Today, the BBC put out a press release stating that it was making “a new BBC Two drama based on Grand Theft Auto.” Make that, a poorly worded press release. Because this isn’t the GTA drama you’re hoping for. That being said, it still sounds promising. In the original statement, details about the show are…
Dubbed “Tokyo One Piece Tower,” this is Japan’s first large-scale One Piece theme park. As Kotaku reported last year, this theme park (and it’s explicitly being called a “theme park” or テーマパーク in Japanese) marks the 15th anniversary of the One Piece anime. Pretty cool, huh? Websites Biglobe, Fashion Snap, and newspaper Asahi got to…
Finally! Somebody tried to figure out how many layers of Saran Wrap will stop an airsoft gun. Warning: This video features a man in boxers grabbing his nuts. A while back, comedy Tuber Megwin decided to see, starting with one hundred sheets of Saran and then going down from there. Hard man, huh? Previously, Megwin…
Silly research time! A study done by a Korean doctor lists criteria which supposedly show whether or not you are prone to game addiction. Reported by Kuki News (via tipster Sang) as well as on numerous other Korean sites, the study was spearheaded by Doctor Uh Ki Joon* at research center Korea Computer Life Lab.…
Earlier this year, a man was arrested in China with 94 iPhones strapped to his body. Impressive, no? Tell that to the man who was just arrested, allegedly with 146 iPhones strapped on him. Surely, that’s a new record. According to Tencent, the man was arrested at customs in Shenzhen, China, a port of entry…
Last week, Studio Ghibli’s Hiromasa Yonebayashi was talking about what kind of anime he would like to make next. This week, he’s revealed he already left the studio. Yonebayashi directed 2010’s Arrietty from a script Hayao Miyazaki co-wrote. At the time, he was the youngest person to helm a theatrically released Studio Ghibli film. Now…
One of the most iconic things about Sailor Moon is Usagi’s hairdo. Just look at it. Isn’t that just terrific? It really is. Japanese site Naver Matome recently did a roundup on the ways to do this hairstyle. Over the past few years, there have been several explainers on YouTube. Some of them are easy…
YouTuber Tobben Domino brings League of Legends to life in domino form. What do you say about that? You can see five champions take on five champions—kind of like in the game. That is, if League of Legends was made of tens of thousands of dominos. To contact the author of this post, write to…
Sony Japan announced today it’s ending the PlayStation Mobile service. After July 15, no new paid content will be added to the store, and after September 10, you won’t be able to re-download any purchases. No word yet on how this impacts the service outside Japan.
There are many things we could compare between Xenoblade Chronicles X and Final Fantasy XV. But today, we’re going to see which has the coolest-looking sliding. That’s right, sliding The hell am I talking about? This. Above, you can see a GIF of Prompto Argentum‘s sliding attack from Final Fantasy XV, which Kotaku recently checked…
Sorry, cooler? No. I meant, hotter Using a Dragon Ball Goku figure and a clear pyramid, Brazil’s ZW Design created this impressive hologram effect. If you are interested in how effects like these are made, YouTuber RimstarOrg has a helpful walkthrough. To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or find him on…
Yes, before there was the internet, there were cats. According to website Cool Hunting, an upcoming exhibition of cat woodblock prints is coming to New York’s Japan Society Gallery. During the Edo Period, cats were a popular subject matter for Japanese artists. Cats are cute, sure. In Japanese folklore, the animals can bring good luck.…
Yesterday, Apple revealed a whole slew of information about its Apple Watch line-up. No doubt many anime fans have been wondering the same thing: How does the Apple Watch compare to the Yokai Watch? Good question! Let’s find out. Yokai Watch is a video game anime that took over Japan last year. In Yokai Watch,…
Last month, a Turkish ministry began a probe to investigate whether or not Minecraft should be banned for being “too violent.” Today, the results of the investigation were announced: Minecraft should be banned. Turkish websites Hürriyet Daily News and LeaderGamer report that the country’s Family and Social Policies Ministry is now calling for Minecraft to…
Usually, when you sing karaoke in Japan, you either sing it in a bar, or at a room at a karaoke parlor, or maybe somebody’s house. But those ways involve other people. And what if you don’t like other people? There’s this. Dubbed “Choi Kara,” these telephone box-like, sound-muffling booths allow folks to belt out…
Recently, folks in China and Taiwan covered the main streets of their villages with tens of thousands of firecrackers. Then, they lit the fuse, engulfing the street in explosions and smoke. The local tradition, That’s Online explains, wraps up the annual procession of the area’s guardian deity. According to Kotaku reader Bruce Hsu, the firecracker…
This isn’t a live action adaptation of One Piece per se. Instead, it’s a live action collaboration with Monkey D. Luffy. Comic Natalie reports that actor Hiroshi Abe stars in the upcoming television special as a yakuza member who ends up in the hospital, where his characters mistakenly eats the gum-gum fruit that made Luffy…
And yes, it’s called the Candy Rocket. Japanese sweets maker UHA Mikakuto brought together experts from various labs and universities to make a rocket that uses candy as its fuel. Powered by twenty Puccho soft candies, the rocket successfully launched last week and reached an altitude of 248 meters (813 feet). This isn’t just the…
There is no better burger chain in Japan than Mos Burger. And there is no bigger burger at Mos than this. On March 13, Mos is opening a “Mos Burger Tokyo Tower” restaurant. According to website Entabe, the limited time only establishment will offer the “Tokyo Tower Burger” and the “Tokyo Tower Cheese Burger.” Both…
Animator Henry Thurlowhails from New York. Now, he’s in Tokyo, working as an animator for Studio Pierrot. Sounds like something you might want to do, no? Before you make the plunge for yourself, read this. After sending off his resume and getting rejection after rejection for several years, he finally got hired by a smaller…
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