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Final Fantasy XV Will Have Amazing Video Game Rocks

You want great rocks? You’re going to get great rocks. It’d be nice to get Final Fantasy XV, too! 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, Korea, China and beyond.…

Fate/Grand Order is Fun, But Not for Beginners

Fate/Grand Order is an RPG for Android and iOS platforms which lets players take on the role of a fledgling master on a quest to save time and space. It’s great fun, but with a few prerequisites. Fate/stay night is a visual novel about a mystic battle with legendary heroes from across time for a…

Angles at the Overpass. Tokyo, Japan. By J Franck. 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!

Japan Has a My Little Pony Cafe

And it’s the first My Little Pony Cafe… in the world. How magical! According to Model Press, PR Times, and Omotesando Info, the My Little Pony Cafe is serving up special Pony-themed meals and selling limited edition goodies. [Photo: My Little Pony Japan] [Photo: My Little Pony Japan] [Photo: My Little Pony Japan] The Harajuku…

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The Up All Night Stream Plays Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth [Stream Over]

Just because we’ve still a few more months before the newest Digimon game hits Western shores is no reason why we can’t have a bit of Digimon fun right now. Join me as I play the Japanese version of Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth and let’s see if we can save the digital world! Update: Stream…

Magical Anime Girls Kicking Ass and Taking Names

As far as magical girl anime shows go, few have fights like this. Pretty Cure is a long-running animated series aimed at children—primarily, little Japanese girls. And when people think about Pretty Cure, perhaps images of enormous eyes and transformation scenes pop in their heads. [GIF via geovanny_omnis] [GIF via GIF Magazine] Online in Japan,…

The Only Thing I Enjoyed About Ninja Slayer Was the Art

I usually like what Studio Trigger puts out, be it the over-the-top action of Kill la Kill or the whimsical magic of Little Witch Academia. When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace even won me over in a single scene. But their newest, Ninja Slayer, didn’t even come close. Let’s start with the presentation. Most of the…

Legends of History, Meet Your Anime Counterparts

The Fate franchise is built entirely around legendary heroes fighting it out for the Holy Grail. And the newest game in the series, Fate/Grand Order gives anime makeovers to more of the greatest figures from myth and history than ever before. Below is a gallery of all the new heroes included in the mobile title…

Say Cheese. Akihabara, Tokyo, 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!

Track: Tokyo | Artist: Kinoko Teikoku | Album: Tokyo Single Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

There’s a new Gunslinger Stratos! Square Enix is making the third entry in its very cool arcade shooter series. No details yet on when it will hit Japanese game centers.

Here’s How You Make Anime Bonkers

How can an anime of yesteryears survive in the fast-paced, highly competitive modern age? That’s the issue that six brothers face in the first episode of Mr. Osomatsu, and their solution is hilariously insane. The new season of anime has started and right off the bat things are looking insane. One of the new anime…

A Wonderful Movie About the Hardships of Making Manga

Bakuman the movie is based on the manga of the same name by the creators of the popular Death Note manga series. The story is about two high school classmates who set off to become manga creators for Weekly Shonen Jump, the biggest name in the manga world. The movie is fantastic. Moritaka Mashiro is…

Guillermo Del Toro Thinks Silent Hills‘ Cancellation “Makes No Fucking Sense”

Don’t worry, Guillermo. You are not alone. The movie director had teamed up with game creator Hideo Kojima for what seemed like a truly interesting video game. But, as we’ve known for a while, Konami has officially canned Silent Hills. This spring, Del Toro said, “It’s not gonna happen and that breaks my greasy heart.”…

Snapshot. Nagoya, Japan. By Cliff Ward. 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!

Capcom Is Making a New Resident Evil CG Movie

Marza Animation Planet is joining forces with Capcom for a feature-film length CG Resident Evil flick. It’s slated for a 2017 worldwide release. According to Inside, filmmaker Takashi Shimizu (creator of Ju-on) will be the executive producer, Takanori Tsujimoto is directing, and Makoto Fukami, a scribe for Psycho-Pass, is writing the script. There have been…

Japanese entertainment and internet giant Kadokawa Dwango is rolling out its own “internet high school.” This is not simply an online school, but a building with bricks and uniforms. You can study game programming, voice acting, literature, and even farming!

Hang Out with Cute Anime Guys at This New Tokyo Cafe

Do you like anime dudes? What about cafes? Good news! Because in Tokyo, there’s a new restaurant with delicious looking food and dreamy animated boys. To mark its latest social game, popular manga and anime series Boys Over Flowers is getting its own eatery. Websites Game Biz and Comic Nataliewere on hand to check it…

Pixel Mt. Fuji. Tokyo, Japan. By Allen. 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!