Steins;Gate is an amazingly well-written time travel adventure. It is also one of the best visual novels ever made. New adventure Steins;Gate 0 lives up to the original in nearly every possible way. Originally published 3/10/16. Steins;Gate 0 is now out in North America for the PlayStation 4 and Vita, and it’s every bit as…
For over four years, I have spent every free moment either writing or thinking about video games and anime for the crazy world that is Kotaku. And frankly, moving on is the hardest thing I’ve ever done. I came to Japan back in 2005 with only the roughest grasp of the language. Soon Kotaku became…
This is the heart warming tale of Rose, her golem friend, and Rose’s many horrible, brutal, gore-filled deaths. The game starts with no preamble. A young girl with a giant flower attached to her body, Rose, wakes up in the ruins of a castle. Through your first few minutes of gameplay, she quickly discovers two…
Do you remember all those taboo rumors you heard in school about the opposite sex that nobody ever really knew if they were true or not—not even members of the opposite sex? Please Tell Me! Galko-chan is an anime about three girls, their unlikely friendship, and their comical attempts to get to the truth of…
Like with the original Dragon Quest Heroes last year, the sequel Dragon Quest Heroes II, is taking many of the franchise’s most popular characters and is giving them an HD makeover Checkout the gallery below to see how the character designs have evolved. New to Dragon Quest Heroes II Torneko (Dragon Quest IV, Dragon Quest…
As we ride through the back end of this anime season, now’s the perfect time to jam out to some of the best opening and ending theme songs it has to offer. Anime: Flying Witch Song: “Shanranran” Artist: miwa feat. 96Neko Why I Love It: This song reflects perfectly the happy, lighthearted nature of the…
Project Diva X has a few things you wouldn’t expect in a Hatsune Miku game—like a bit plot and a nice helping of strategy. There’s not actually a lot to the plot. It’s mostly just a collection of short, unvoiced conversations between Miku and her friends that are often about one aspect or another of…
Months ago, when the first trailer for Terra Formars painted the live action film as a comedy, I expected it to be terrible. Unsurprisingly, it is—though not in the ways I expected back then. …Okay, not JUST in the ways I expected back then. The Terra Formars franchise in general follows groups of humans sent…
Dragon Quest and Dynasty Warriors Collide Once Again in Dragon Quest Heroes II. So join me as I kill every slime in existence. Update: The stream is now over, but you can watch the full three-and-a-half hours of it here Dragon Quest Heroes II was released in Japan for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and…
Ever dreamed of finding yourself as the destined hero of a JRPG-style world? KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World has fun showing you why that might not be as fantastic as you’d think—and to great comedic effect. At first, KonoSuba seems like every other anime in the popular subgenre of “Otaku protagonist transported to…
Pyscho-Pass is a popularly and critically acclaimed cyberpunk anime with two seasons and a film under its belt. The midquel visual novel Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness certainly lives up to all that has come before. Psycho-Pass is set in a dystopian cyberpunk future where a single scan can determine a person’s mental state. This information is…
It’s the mid-point of the Spring anime season and the perfect time to take a look at which of the season’s 58 new anime you absolutely should not miss. After spending more hours than I’d care to admit watching your recommendations for the season’s best anime, in addition to some additional ones that just happened…
In an age saturated with zombie movies and TV shows, I Am a Hero does something I thought impossible: It makes zombies terrifying again. Based on the excellent manga of the same name, I Am a Hero is the story of Hideo, a 35-year old assistant manga artist. His pay is low, his girlfriend has…
The world’s top virtual songstress is back in Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X—a game with 30 songs (including all new medleys). Take a listen! The First Melody Love Song Satisfaction The Name of Sin Sea Lily Deep Sea Tale LOL -lots of laugh- Even as a Female Ninja, I Want to Love Patchwork Staccato Love…
Rakugo, the art of traditional Japanese storytelling, has existed for over 1000 years. Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju uses the modern day world of Rakugo to tell a story of love, loss, and tragedy through the life of Japan’s last great storyteller. At first, however, Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju seems nothing like this. The start of…
I mean, he does kill an awful lot of innocent people. Growing up, I never played Kirby games. Of course, I knew who the little pink blob was thanks to commercials and, later, Super Smash Bros. on the N64. Despite my lack of firsthand knowledge, I always assumed he was a hero. However, the more…
Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness is my first Star Ocean game. And if this one is par for the course, I’m not too interested in playing another. I love fantasy JRPGs. I love sci-fi stories. So I assumed Star Ocean, as a mixture of both, would be a great fit for me. And, truthfully, if…
Come join me as everyone’s favorite pink puff ball tries to protect Dreamland from robotic invaders. Update: The stream is over but you can see the whole three-hour replay here Kirby: Planet Robobot was released for the Nintendo 3DS in Japan on April 28, 2016. It will be released in the US and Europe on…
Meanwhile in Japan, Nintendo continues its invasion of the mobile phone market with Pokémon Co-Master. Pokémon Co-Master is basically a digital version of 2006’s Pokémon Trading Figure Game To start, you and your opponent each pick six Pokémon figures. You then alternate placing these figures on the board at their respective corners or moving figures…
Did your favorite Digimon make the cut? Let’s find out. Digimon World: Next 0rder was released in Japan for the PlayStation Vita on March 17, 2016. There is currently no word on a Western release. Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and…
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