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The release date for Star Ocean 5: Integrity and Faithlessness has changed in Japan. It was slated for February 25, 2016, but has been moved to March 31. The reason given is that more time is needed for quality reasons. The game doesn’t yet have an international release date.

Anime Character Leads to Poster Controversy in Japan

The city of Minokamo in Gifu Prefecture, Japan thought it would be a good idea to try to boost tourism with anime posters. One in particular, however, will not be used. The poster in question features a character named Kocho Yoshida (above) from the anime and manga No-Rin. Originally a light novel, No-Rin is a…

Japanese-Style Star Wars Art Shown at Buddhist Temple 

One of Kyoto’s most famous temples Kiyomizu-dera is a must see if you visit Japan. But if you’re in Japan this December, you can check out something rather unique at this World Heritage site: Star Wars art. Like the Mario and Luigi painting unveiled earlier this year, this is a Rimpa-style Force Awakens screen painting…

Registration for Nintendo’s new account system—which is called, well, Nintendo Account—kicked off today in Japan. No word yet when the account registration will roll out in other regions.

Robot Restaurant. Tokyo, Japan. By Laevateinn. 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!

It’s like Final Fantasy meets figure skating. Yoshitaka Amano of FF logo fame did a version of Olympic skater Yuzuru Hanyu for album art the illustrator designed. Pretty neat! [Image via Yosiy9]

Domo-kun Has Fallen and Cannot Get Up

For goodness’ sake, someone get out there and help Domo-kun! The mascot appeared at an NHK Trophy skating competition in Nagano, even taking to the ice in a special Domo-kun on Ice event. This isn’t Domo-kun’s first time on the ice. As you can see in this clip, the character is quite a good skater.…

The Biggest Selling Manga Issues of 2015

I know, I know, 2015 isn’t over yet, but the Oricon charts (think Billboard, but for Japan) have listed the biggest selling manga of this year. According to Oricon, the 2015 figure is from December 1, 2014 to November 30, 2015 (in actuality, the numbers are collected from November 17, 2014 to November 2015, because…

Shibuya. Tokyo, Japan. By Kaesebrot 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!

Digimon Adventure Tri is for All the Adults Who Grew Up Watching Digimon

Welcome to the story of how the DigiDestined grew up. Originally published 11/27/15 Digimon Adventure Tri is a series of six planned films continuing the plot of the first two seasons of Digimon. The first of these, Reunion, was released in Japanese theaters this past week (and in the West as four separate episodes). And…

Machoke and Machamp Have a Deep, Dark Secret

Everyone has secrets. You do. I know. And so do Machoke and Machamp. These fighting Pokémon first appeared in Pokémon Red and Blue. And all that time, they kept something hidden. Today, on an official Pokémon website, Machamp finally came clean: [Image: Pokemon.jp] The secret? As it says above, neither Machamp or Machoke are wearing…

The Most Ridiculous Ramen Restaurant in Japan

Behold, Men Macho Ramen. It’s not Japan’s best ramen establishments, but as far as over-the-top noodle restaurants go, this is the over-the-toppiest! In Japanese, the restaurant’s name is a pun: “Macho” (マッチョ or maccho) means, well, “macho” but could also be a pun on “much,” while “men” (麺) literally means “noodles.” Geddit? Clever! [Photo: 日本海雑談部屋]…

The Famicom, which launched in Japan in 1983, is getting a new cartridge. Titled 8Bit Music Power, it’s less a game and more an 8-bit album, but hey, it’s a new Famicom cart and you can play it on an old Japanese Nintendo console. As noted on Matome Naver, the album will be out early…

36,000 Kids That Could Kick Your Ass

Maybe you’re tough! I’m not, so I’m certain these children could beat the tar out of me. Then again, most kids probably could. Via Buzz-Net, this National Geographic clip gives an inside look at the Shaolin Temple Kung Fu Academy in China. Dazzling footage, this. To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com…

Here’s the first trailer for Disaster Report 4 Plus: Summer Memories. Previously canned, the game is back on for the PlayStation 4 with improved graphics and newly added toilet breaks.

Sony announced that it’s ending PSP software sales on the PSP’s PlayStation Store as well as the UMD Passport service on March 31, 2016 in Japan, Inside Games reports. Previously purchased content will be still available and can be downloaded again. According to the official release and pointed out by Twitter user Mazyx, PSP owners…

The Credits are My Favorite Part of the New Neptunia

I just finished the newest Neptunia game, Uberdimension Blanc + Neptune Faction Vs. The Zombie Army, and its ending credits are its best part. [*Spoilers Begin*] Uberdimension Blanc + Neptune Faction Vs. The Zombie Army is your run-of-the-mill hack-and-slash game. Each level you are dropped into an area where you kill swarms of enemies and/or…

Sounds like there could be another Final Fantasy XV demo! Hajime Tabata spoke with Chinese site VG Time (via ZhugeEX) and reportedly said they’re making a new demo. Yup, another one! Update: A Square Enix spokesperson clarified this demo to Kotaku, stating, “The demo mentioned in Hajime Tabata’s VG Time interview is in reference to…

The Urban Sprawl. Osaka, Japan. By Joey Crowdell 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!

Fighting game Dissidia Final Fantasy hit Japanese arcades today, and there are reports of dissatisfaction. Namely, the biggest complaints are that the game is buggy and slow. There are apparently freeze issues, too. If so, hope they get that sorted out!