This is impressive stuff. Over on 2ch, Japan’s biggest online forum, member A8SwkEFs0 uploaded a series of cut-out art that use negative space to bring to life some of anime and manga’s most famous characters. Here’s the blade A8SwkEFs0 uses to slice and cut black sheets of paper. And the resulting works. Kotaku East is…
Earlier this spring, a sexy carrot appeared online. Photoshop battles ensued. But the dust hasn’t cleared, because even now, that carrot still lives on as Tracer’s legs. Japanese Twitter user Uuyan recently uploaded this Tracer Photoshop. It’s been retweeted well over 3,500 times. As far as I can tell, the first Tracer carrot leg Photoshop…
Shinya Arino of Game Center CX fame has begun trying to capture all 151 first generation Pokémon. So far, he’s about six hours in and has captured 15. This clip is Japanese only, but fans of both Arino and Pokémon can hopefully follow along.
Dreams are real once again! The Ghibli Museumin Tokyo’s Mitaka has a Catbus from the classic anime My Neighbor Totoro. Until now, only children (children, ha!) could get in the Catbus. But this July, there will be a Catbus that adults can also board. Thank goodness. Cinema Today reports that the Ghibli Museum will be…
After the Rain. Nikko, Japan. By MJ Smets. 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!
Don’t believe me? Then watch this video of the theme song (yes, theme song!) for the 2016 League of Legends Champions Korea Summer Tournament. It’s epic The video features some of the country’s biggest LoL teams, and, as tipster Sang points out, that’s indie Korean rock bank Guckkasten belting out the tune. There are chains,…
Yes, LEGO! Japanese YouTuber Talapz wasn’t content with merely recreating Himeji Castle’s main keep, so he decided to make a pop-up version of it. The whole thing weighs 12.5kg (27.8 pounds) and took fifteen months to finish. According to Talapz, no glue was used in constructing the project. This isn’t a first for him. As…
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…
In Japan, popular manga and anime series Fullmetal Alchemist is getting a feature film. It’s slated for a winter 2017 release. The fictional setting was inspired by Europe, but the movie’s cast will be Japanese. According to Natalie, the movie will be directed by Fumihiko Sori, who is best known for the 2002 film Ping…
Rainbow Bridge. Tokyo, Japan. By Ben Ralston. 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!
Do you have it? According to Final Fantasy XV director Hajime Tabata, “lots” of fans do. From the sound of it, some people at Square Enix have been infected, too. In a refreshingly frank talk with Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada on Japanese site 4Gamer, Tabata mentions what he calls “FF byou” (FF病) or “Final Fantasy…
Upcoming RPG Dragon Ball Fusions will be out in Japan on August 4, Famitsu reports. To mark that, Bandai Namco is also putting out a 3DS bundle, complete with Dragon Ball faceplates. No word yet on a Western release.
Actually, 70.3 percent of those who replied said they hadn’t. NicoNico reports that MyNavi polled 401 male and female university students (200 men and 201 women) in Japan and asked them if they had ever played a game in the Final Fantasy series. And how did they reply? Yes 119 students (29.7 percent) No 282…
Shinjuku. Tokyo, Japan. By Mike Bliss. 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!
Since Hideaki Anno is directing the new Japanese Godzilla movie and since Hideaki Anno created Evangelion, there have been a handful oftie-ups between the two. This latest one is not good. That is, unless you like kaiju in skimpy swimwear. Because that’s exactly what the markings on this Godzilla Feat. EVA-01 figure from Bandai looks…
The locations in Final Fantasy XV, which is finally coming out this fall, look terrific. Via Famitsu, here’s a clip showing off some of the game’s varied environments.
Minecraft is coming to China! Mojang just announced that it has partnered with mainland China’s NetEase to bring the PC and mobile versions to the country. No word yet as to exactly when this will happen.
Recommended for people who cannot appreciate paintings unless there are anime girls. Titled Eshi de Irodoru Sekai no Meiga (loosely, World Famous Masterpieces Painted by Artists) and published in Japan, this new book features famous paintings reinterpreted with anime girls. According to DreamNews, a variety of Japanese manga, anime, and video game artists participated, including…
Just a quick update: Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 is a PS4 exclusive in Japan, a Namco Bandai spokesperson tells Kotaku.
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…
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