Thirteen-year-old Seira Watanabe is a huge Godzilla fan. She has an impressive collection of figures and does an excellent impression of the kaiju’s roar. Recently, she wrote to Osaka television show Tantei! Knight Scoop, asking to go on a date with Godzilla. Tantei! Knight Scoop takes requests from viewers (often very silly ones), turning those…
Wonder what virtual idol Hatsune Miku is up to? Doing her part to contain covid-19, that’s what. The character has been appointed as a “Covid-19 Prevention Supporter.” Not sure what the hell that means? The Japanese government has enlisted an array of celebrities, athletes, business people, and one robot to make videos about preventing covid-19.…
Back in 2016, when Pokémon Go first launched in Japan, the popular augmented reality game began a collaboration with McDonald’s. As of tomorrow, that will end. When the tie-up first started, around 2,500 McDonald’s restaurants doubled as PokéStops, while another 400 or so were Pokémon Gyms. According to Nikkei, the result was store sales increasing…
In September 2019, Nintendo revealed that remakes of the first two Famicom Tantei Club games were heading to the Japanese Switch sometime this year. Today, the Kyoto-based game company announced the games would be delayed until 2021. The first in the adventure game series, Famicom Tantei Club: Kieta Koukeisha, was released on the Famicom Disk…
Say hello to the E2-Mask Z. This face-covering headset uses AI to read expressions of happiness, sadness, anger, and more and then render those emotions via an anime avatar. Developed by the Hirata Takegawa Lab, it certainly should be possible to change the avatar from an anime girl. The idea is that this digital face…
This weekend, a Japanese porn maker Soft on Demand opened what it calls “an adult theme park” in Tokyo. Perhaps 2020 isn’t exactly the best time, no? Note: The article contains content some readers might find objectionable. Called SOD Land, it’s located in a five-floor structure that’s filled with bars staffed by adult video performers.…
According to The Mainichi Daily News (via Tokyo Reporter), former Splatoon pro Kai “YIG” Asano (pictured) has been arrested for the alleged rape of a middle school girl. A warning to readers: This story contains frank descriptions of sexual misconduct that some may find disturbing. The 20-year-old Asano has been arrested for suspected coerced sexual…
A life-sized Godzilla attraction will open this weekend at the Nijigen no Mori amusement park on Japan’s Awaji Island. Last month we checked in to see how it was coming along — pretty good, I thought! What makes the 390-foot-long attraction so unique isn’t that it’s just a one-to-one scale Godzilla head, but visitors can zipline…
Remember Nasne? The Japan-only DVR was released back in 2012 primarily for the PlayStation 3 and the Vita. Later, it got an update for the PS4 but was finally phased out last year. Now, Famitsu reports that Nasne is coming back and will once again go on sale in Japan in 2021. However, this time…
While Super Nintendo World won’t open until next spring, Universal Studios Japan has a taste of Nintendo starting this month. What USJ is calling “the world’s first Mario Café & Store” will set up shop in the park’s Hollywood street starting October 16, serving up yummy treats and selling cute merch. USJ wants to offer…
Originally, Universal Studios Japan’s Super Nintendo World was scheduled to open this July. But due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, the Mario-themed area was delayed. As previously reported, in the park’s attempts to maximize social distancing and avoid congestion, it was decided opening the new area would make that too difficult. Today, according to Kai-You,…
In the West, the X button has long been the PlayStation’s button to confirm selections, actions, and more. But, ever since the original PlayStation went on sale in Japan in 1994, there the circle button has been the action button. That is going to change. Famitsu and AV Watch are reporting that in Japan the…
What have you done during the past four years? Twitter user Mannen Factory spent it making an incredible Gundam diorama. The award-winning model maker recently uploaded images of the completed diorama, which he’s titled, “Decisive Battle – Space Fortress Solomon.” The project took almost half a decade, with Mannen Factory writing on Twitter, “To be…
While Tokyo’s Shibuya has been a hot spot for Halloween (even descending into chaos!), this year, because of covid-19, organizers will be asking revelers to visit a virtual version of the event.
This year has been rough, but the novel coronavirus isn’t going away any time soon. In Japan, for example, next February’s in-person Japan Amusement Expo has been canceled. Japan Amusement Expo (JAEPO) is the industry event to show off the latest arcade hardware—as Siliconera points out, it’s the arcade equivalent of the Tokyo Game Show.…
Famed anime studio Bones did a special Pokémon music video for the Japanese rock group Bump of Chicken. And the result is wonderful. The video jumps through a bunch of different anime styles, from contemporary to 1980s animation. It’s a pleasure to watch and makes me wish this was the blueprint for either a feature…
In what’s not only good advice for the Switch but electronics in general, Nintendo Support has reminded customers in Japan to recharge their game consoles. Via tweet, Nintendo Support wrote that if left uncharged for a long period of time, the game console’s internal battery won’t be able to charge and thus will become unable…
This Dante statue isn’t one-to-one scale, but rather, half scale. It’s also incredibly realistic and most likely rather expensive. Capcom introduced the statue today in its virtual Tokyo Game Show stream. Made by Prime 1 Studio, this is part of the HD Museum Master Line. Let’s get in closer. Check out his locks and his…
Today in Japan, Koei Tecmo just announced a self-titled Dynasty Warriors mobile game for iOS and Android. A closed beta gets underway next month in Japan. No word yet on an international release.
As the virtual Tokyo Game Show grinds on, leave it to Capcom to spice things up with Ryu’s butt cheeks. As spotted by Twitter user GaijinHunter, Capcom has greenlit a collab t-shirt that is all business in the front with the word “Shoryuken” emblazoned on the front… …and a party in the back with Ryu’s…
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