Looking Capsule Hotels

If you are visiting Japan, stay in a capsule hotel. At least for a night. It’s part of the experience. And here are some of the coolest-looking capsule hotels the country has to offer. Previously, Kotaku published a guide to capsule hotels. Now, via Matome Naver, here’s a list of some chic capsules. Recently opened…

The last time we saw Let It Die, the upcoming PS4 title from No More Heroes creator Goichi Suda, was back in 2014. Here’s the latest look, which has more protective headgear than the previous trailer.

Here’s a teeny tiny bit more on that full-CG Gantz anime feature: According to Natalie, it’s titled Gantz:0, it’s based on the Osaka chapters, and it will hit Japanese theaters on October 14.

Nintendo is streaming a Star Fox anime short on April 20. Titled Star Fox Zero: The Battle Begins, it’s a collaboration between Production I.G of the Ghost in the Shell anime fame, WIT Studios of the Attack on Titan anime fame and Shigeru Miyamoto of Shigeru Miyamoto fame. Trailer below:

Ueno Park Earlier This Spring. Tokyo, Japan. By Aaronsxedge Tokyo 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 Internet Reacts to Scarlett Johansson in Ghost in the Shell 

Last week, the world got its first look at Scarlett Johansson as Major Kusanagi in Hollywood’s upcoming Ghost in the Shell movie. The decision has been controversialin the West, and here is what some, certainly not all, of the folks online in Japan are saying. The decision to cast Johansson as Motoko Kusanagi, an augmented-cybernetic…

The First Pokémon Games Took So Long To Make Because of EarthBound

The first Pokémon Game Boy games Pocket Monsters Red and Green were released in 1996. But as Shigeru Miyamoto points out, they were held up. The reason? EarthBound. In a newly released video to celebrate Pokémon’s 20th anniversary, Shigeru Miyamoto talked about the franchise’s early years, working for six years testing what would become Red…

Moving Arcade Cabinets Is Tricky in Japan

Ever wonder how they get cabinets in and out from Japanese arcades’ upper floors? At Club Sega, with cranes! Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond. Tune in every morning from 4am to 8am.

Voice actor Tarako is taking over the role of antagonist Monokuma in the Danganronpa series, Famitsu reports. Last year, it was announced that previous voice actor, 82 year-old Nobuyo Oyama, was suffering from dementia and unable to do voice acting work.

Every Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Ever Sold, All In One Place

To be exact, that’s 7,649 cards in total. To promote the new Yu-Gi-Oh! animated movie Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions, here’s a full set of all the cards that have gone on sale since 1999. Incredible to see them all displayed like this in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Station. Think how long it would it take…