The last time manga Hunter x Hunter appeared in Weekly Jump was 2014. It’s now 2016, and the manga (and its creator Yoshihiro Togashi) will finally return. Hooray! According to ShonenJump.com, a teaser site reads 連載再開 (rensai saikai or, literally, “serialization resuming”) and 遂に動き出す！(tsuini ugoki dasu or, basically, “Finally, it’s getting going!” or “Finally, movement…
Selfies at Fushimi Inari Shrine. Kyoto, Japan. By Karl Raso. 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!
The Garden of Words is one of the most beautiful anime films in recent memory. Let’s see how it compares to Tokyo, the city where it takes place. The movie, which came out in 2013, is set during Japan’s rainy season, when everything is lush, green and wet. You might’ve seen some of these comparisons…
Textbooks can be dull and dry. Know one way to spice them up? Goofy illustrations. Twitter user Chanta recently finished driver’s ed. and decided to fill the textbook will humorous scrawls. You might remember Chanta’s previous doodles, which spiced up English lesson books. As you can see here, part of the original photo or illustration…
Tokyo Tower. Tokyo, Japan. By Mike Faraday 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!
Whenever there is a new Pokémon game, you can count on two things: Excitement and phoney magazine scans of the new Trainers and the three Starters. Pokémon Sun and Moon will be no exception. There are numerous examples of this in the past (hereand here, for example), but as Japanese site Hachima Kikou points out,…
Late last year, Jim from Scotland promised GameCenter CX host Shinya Arino a bottle of whisky if he cleared the Super Mario Maker level he made. The course was submitted as part of a challenge that pitted Arino against a slew of courses. In the most recent GameCenter CX, Arino showed the bottle of Johnnie…
Figure collectors, hold onto your wallets! This is the Marvel Collection Store. According to Hot Toys (via tipster Sang), it’s the first of its kind in the world. Located at Enter6 Park Avenue, a shopping center in Seoul, the shop is packed with Hot Toys figures, Cosbaby collectibles, and Artist Mix Bobble-Heads. Outside and in,…
Nintendo announced that Miitomo, its upcoming smartphone app, will be released in Japan on March 17 (the exact time is TBA). The last day to pre-register is March 16. For those in Japan, there’s still time!
Chureito Pagoda. Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. By Jeroen Danckers. 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!
Unveiled today, Pokémon Co-Master is a board game-style Pokémon title for iOS and Android. According toThe Pokémon Company, the game is Pokémon meets jinkouchinou (人工知能), which is the Japanese word for artificial intelligence. The combination, The Pokémon Company says, makes for a new Pocket Monster experience. The game, which is free-to-play with online, is a…
The last we heard the Zelda Wii U was delayed, which is something Nintendo always does. Wondering how things are going? In the most recent issue of Famitsu, series producer Eiji Aonuma was asked just that. “Busy,” he replied. Continuing, he said, “When we did Skyward Sword for the Wii, at the end stages of…
This morning on one of Japan’s most popular morning shows, co-host Rei Kikukawa experienced VR. It went something like this. Jump scares aren’t exactly the nicest way to introduce people to VR! Later, the show said that Kikukawa, thankfully, did not destroy the headset. Top GIF via 2ch To contact the author of this post,…
Rain. Tokyo, Japan. By Kyle Ellis 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: C.S.L. | Artist: Nerd Magnet | Album: C.S.L. Single Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.
Twitter user Chef decided to see how a cockpit style PC monitor enclosure would look. And? It looks awesome Top image via シェフ To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or find him on Twitter@Brian_Ashcraft Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan,…
Further proof that Let’s Play stars can go mainstream, even in Japan. Game Impress Watch reports that Watanabe Entertainment, one of Japan’s biggest talent agencies, is teaming up with Dwango, the company that owns NicoNico, to set up a new talent that specializes in Let’s Play streamers called “Watanabe Amaduction.” “Amaduction” is a combination of…
Todai-Ji. Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. By James Injaian. 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!
Like many of you, I’m a big fan of Attack on Titan, be that the anime, the games, or the original manga. But even I got little in the way of enjoyment from last season’s Attack on Titan parody, Attack on Titan: Junior High Attack on Titan: Junior High is exactly what the title implies:…
That’s a lot of memory cards. According to South China Morning Post (via That’s), the man was trying to enter Shenzhen, China from Hong Kong when he was caught with over 9,000 memory cards. CCTV reports that the border officials claim the suspect even tried to bribe them after he was caught red handed, er…
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