Makio Inoue is most famous for voicing Lupin III’s Goemon Ishikawa XIII. Today, it was announced that the long-time…
Doraemon, a blue robotic cat from the future, now has his own store in Tokyo’s Odaiba—the first of its kind for the…
When the one-off performance of Star Wars kabuki was announced, it made sense. Star Wars is deeply influenced by…
Have you ever wondered why some people are better at first-person shooters than others? One important difference…
This year’s Tokyo Comic-Con wrapped up over the weekend. There were big stars, merch, comics, and yes, cosplay.…
Nintendo Tokyo opened on Friday. Lots of people came to the first day, and you’d think that by today, the crowds…
Have you played every big-time game franchise? Are there any well-known game series you haven’t checked out? In…
This week, a new Pokémon Center is opening in Tokyo. Yesterday, Kotaku showed a short preview of the shop. Today,…
You are looking at the cartridge art for Street Fighter II Turbo’s Japanese release. It’s not only different from the…
This week, Nintendo Tokyo will open its doors to the general public. Today was a press preview, allowing for a peek…
In 2005’s Kingdom Hearts II, Ayumi Ito first voiced Tifa Lockhart and since then has continued to be the character’s…
To promote Death Stranding, Hideo Kojima has been going on a world tour. It was announced early last month with…
Since Nintendo isn’t including King of Fighters character Mai Shiranui in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, fans have…
High school students in Japan decided to bring the RX-O Unicorn Gundam to life.
Online in Japan, fans are wondering why the mascot character and the official representative for the country’s…
Anime eyes might look OK in, well, anime, but on real-life humans, they look freaky as hell.
Each year, folks in the town of Chikuzen, Japan, create sculptures out of rice straw to mark the fall harvest.…
Super Nintendo World won’t open at Universal Studios Japan until next spring. But recent snapshots show how…
Twitter user Namio’s hobby isn’t just crocheting, but crocheting woolen Gundam helmets.
Shoko Nakagawa’s connection to Pokémon runs deep. She’s hosted several of the variety shows, including Pokénchi,…