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Kotaku East3,000 Yu-Gi-Oh! Cards Turned into Anime Art
Online in Japan, lots (I mean lots) of Yu-Gi-Oh! cards were used to create a mosaic of characters from popular anime Love Live* Actually, this is NicoRinPana, a subunit in Love Live. ANYWAY. Twitter and NicoNico user Yocchii posted images of the completed piece, which measures about four meters across. The exact number of cards…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 9, 2015 -
Kotaku East
Log Horizon Season 2 is More Holding Pattern than New Adventure
Log Horizon’s first season ends with a bang. Everything is coming to a head with a looming war that is certain to change the face of the video game world where our heroes have found themselves trapped. Then comes the second season, and all that build-up is largely forgotten. [Note: This article contains spoilers for…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published June 9, 2015 -
Kotaku East
Harry Potter, Now with Added Selfie Sticks
You thought Harry Potter was only about magic and wizards? You thought wrong. It’s also about selfies. As reported by News Gamme, recently Japanese Twitter user Kawori realized that the wands in Harry Potter would make excellent selfie sticks. And so, the internet gets this: [via Kawori] These Photoshops have been retweeted nearly 30,000 times!…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 9, 2015 -
Kotaku East
The New Sword Art Online Game Lets You Play as All Your Favorites
As well as some new faces. Previous games Sword Art Online: Infinity Moment and Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment required you to play as series protagonist Kirito—though you could customize his avatar in the latter. All the other popular characters were relegated to AI-controlled party members. However, in the new game, Sword Art Online: Lost…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published June 9, 2015 -
Kotaku East
I Doubt Japan’s Newest PS4 Game Will Be Released Internationally
Summer-Colored High School, aka That Japanese Game With a Fucking Long Title, is an open-world PlayStation title. It was released last week in Japan, and besides the main story part, it looks like people have been checking out the do-whatever-the-hell-you-want mode. Note: Some readers might find the following content objectionable. If you thought Summer-Colored High…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 8, 2015 -
Kotaku EastWhy Final Fantasy XV Has Impressive… Food
The meals in Final Fantasy XV look delicious. And guess what, the reason why the food looks so appetizing is the tech behind it. “To bring home the appeal of the food, we’re incorporating new shaders that give each element of a dish its own luster and firmness,” said FFXV character artist Yuki Matsuo. “We’re…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 8, 2015 -
Kotaku East
Saekano Uses Well-Written Characters to Explore Rom-Com Clichés
Anime rom-coms are a dime a dozen these days, but Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend stands apart by gathering many of the genre’s more prevalent clichés and taking them apart through great characters and excellent comedy. Saekano follows anime/game/light novel otaku Tomoya. One day, he encounters a beautiful girl in a scene seemingly…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published June 5, 2015 -
Kotaku East
Another Look at Pikachu’s Bones
Once again, let’s have a peek inside everybody’s favorite electric rodent. If you’ve been on the internet in the last, say, decade, you’ve probably seen the illustration below: [via Jeremy Riad| Art by Michael Paulus] It was done by the artist Michael Paulus. He did a whole series of these skeletal drawings and sells prints…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 5, 2015 -
Kotaku East
The Up All Night Stream Plays Summer-Colored High School [Finished]
Summer-Colored High School is a game with an insanely long name. It is also a game where you go to class, help out around school, go on dates, spend afternoons fishing… and take numerous up-skirt photos of school girls. …I may need you all for moral support to get through this one. Update: The stream…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published June 5, 2015 -
Kotaku EastGreat, Now Robots Can Kill Us with Katana
Are you ready for our robot overlords? In this video (well, commercial), an industrial robot faces off against master Japanese swordsman Isao Machii. We recently saw Machii slicing an80mph fried shrimp. This time, he’s helping robotics maker Yaskawa Electric Corporation teach a robot the fine art of mastering a katana. Swell. The robot here is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 5, 2015 -
Kotaku EastThe Yoru no Nai Kuni Trailer With English Subtitles
Welcome to a land without night. Yoru no Nai Kuni (よるのないくに The Land Without Night) is an upcoming fantasy action RPG set in a world where the defeat of a demon lord placed a curse upon the land. The main character, Arnas* came in contact with the demon lord’s blood and became a half-demon. Using…
By Toshi Nakamura Published June 4, 2015 -
Kotaku East
Poll: Men’s Fashions That Some Japanese Women Hate
Are you a man? Do you wear clothes? Well, listen up if you are in Japan or plan on visiting and, most importantly, care what others think. Nationwide afternoon program Viking! polled 95 women on the Tokyo streets, asking them what men’s fashion they hated. The screen caps below appeared on 2ch, Japan’s largest web…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 4, 2015 -
Kotaku EastLeague of Legends Pro Takes a Potty Break, Gets in Trouble
Have ever wondered what would happen if a pro gamer suddenly left a match to go to the toilet? This, it seems. Seon “Space” Ho-san, who plays for South Korea’s CJ Entus, paused and left for the restroom in a match against KT Rolster. The teams were tied one to one, with each winning a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 4, 2015 -
Kotaku East
This Might Be the Longest Video Game Title Ever
Japan’s latest open-world JRPG has a ridiculous title. A sandbox open-world game where you play a high school student living his daily life in an island town for three months, talking with people, running around, taking absurd panty shots on his camera. What would you title such a game? High School Photographer maybe? Student Times…
By Toshi Nakamura Published June 4, 2015
