Rhythm Heaven the Best + is full of cute Nintendo musical mini-games—and one surprisingly depressing one. At first sight, it doesn’t seem so sad. After all, it’s just a blue bear holding two sacks of groceries—one full of doughnuts and the other full of cake. But then he starts eating—popping cake and doughnuts up into…
In Pokémon Red and Blue, Brock was the leader of the Pewter Gym, appearing in-game sans shirt. Hence, this new, macho figure. Did you know Brock was this buff? Or could stand on rocks barefoot. Here’s a front and a back view. In case you’ve forgotten how Brock originally appeared in Pokémon, check out this…
Sword Art Online focuses almost exclusively on its hero, Kirito—and when it doesn’t, it tends to follow the main female lead, Asuna. But what happens to all the other characters when Kirito and Asuna are busy with the main story? The answer is this manga: Sword Art Online: Girls’ Operations The first volume of Girls’…
In Summer Lesson, there’s studying, singing, and head shaking. Lots of head shaking. Thelast time we saw Summer Lesson, we were in a Japanese schoolgirl’s room. There was so much leering learning. This time, we’re just hanging out, it seems and not really even feigning that much studying. This VR tech demo is for Sony’s…
Artist: Mika Nakashima | Track: Glamorous Sky (Acoustic Version) | Album: The End & Best Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.
In Final Fantasy XV, you’re on a road trip with your buddies. You pitch a tent, sit around a campfire, and get close. You know, butt slaps, wrestling, and fingers up the bum. That kind of thing. For example, one of the members of your party, the blond-hair dude named Prompto, keeps getting his tush…
Love Live is an incredibly popular anime with incredibly devoted fans. But, you know what, the characters kind of all look the same. Here, you can see the Love Live’s Museunit characters in their frilly outfits and with their different colored eyes and hair. [Photo via 96egoak] But if you isolate only their faces and…
Last year, Kotaku introduced Japan’s “sex lube Olympics.” People into lube, “lotionists,” were competing in a variety of athletic events. Fast forward to 2015, because now, there’s an official theme song. Note: Some readers might find this article’s content objectionable. The name of this track is “Theme of Lotion,” and that’s rapper Cypress Ueno going…
Marvel Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N. Exhibit. Seoul, South Korea. By Michael Song. 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!
Mad Max: Fury Road is finally coming out in Japan. And someone people think the movie looks like it’s aping the iconic manga and anime Fist of the North Star. Wait. Really? Really. Even manga artist Nawoki Karasawa seemed surprised by this, tweeting, “Ri-right now, at work, all of my assistants asked me, ‘Why does…
Artist: Judy and Mary | Track: Over Drive | Album: Miracle Driving Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.
Earlier this spring, it was announced that Dragon Ball was getting its first anime series in nearly two decades. At that time, all we got was a logo. Now, we finally get a very short look at what to expect. The trailer, translated by YouTuber Dragon Ball Z ᴴᴰ, is around 14 seconds long and…
Thank goodness! Arc System Works has acquired the IP rights from the now defunct Technos Japan, including the rights to Double Dragon, River City Ransom, Dodge Ball, and more.
In the past we have taken looks at two of the three big Japanese smartphone titles: Puzzle & Dragon and Monster Strike. Now it’s time to take on the third: Disney’s Tsum Tsum Released in Japan in January 2014 (and July of that year in the US), Tsum Tsum is based on the Disney stuffed…
Artist: Tomoyasu Hotei | Track: Battle without Honor or Humanity | Albums: New Battles Without Honor and Humanity Soundtrack / Kill Bill Vol. 1 Soundtrack Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.
You excited? You should be. Because the summer 2015 anime season is coming. And if you don’t have any idea of what to look forward to, perhaps the results of this Japanese poll can help. Perhaps not! Biglobe News reports that Charapedia, which looks at the appeal of anime characters, polled 23,000 thousand people via…
I’ve played a lot of music games in my day, but none do I love more than the Rhythm Heaven games. So join me as The Up All Night Stream plays the brand new Rhythm Heaven: The Best + and let me show you why. Update: Stream Complete! But you can see it in its…
This is an image of Ganba no Bouken or The Adventures of Ganba. The anime debuted in the mid-1970s. Now, they’re making a CG version, and damn, it looks tragic. I quite like Ganba! So do many Japanese people. No wonder it’s one of the country’s most beloved anime. Ganba was originally based on a…
That Harvard-Stanford genius story? Kotaku has confirmed that it was a hoax, as suspected. We’ve added more to our original report.
In Japan, there is a genre of games specifically targeted at women. Called “neo-romance games” or “otome games” (maiden games), most are essentially harem romance stories with the genders reversed. But it wasn’t always this way. Tecmo Koei was a pioneer in the field creating the first neo-romance game for the Super Famicom (The Japanese…
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