Over the course of 2013 and 2014, four hour-long Ghost in the Shell: Arise episodes were released in theaters. This past anime season, these were broken up into eight episodes—along with an extra two new episodes that continue the story—in Ghost in the Shell: Arise: Alternative Architecture. The result is a mess. Alternative Architecture is…
This is the Batman collection of Somchai Nitimongkolchai. It’s the largest in Thailand, and Nitimongkolchai thinks it might be the biggest in the world. Ten years ago, he began collecting Batman toys after seeing Batman Begins. According to Coconuts Bangkok, he liked that Batman, unlike Spider-Man, doesn’t have any super powers. Now, his collection is…
Artist: The Boom | Track: Shima Uta | Album: Shishunki Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.
Konami just unveiled a new music game for arcades called Museca. Isn’t that exciting? Sure it is! But, as some folks claim, it might look familiar. Look at all the people lined up in shit Tokyo weather to play the game at today’s location test. [Photo:9c5s] Famitsu was also on hand to check out the…
The normal levels in the Rhythm Heaven series are good, but it’s the Remix Stages that make the games great. The Rhythm Heaven games are essentially musical mini-game collections. But unlike most music games, you aren’t playing music per se. Rather you are pushing buttons in time with the beat based on the aural cues…
Tezuka Productions. Niiza, Saitama, Japan. By Carlos Giron 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 year’s E3 seems to be all about making fans’ dreams come true. Released in 1999, the original Shenmue was the originator for both the open world game genre and the Quick-Time Event, or QTE. Originally conceived as a massive, 11 chapter series, the series only managed to release up to its sixth chapter in…
A trillion hit points… A trillion hit points… I’m a bit at a loss for words on this one. In the upcoming game from Compile Heart, Makaishin Trillion, you’re up against a foe that has a trillion hit points The game’s premise is simple: you play the part of a demon lord who has been…
Even when you live in Japan, it’s easy to forget how so many things are just so. Taxis are no exception. In this video uploaded by PearlOscarful, you can see how cabs line up orderly at a train station and pick up fares. When the taxis all shift forward in unison, it’s like when you…
Because while war never changes, the platform and user interface has a tendency to. Grand Kingdom is an upcoming tactical RPG game for the PS4 and PS Vita where players take on the role of a mercenary living in a land that is currently caught up in a conflict between four neighboring kingdoms all fighting…
Artist: Tokyo Jihen | Track: Kachi Ikusa | Album: Sports Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.
This summer, a new Ushio and Tora anime is slated to air in Japan. And if the trailer is any indication, this seems like a must watch. [Subs: Toshi Nakamura] Ushio and Tora debuted as a manga back in 1990. The new anime series is a co-production between Studio VOLN and MAPPA. To contact the…
If you like hallways, or rather, living in hallways, then this is the house for you. Located in Tokyo’s Setagaya City, the two-story house is 753 square feet, which is hardly huge and seems even smaller when you realize that most of the floor space is a corridor. [via Rehouse] For example, here is the…
In Ueno. Tokyo, Japan. By Luca Eandi. 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!
Remember last year’s black cheeseburger? This year, Burger King is serving up red cheeseburgers in Japan. That’s right, red. Why? Because these burgers are effing PISSED OFF. Called the “Aka Burger” (“aka” or 赤 means “red”), it comes in two types: Aka Samurai Beef and Aka Samurai Chicken. (Yes, Burger King Japan calls the chicken…
Handsome. Good looking. Pretty. Those are the words that typically describe Final Fantasy heroes and heroines. Terrifying is not. This is what Noctis usually looks like. [via PS3 Brasil] Nothing scary about him! But, as recently noted on Japanese forum 2ch, here’s what he looks like with a HORRIBLE clipping glitch: Oh god. Fucking hell.…
Artist: Kana Nishino | Track: Darling | Album: Darling (Single) Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.
I’ve heard Summer-Colored High School compared to everything from Skyrim to GTA. But really, while playing it, it feels more like Metal Gear—only instead of stealthily killing people, you’re stealthily taking panty shots. Warning: This post includes NSFW content. I mean, think about it, you enter an area with an unsuspecting target. Sneak around using…
Final Fantasy VII originally came out in 1997, and now in 2015, a full–remake has been announced. Time marches on! And from the sound of it, so will Final Fantasy VII These days, HD remakes are pretty common! They usually are the same games, but with spiffy new graphics and, often, optional and updated controls.…
Taito Station. Tokyo, Japan. By Rudy Promé. 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!
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