Brian Ashcraft

Track: Last Christmas (Official 4K Video) | Artist: Wham! | Album: Last Christmas

Japanese clothing chain GU, which is owned by Uniqlo’s parent company, is doing a collaboration with PlayStation for branded shirts, sweats, and hoodies. More here 

Hayao Miyazaki’s New Film Is 15 Percent Finished

After three and a half years in production, Hayao Miyazaki’s upcoming feature film Kimi-tachi wa Dou Ikiru ka (How Do You Live?) is fifteen percent completed. That’s as of this past October, according to Studio Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki (via ANN) in a recent NHK documentary. Suzuki explained that for past productions, Miyazaki would direct…

A Great Distillery. Chichibu, Saitama, Japan. By Brian Ashcraft. 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: Saisei | Artist: Perfume | Album: Shijinsou no Satsujin OST

Bodybuilder Does A Mean Chun-Li Cosplay

Chun-Li is a powerful fighter. So while a costume can help bring her to life, so can big muscles. This is Yuan Herong. The bodybuilder has been nicknamed “Chun Li,” which has led to her uploading her own take on the Capcom brawler. According to Fitness Volt and Yahoo! News, Yuan works as a doctor…

AWOL anime maker Tear Studio has resurfaced. Its parent company Next Batter’s Circle has started moving forward with filing for bankruptcy. According to ANN, the studio is $393,000 in debt and owes $73,000 to approximately 50 animators.

City Lights. Tokyo, Japan. By Patrick Lehrmann | Flickr  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!

CEO Of Japanese Indie Publisher Steps Down After Harassment Allegations

The CEO of indie publisher Dangen Entertainment Ben Judd has stepped down in the wake of allegations against him that intensified last month. He has also been fired from his other job, at Digital Development Management (DDM), a video game agency that works with a number of major studios and publishers. It’s a messy, complicated…

Upcoming Anime Doesn’t Even Bother With Rising Sun T-Shirt

For the past few years, anytime a Rising Sun design has popped up in a movie, anime or video game, it’s caused controversy. The typical result is that the motif is then replaced. Upcoming anime A Certain Scientific Railgun T avoids that bruhaha completely. In the original manga, the character Gunha Sogiita wears a Rising…

Shintaro Kojima has left Capcom. Kojima produced Monster Hunter: Generations and has worked on a number of Monster Hunter games including the franchise’s debut PlayStation 2 title. 

The View From Roppongi. Tokyo, Japan. By Patrick Lehrmann | Flickr 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: Bright Eyes | Artist: Anoushka Shankar | Album: Bright Eyes (single)

The Xbox Series X Has Nicknames Like “Sex” And “Butt X”

That didn’t take long! The next-generation Xbox was announced last night, and people online already have nicknames for it. In the English-speaking world, it’s either being called “Xbox Sex” or simply “Sex,” a shortening of “Series X.” In Japan, it’s also being called “Xbox Sex” as well as another nickname, Shiri X (尻X) or “Butt…

Pokémon Sword and Shield Inspiring Short-Form Anime Adaptation

A short-form anime take on Pokémon Sword and Shield has been announced. Called Hakumei no Tsubasa (Twilight Wings), it is set in the Galar region of Sword and Shield The animation is being done by Studio Colorido, which is best known for feature films like Penguin Highway and Typhoon Noruda. According to 4Gamer, each episode…

Himeji Castle. Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. By Brian Ashcraft | Twitter 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: Chime | Artist: Lucie, Too | Album: Chime EP

Next spring, Sakura Taisen The Animation will begin airing in Japan from next April. You can watch the debut trailer right here.

People Keep Freaking Out Their Cats With Cat Face Filters

Face filters can be a good time. Except when you’re a cat, and everything you thought was true is a digital fur-covered lie. Below are clips of people testing out cat face filters on their feline friends. Some cats look totally freaked out! The same goes for dogs, it seems.  Other folks have been trying…

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Remastered Edition was supposed to be out this year, but has now been delayed to summer 2020. “We’ve made the decision to adjust the release date to allow the development team some extra time to make final adjustments to the game to make this the best experience possible,” writes Square Enix.