Track: Here’s Where The Story Ends | Artist: The Sundays | Album: Reading, Writing and Arithmetic
In what seems like a story from a different time, the Nintendo Switch is drawing long lines of people in South Korea. As South Korean website The Qoo explains, people are at home and have lots of time to play video games. With Animal Crossing: New Horizons out, more Korean players are interested in getting…
When David Beckham appeared on China’s CCTV in a travel documentary, he explored parts of the country’s beauty. The TV channel, however, explored how to blur out the former soccer star’s tattoos. This reminds me of the time that Sailor Moon was completely blurred out in Thailand. Here’s Twitter user Tony Lin for context and…
Gundam designs are iconic and wonderful, especially the mecha heads. No wonder Twitter user Tomowo has been bringing them to life in cardboard. Tomowo also has brought the Eva Unit-01 from Evangelion to life. Just look at all the parts that go into each head: The finish results are excellent: Check out Tomowo’s full collection…
Track: Sunday Morning | Artist: The Velvet Underground & Nico | Album: The Velvet Underground & Nico
Last month, Kotaku posted what could have been this year’s last cosplay gallery. For an in-person show, that’s probably true! This spring’s Comiket, always a big cosplay draw, was canceled. However, the show was reborn in an online iteration, with cosplayers doing their thing even while in quarantine. Comiket (Comic Market) is the largest fan…
If you’ve ever visited the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, Tokyo, you probably know about its strict photography rules inside. Now that the museum is temporarily shuttered due to coronavirus concerns, it is allowing cameras to film inside for a short tour. Let’s have a look!
Artist Tokyo Genso imagines what Tokyo, the world’s biggest city, would look like in ruins. The results are beautiful and haunting. Via Spoon & Tamago, here is a look at his art. Here is a look at how Tokyo Genso puts together his art. For more, check out Tokyo Genso’s Twitter. You can buy his…
Track: Protecting The Hive | Artist: Belle and Sebastian | Album: N/A
CERO, Japan’s Computer Entertainment Rating Organization, will resume work from May 7. From April 7, CERO was temporarily shuttered due to coronavirus, but starting this month, there will be reduced working hours. Plus, preparation has begun for the introduction of telecommuting
For a character who has been slapped on everything from vending machines to vibrators, it was only a matter of time before someone made a Hello Kitty gas station. I’m not sure whether this gas station in the Philippines is official, but it is very pink and covered in Kitty-chan. Photos started surfacing online late…
Dominique “SonicFox” McLean has made a name for themselves as a fighting game great. Back in 2018, Kotaku first profiled the esports competitor, who has become famous for their excellent play and their now iconic fursuit. SonicFox is adding not one but two new suits to their line-up of fur-covered wear. As Inven Global reports,…
Track: Don’t Stop… (Demo) | Artist: Oasis | Album: N/A
The Wonderful 101: Remastered’s physical release for North America and Europe has been delayed due to coronavirus covid-19. The digital release is still on track for May 19 and May 22 respectively, but the physical version won’t be out until June 30 and July 3. In case you missed it, check out our previous coverage…
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is a smash-hit manga. It has been adapted in an anime and an upcoming animated feature film. Late last month, an online game launched in South Korea with art that evoked Demon Slayer. But five days later service for the game ended. The demon-battling game launched on April 24. It…
A state of emergency has been declared in Japan, but new Pokémon threads have gone on sale at GU clothing stores in Japan, with folks lining up for them. At stores in Japan, such as supermarkets, there are now markers so people can ensure they are far enough apart from each other while they line…
Track: Nothing Compares 2 U (Live) | Artist: Prince | Album: Ultimate Rave DVD
In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Wilbur is a blue-feathered dodo. Ditto for his brother Orville. But folks have been drawing the Dodo Airlines brothers as hunky dudes, with Wilbur being especially cool. Let’s have a look at some of the best fan art of Wilbur (aka Rodley in Japan) and Orville (Morley in Japan). They’re…
This is not a new Mother (aka Earthbound) game announcement—well, not yet at least. However, it is an announcement that the scripts from all the Mother games will be released later this year in Japan. There will also be other Mother-related announcements before then. Hopefully, that means some Switch ports!
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