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One Piece‘s Creator Is Working As Hard As Ever

Back in 2012, Kotaku reported how One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda barely got any sleep. Fast forward to 2015. Oda is showing no sign of slowing down. Previously, Oda said he was getting around three hours of sleep on average with zero holidays. According to a recent magazine article (via 2ch), which details Oda’s schedule,…

Doraemon Visits South Korea. Seoul, South Korea. By Lexi. 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’s “Internet You Vs. the Real You” Meme

Maybe not you per se, but there are some folks who are very tough or super cool online. In real life, though, they might be different. In Japan for a while now, there’s been an “Online You – Real World You” meme to point out this discrepancy. It’s pretty easy to follow! The first pic…

Of course Capcom is making Resident Evil 7! In a recent Dengeki interview, when producer Masachika Kawata was asked about RE7, he replied, “At this time, I can’t currently talk about it… Please look forward to it.”

The Mystery of the Infamous Japanese Pop Star Photo

This is kind of strange! Back in 2013, Japanese pop star Minami Minegishi suddenly appeared in a YouTube video with her head shaved, sobbing and apologizing. Minegishi is a member of AKB48, one of Japan’s most popular girl groups, and this video was uploaded to AKB48’s official YouTube channel. It racked up millions of views…

Shin Megami Tensei IV Final Isn’t an Update, But an Entirely New Game

Slated for release in Japan next year, Shin Megami Tensei IV Final isn’t a “definitive edition” of the previously released Shin Megami Tensei IV. It’s an entirely new game set in the same world, featuring a completely different era and setting, all new characters, a branching storyline and multiple endings. The game takes place in…

Your Complete Fall 2015 Anime Guide

The leaves are turning red and you know what that means? New anime—54 of them to be exact. So let’s take a look at them one by one so you can see which pique your interest. [*Note: Series ordered by premier date.] Diabolik Lovers More, Blood Genre: Reverse Harem, Romance, Vampires Premier Date: September 24,…

That’s a Great Fight Scene for a Medicine Commercial 

I’m trying to think of the last time I saw a fight scene this well done in a medicine ad. Hrm. Nope. I got nothing. Here, we have Japanese figure Mao Asada fighting against, well, Mao Asada after her sister falls ill. As tipster Ryan points out, the TV spot has shades of Final Fantasy.…

Japanese Vending Machines Now Taking Selfies

But is it really a selfie if you cannot hold the vending machine in your hand? Maybe you can! IT Media reports that Kirin Beverage is rolling out a “selfie” (自撮り or jidori) vending machine in Japan. A collaboration with the popular social network Line, the vending machine has a large LCD display and is…

Spot the Anime Mistakes

Making anime is hard! The pressure is high. The pay is low. All this combined, no doubt, leads to anime mistakes. Many of these misses are kinda understandable considering the gruelling environment in which animators work! Via 2ch (here and here) as well as Twitter, here’s an assortment of composition and drawing mistakes in anime.…

Shinsekai. Osaka, Japan. By Patrick Young. 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!

Minecraft Player Live Streams House Fire

Japanese streamer Daasuke took a break from playing Minecraft to show off his new oil-match lighter. That’s when things got bad. Real bad. Daasuke admitted that he wasn’t sure how to use the lighter. He filled it up with lighter fluid and ended up accidentally setting his room on fire. In the YouTube video below,…

“Take Back Video Games from Smartphones,” Says Japanese Game Billboard 

Not sure these are fighting words, but this is a clever ad campaign. In Tokyo’s Shinjuku, an enormous billboard went up for Utawarerumono: Itsuwari no Kamen, a tactical role-playing visual novel for the PS Vita, PS3, and PS4. There were several ads plastered about, but the above one (via 2ch), which reads “Geemu wo Sumaho…

Sounds Konami could be making Metal Gear Solid…pachinko. KPE, Konami’s pachinko company, has filed a “Big Boss” trademark. It covers video games, board games, smartphone games, medal games, slot machines, pachinko machines, etc. The pictured image was included with the filing.

One Piece‘s Creator Has an Amazing Toilet 

It’s not everyday that you get a peek into where one of Japan’s biggest manga is created, let alone its creator’s truly spectacular restroom. Trust me on this one. On Japanese sites like Itaishinja and web forums like Oro Jackson, images of Eiichiro Oda’s studio have been circulating. The stills are from a recent issue…

A-Mei’s Teahouse. Jiufen, Taiwan. By Ruby. 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!

Looks Like This Is a Brand New Street Fighter V Character

This is Laura. Apparently! We had never seen her until Japanese game site Famitsu, it seems, accidentally leaked the character today. On Famitsu.com, it looks like the Laura screens were mixed in with the announcement images of Zangief, whose return was officially announced today. The Laura screens (for example, here, here, and here, apparently) have…

The Best Looking Adult Diaper Test You’ll See Today

As far as adult diaper tests go, they don’t get much more handsome than this. This week, evening program Goji ni muchu! (this show) had a gentleman show just how effective adult diapers are—how you can wear them comfortably even after going to the bathroom in them. Look. Whether it’s age or disabilities or whatever,…

Inside a Pokémon Dream House

Imagine a house that is covered entirely in Pokémon goodies. Wait. Don’t imagine it, watch it on television! This Sunday a new Pocket Monster themed program called Pokémon no Uchi Atsumaru? (or Meet Up at the Pokémon House?) debuts in Japan. As with previous Sunday morning Pokémon shows, this one will introduce new Pokémon news,…

I’m Playing Digimon Wrong and I Can’t Help Myself

I’m 10 hours into Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuths, killing Digimon at the end of the first non-tutorial dungeon, overleveled beyond belief, and getting next to no EXP—but I am so close to getting my Angewomon, you guys. A bit of backstory. Back in my middle school days in the late 90s, there was this fad…