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“Dragon Ball Should’ve Ended with Frieza’s Arc,” Says Former DB Editor
Dragon Ball isn’t finished. We’re getting a new series, and no doubt, more movies. But former DB manga editor Kazuhiko Torishima thinks it all should’ve ended long ago. During the 1980s at Weekly Jump magazine, Torishima worked closely with Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama, editing his manga Dr. Slump. He was also the first editor…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 4, 2015 -
Kotaku EastThe Ray Gigant Trailer With English Subtitles
In the age of 3D high-spec prettiness, more and more I find myself looking forward to and enjoying “low tech” games that give my imagination room to play. Walking through my regular game store the other day, I noticed a trailer for a game I had not really paid much notice to, Ray Gigant. The…
By Toshi Nakamura Published June 4, 2015 -
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Japanese Ice Cream Face Art
You know how sometimes you take the lid off a container of ice cream, and you can see a face? This is kind of like that. As noted on Spoon & Tamago, Makoto Asanotakes this further by carving funny characters in the ice cream using those disposable ice cream spoons. The resulting sculptures are deliciously…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 3, 2015 -
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Pikachu Is Selling Ketchup in Japan
Didn’t you know? Pikachu friggin’ loves ketchup. And now, a major Japanese ketchup maker has roped in that electric rodent to help promote the stuff. Kagome is rolling out a “I Love Pikachu’s Ketchup” campaign, complete with instructions on how to draw the character on a Japanese rice omelette. In case you are curious, like…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 3, 2015 -
Kotaku EastIt Takes 31 Minutes to Run Across Xenoblade X’s Open World
I’ve spent a lot of time in the sprawling open world of Xenoblade Chronicles X, doing quests and just exploring. And given how much time I’ve spent running, that got me to wondering just how large the main continent was. Thus I decided to quick travel to one side of the map and run to…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published June 2, 2015 -
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It Takes 31 Minutes to Run Across Xenoblade X’s Open World
I’ve spent a lot of time in the sprawling open world of Xenoblade Chronicles X, doing quests and just exploring. And given how much time I’ve spent running, that got me to wondering just how large the main continent was. Thus I decided to quick travel to one side of the map and run to…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published June 2, 2015 -
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Developer Gets Testy with Konami, Ends His Beloved Game Series
Game creator Akira Sakuma says his popular train-themed series Momotaro Dentetsu is “officially finished.” He names one Konami employee in particular for allegedly crushing the franchise. Oh man. 6/03/15 8:33 Update: Konami has issued a statement, stating that that it wanted to continue the series. “Concerning what form the next entry will take, we are…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 2, 2015 -
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Screw Waldo, Let’s Find Pikachu
Where’s Pikachu? Others have been finding the character. Maybe you can, too! Believe in yourself. I do. Over the years, images like this are have been made for desktops. Yesterday, Twitter user Yavazin asked people to retweet the image if they find Pikachu. (Click in the upper corner to enlarge the image.) [Image via GaiaOnline…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 2, 2015 -
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A Beautiful Anime Makes for Beautiful Gifs
Fate Stay/Night Unlimited Blade Works’ second season is the most beautiful anime on TV right now—if not the most beautiful of all time. So it’s time to present this visual feast in the best way I know how: (bandwidth-gobbling) animated gifs. *Note: gifs contain spoilers—like who fights who, etc. If you’re looking for more awesome…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published June 2, 2015 -
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Monster Strike Is The Free-To-Play Conquering Japan
Monster Strike is one of Japan’s biggest mobile games—currently raking in $3.7 million per day. And since I’ve already covered no less than two of its clones, let’s take a look at the original. Like the Danganronpa and Tokyo Ghoul smartphone games, Monster Strike is based on the game of billards—where you bounce balls on…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published June 2, 2015 -
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Rumor: Nintendo’s Next Console Will Use Android
Current Nintendo hardware uses the company’s own proprietary operating systems. But according to Nikkei, one of Japan’s largest newspapers, that will soon change. One insider tells the paper that the NX will supposedly be built around the Android OS. The NXis Nintendo’s codename for its upcoming console. We don’t know much about the NX, other…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 1, 2015 -
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Pokémon Center Runs on Windows 7
C’mon! How are you going to be the very best with outdated operating system? The newish (well, it opened in 2013) Pokémon Center retail shop in Tokyo Bay usually looks like this: [Photo:Dengeki Online] But thanks to a brief computer snafu, it looked like this: [Photo: VISTA_629] That appears the trash icon for Windows 7.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 1, 2015 -
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In Nikkei’s story today on Nintendo, the paper also ran a rumor that the next Dragon Quest game was headed to the PS4 and not the Wii U like Dragon Quest X. Square Enix issued a statement saying the paper was referring to Dragon Quest Heroes II (and not the inevitable Dragon Quest XI). Heh.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 1, 2015 -
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The Time Woody Reached in Buzz Lightyear’s Crotch
You’ve got a friend in Woody. Hentai Woody, that is. [Photo: AaaNt31] Recently, during the Tokyo Disneyland’s “Happiness is Here” parade (lolololol), Woody got friendly with his buddy Buzz Lightyear. Twitter user Kurumin wondered what the heck Woody was grabbing? [Photo: Kurumin] Hrm. Maybe Buzz had a snake in his boots pants? [Photos: Kurumin] Ah,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 1, 2015 -
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And Now, Some Splatoon Fan Art
Splatoon was just released in Japan! Loads of people are tweeting about how much fun the game is or how excited they are to get it. And those who aren’t talking are showing their affection with art. Fan art. Via Twitter, here is some (certainly not all!) of the best Splatoon fan art to come…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 29, 2015 -
Kotaku EastChinese University Marks Anniversary with Rip-Off Allegations
Fudan University is one of China’s most elite universities. This week, it is being accused of not only ripping off a famous Japanese university, but also Apple. Some week! Shanghai Daily and The Nanfang report that Fudan University in China just released a video called “To the Light” to mark its 110th anniversary. Much of…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 29, 2015 -
Kotaku East
Yatterman Night Takes Campy Humor and Makes It Disturbing
Yatterman Night is a sequel to the popular 70s anime Yatterman. However, it is also far more than that. It is a story that explores just what makes a hero and why heroes are such powerful symbols—as well as how those symbols can be twisted into something horrible. Yatterman Night follows Leopard, a nine-year-old girl…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published May 29, 2015
