No joke, despite not being on my five must-watch anime list a few months back, Yamada-kun and the 7 Witches turned out to be my favorite of the season. Yamada-kun and the 7 Witches is the story of Yamada, a friendless juvenile delinquent who one day accidently kisses Shirashi, one of the school’s bookish girls…
Rhythm Heaven: The Best + does a pretty good job of living up to its name. Rhythm Heaven: The Best + is the newest game in Nintendo’s long-running Rhythm Heaven music game series. But the moment you boot up Rhythm Heaven: The Best +, you’re confronted by a glaring new addition: Unlike the past three…
Even if it seems that Japan already has. The Japanese Xbox One launch was an utter disasterand recent console sales have been shockingly bad. No wonder that today in Tokyo, newly minted Microsoft Japan boss Takuya Hirano was asked during in a Q&A whether or not the Xbox One was going to be pulled from…
Coming to the 3DS is a classic-style JRPG sequel that features mankind’s war to take back the Earth from dragons. Scheduled for release in October is 7th Dragon III – Code:VFD, the fourth game in the 7th Dragon series from Sega. The story is pretty simple: Life was going fine, then dragons showed up and…
Artist: Def Tech | Track: My Way | Album: Def Album Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.
And yes, the prints are officially licensed by Lucasfilm. Part of a crowdfunding project on Makuake.com, these limited-edition woodblock prints were designed by artist Masami Ishikawa, engraved by master engravers, and handprinted by a master printer. Years of study and craftsmanship go into producing works like these. Fascinating and beautiful. To contact the author of…
The University of Tokyo is Japan’s most prestigious school and the highest rated university in Asia. To get in, you will needs smarts. Playing Pokémon, says one student, probably won’t hurt, either. Recently, Japanese TV show Viking! talked to University of Tokyo students, with one graduate student recommending playing Pokémon as a way to get…
Snow Monkey. Nagano, Japan. By Vittorio Giorgi. 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!
China Central Television is state television, so seeing propaganda isn’t unusual. Seeing a militarized Mobile Suit Gundam flash on the screen is. Yesterday, CCTV show Focus Today reported how Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe “clamors” for war against China, mentioning all the weapons Japan has with the U.S. as well as the secret weapons Abe…
Japanese e-sports team Detonation just fired one of its League of Legends players for allegedly leaking info to someone connected with another team. Remember, loose lips sink picks!
Lots of countries are good at Vine. It should be no surprise that Japan is one of them. Below, you can see some of the well-known and interesting Japanese Vines from the past year or so, collected via Naver Matome and, well, Vine Top GIF: アハト To contact the author of this post, write to…
Artist: BoA | Track: Jewel Song | Album: Valenti Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.
Behold, Attack on Hot Dog. As internet buddy @clpearce point out, it’s funny when you realize that none of the Titans have wieners. That’s true! They don’t. Heh. Entabe reports that these hot dogs will go on sale at Aeon Cinemas across Japan to get people ready for the upcoming Attack on Titan live-action movie.…
The GodEater anime, based on the games of the same name, was expected to begin broadcasting in Japan from July 5. The anime’s official site, however, announced today that the first episode is being delayed to the following week to improve the show’s quality.
Disney fans might disagree which Disney Resort reigns supreme. Everyone has their favorite. But there is one thing we can all agree on: None can surpass Tokyo Disney for handwashing. According to website Conpetti, both Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea are rolling out special handwashing areas. You might wonder why. Besides the fact that Japanese…
Artist: Sambomaster | Track: Rock ‘n Roll Is Not Dead | Album: Rock ‘n Roll Is Not Dead Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.
Size does matter. And this anime figurine is pretty damn big. This is Momo from the manga and anime To Love-Ru. The figurine is life-sized, so here’s how it compares with a real human: [Photo: torafes2015] The figure was recently displayed at an event in Japan. [Photo: fumitukiwarabi] [Photo: nichirou] [Photo: 2ch] [Photo: fumitukiwarabi] Pretty…
With all the world building and character introductions out of the way, it’s finally time to reveal some mysteries and get the adventure on its way. [Note: This post contains spoilers for Dreamfall Chapters books one and two.] Compared to the previous two books, Dreamfall Chapters: Book Three: Realms is rather linear. There are far…
You may kiss the bride. The robot bride. The ceremony, which you can see in the RT video below, was for robots Frois and Yukirin. But apparently, only one of them was a real robot. Can you guess which one? While, yes, this was billed as a robot marriage, this isn’t a legally binding marriage…
The second season of Knights of Sidonia really should be renamed: “I Can’t Believe My Giant Half-Monster Mecha Girlfriend Is This Cute.” [This review contains major spoilers for the first season of Knights of Sidonia (and minor spoilers for the second season). For a non-spoiler look at the anime, check out our review of the…
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