Maybe not you per se, but there are some folks who are very tough or super cool online. In real life, though, they might be different. In Japan for a while now, there’s been an “Online You – Real World You” meme to point out this discrepancy. It’s pretty easy to follow! The first pic…
Of course Capcom is making Resident Evil 7! In a recent Dengeki interview, when producer Masachika Kawata was asked about RE7, he replied, “At this time, I can’t currently talk about it… Please look forward to it.”
This is kind of strange! Back in 2013, Japanese pop star Minami Minegishi suddenly appeared in a YouTube video with her head shaved, sobbing and apologizing. Minegishi is a member of AKB48, one of Japan’s most popular girl groups, and this video was uploaded to AKB48’s official YouTube channel. It racked up millions of views…
Anime isn’t cute enough. It’s not great enough. Presidential candidate Donald Trump wants to change that. Remember. If you vote for Trump, you are voting for anime. That’s a fact. Website Kawaii Trump has been closely following Trump’s pivot to anime. We thank it for that. [Photo: Kawaii Trump] Surely, you can see how qualified…
Observatory. New York, New York. By JS Guillemette 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: Dolphins Were Monkeys | Album: Golden Greats | Artist: Ian Brown Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.
I’m trying to think of the last time I saw a fight scene this well done in a medicine ad. Hrm. Nope. I got nothing. Here, we have Japanese figure Mao Asada fighting against, well, Mao Asada after her sister falls ill. As tipster Ryan points out, the TV spot has shades of Final Fantasy.…
Metal Gear Online is launching today. We previously checked out the game at this year’s Tokyo Game Show. It’s a lot of fun as is Metal Gear Solid: The Phantom Pain. You know what isn’t fun? Charging people for what’s essentially a cheat mode. 10/6/15 – 8:35am Update: The title and text were changed to…
But is it really a selfie if you cannot hold the vending machine in your hand? Maybe you can! IT Media reports that Kirin Beverage is rolling out a “selfie” (自撮り or jidori) vending machine in Japan. A collaboration with the popular social network Line, the vending machine has a large LCD display and is…
Making anime is hard! The pressure is high. The pay is low. All this combined, no doubt, leads to anime mistakes. Many of these misses are kinda understandable considering the gruelling environment in which animators work! Via 2ch (here and here) as well as Twitter, here’s an assortment of composition and drawing mistakes in anime.…
Shinsekai. Osaka, Japan. By Patrick Young. 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!
Japanese streamer Daasuke took a break from playing Minecraft to show off his new oil-match lighter. That’s when things got bad. Real bad. Daasuke admitted that he wasn’t sure how to use the lighter. He filled it up with lighter fluid and ended up accidentally setting his room on fire. In the YouTube video below,…
Not sure these are fighting words, but this is a clever ad campaign. In Tokyo’s Shinjuku, an enormous billboard went up for Utawarerumono: Itsuwari no Kamen, a tactical role-playing visual novel for the PS Vita, PS3, and PS4. There were several ads plastered about, but the above one (via 2ch), which reads “Geemu wo Sumaho…
In Ghost in the Shell, there are A.I. combat walkers called Tachikoma. Inspired by spiders, they don’t exactly lend themselves to cosplay. Unless you get creative. As Culture Lab points out, a couple of Ghost in the Shell fans Japan recently showed off these outfits. [Photo: timicyo] In motion: As you can see, they sat…
Sounds Konami could be making Metal Gear Solid…pachinko. KPE, Konami’s pachinko company, has filed a “Big Boss” trademark. It covers video games, board games, smartphone games, medal games, slot machines, pachinko machines, etc. The pictured image was included with the filing.
It’s not everyday that you get a peek into where one of Japan’s biggest manga is created, let alone its creator’s truly spectacular restroom. Trust me on this one. On Japanese sites like Itaishinja and web forums like Oro Jackson, images of Eiichiro Oda’s studio have been circulating. The stills are from a recent issue…
A-Mei’s Teahouse. Jiufen, Taiwan. By Ruby. 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!
This is Laura. Apparently! We had never seen her until Japanese game site Famitsu, it seems, accidentally leaked the character today. On Famitsu.com, it looks like the Laura screens were mixed in with the announcement images of Zangief, whose return was officially announced today. The Laura screens (for example, here, here, and here, apparently) have…
As far as adult diaper tests go, they don’t get much more handsome than this. This week, evening program Goji ni muchu! (this show) had a gentleman show just how effective adult diapers are—how you can wear them comfortably even after going to the bathroom in them. Look. Whether it’s age or disabilities or whatever,…
Imagine a house that is covered entirely in Pokémon goodies. Wait. Don’t imagine it, watch it on television! This Sunday a new Pocket Monster themed program called Pokémon no Uchi Atsumaru? (or Meet Up at the Pokémon House?) debuts in Japan. As with previous Sunday morning Pokémon shows, this one will introduce new Pokémon news,…
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