Kinkaku-ji. Kyoto, Japan. By Taufiq. 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!
All the smartphone games DeNA says it’s currently creating with Nintendo will be free to download, reports the Wall Street Journal. Know what that sounds like? Micro-transactions, that’s what it sounds like. Don’t expect all Nintendo smartphone games to be free downloads, however.
While the world should start bracing itself for a nasty Star Wars: The Force Awakens hangover, it isn’t. Korean pop fans, included. As tipster Sang points out, boy band Exo teamed up with Walt Disney Korea for this songvertisement “Lightsaber.” The video seems kind of low budget, and there’s a side-helping of cringe, but Exo…
Kobe Earthquake Memorial Park. Kobe, Japan. By Pavel. 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!
This season there are 54 new anime on the air, so it can be more than a little difficult to know which ones to watch. But now that the season has reached its half-way point, we at Kotaku East come bearing our recommendations. Fellow Kotaku author Toshi Nakamura and I have spent the past few…
This is In Gun Yoo, better known as “Kick Gun.” Last year, he won Red Bull’s Kick-It tournament, cementing his place as one of the best extreme martial artists on Earth. And he got his start in a most unlikely place: at a game arcade. But he wasn’t playing games per se, he was kicking…
What is this, I don’t even. Recently, the latest Detective Conan movie opened in China. According to GamerSky (via Livedoor), one theater rolled out life-sized Conan statues apparently made at a nearby school to help promote the film. [Photo via GamerSky] Oh boy. Obviously, Conan fans in China were surprised and amused by the statues,…
Shimokitazawa. Tokyo, Japan. By Ryan Scullin 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!
Forget fancy costumes and well-made props. All comedian HollywoodZakoshisyoh needs for his Dragon Quest “impressions” are tighty whities and whatever he has around the house. Below, via IT Media, you can see his take on Dragon Quest enemies: Check out more impressions here and here To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com…
Making manga is not easy. Something has to give and that something is usually sleep! Eiichiro Oda, the creator of One Piece, is an infamous workaholic. His hero, Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama, is no slouch. In an interview from ages ago (recently, uploaded to 2ch), the two talked about their hectic work schedules. “Now,…
This is Tonikaku Akarui Yasumura. He’s a funny man who’s achieved a certain degree of fame in Japan for his “I’m wearing” underpants gag. As Afternoon News points out, the comedian has done an English language version of his gag: As well as a Korean and a Thai version. Butt naked gags are universal. That’s…
Daytime View. Taipei, Taiwan. By Morgan Kinkel. 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 really is. How does he even remember it? I have no idea! Japanese Twitter user yossy1999116, it seems, originally uploaded the clip, writing, “There’s this amazing dude on the subway…” I’ve seen other videos of people with long passcodes, but this is the first time I’ve seen someone out in the wild with one…
While the Hollywood Ghost in the Shell movie with Scarlett Johansson lurches forward, a new GiTS stage play recently opened in Tokyo. It’s called Ghost in the Shell Arise: Ghost is Alive. It’s totally official, and the poster looks totally terrific: [via Dengeki Online] The play has gotten a decent publicity push. [Photo:cafemoca516] Here’s where…
Aww. Look at that cute little girl with her little flashli—WHAT THE HELL IS THAT!? Update: The stream is now complete. You can watch it in its entirety at the links below. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Yomawari was released in Japan for the PlayStation Vita…
What’s your thoughts on headwear that look like underpants? Because a lady who goes by Korotoro is making each pair, er hat or cap, by hand and selling them for us all to wear. On our heads. In public. Oh boy. The striped panties certainly seem anime-inspired, but as website IT Media says, these are…
Here’s a first peek at the live-action version of the popular manga Terra Formars. It seems silly. The movie has an assorted cast of talented Japanese actors, such Takayuki Yamada, Rinko Kikuchi, Kane Kosugi, and Rila Fukushima. Takashi Miike, who’s made a lot of great movies as well as a bunch of crap, is directing.…
Cross the Street. Osaka, Japan. By Jase Nguyen. 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: Kyouran Hey Kids!! | Artist: The Oral Cigarettes | Album: Kyouran Hey Kids!! Single Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.
The first episode of the new Mr. Osomatsu anime is hilarious, trippy as hell, and won’t be getting a re-release. In case you missed it, here are Kotaku’s impressions of that episode. Even for a gag anime, it was totally bonkers. This, basically: Of course, the most suitable reaction to this is “What the fuck…
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