So, you like Pokémon? Are you looking to learn how to draw or to improve your drawing? Well, Pokémon Art Academy can help you with that—as long as you’re drawing on the 3DS anyway. Good – Teaching By Doing It is no secret that I am just abysmal at drawing. In truth, I’m barely competent…
After a 45 year-old man surnamed Guo was pulled over in Hubei, China, it was discovered he was was driving without a license. He was, however, driving with his feet. As reported by Xinhuanet and ShanghaiIst, Mr. Guo lost his arms at the age of seven after accidentally touching a high-voltage cable. He’s learned how…
You know in manga and anime, how sometimes characters corner their love interests by putting their arm on the wall? That’s called “kabe don” (壁ドン). Its recent appearance in an instant noodle commercial is bewildering some people online in Japan. In simplest terms, “kabe” (壁) means “wall,” and “don” (ドン) is a loud noise. So,…
Fans of Japanese pop group AKB48 will be subjected to airport-style security should they attend the group’s upcoming handshaking event. There’s good reason for the increased security. In late May, two members of the group were slashed by an attacker at one of the group’s handshaking events. Thankfully, the members survived the incident. The group…
This week, a new exhibit opened at a Tokyo science museum. It looks so crappy. Dubbed “Toilet!? Human Waste & Earth’s Future,” the exhibit centers around toilets and poop. Makes sense! The exhibit shows different kinds of animal dookie as well as various shapes of human turds. As Excite News reports, there is a section…
The next Smash Bros., Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS, will be featuring newcomers like Mega Man, the Wii-fit exercise instructor, and the latest announcement from E3, Pac-Man. But, much like the newly announced Mii Warrior, this wasn’t the first opportunity for him to join the Smash Bros. cast. In his semi-weekly column…
The father of Final Fantasy, Hironobu Sakaguchi, is working on a new smartphone game called Terra Battle. It’s an RPG. It could have been a ballet dancing game. Sakaguchi revealed some vague details about his new game, Terra Battle, in this week’s Weekly Famitsu. He’s got a lotta good talent working on it, with several…
The Xbox One with Kinect bundle sure is pricy in South Korea! Today, it was listed at 598,000 Korean won ($592), but that’s slightly cheaper than what was listed earlier this month. The console’s set to arrive “this year” in South Korea, but we can probably expect a firm release date soon. [Thanks for tip,…
Sega is making a new Yakuza game! Pretty much all we know is that it’s a Yakuza game, and it’s for the PS3 and PS4. You know what else we know? Porn stars. Yakuza is one of the biggest PlayStation exclusive franchises in Japan. These games are incredibly popular and feature big-name talent. More importantly,…
You know how when you’re playing a game, and it bugs out, and you get stuck in a truly odd place? Well, a real life version of that recently happened in Weihai, China. As reported on Xinhuanet and ShanghaiIst, a police van got stuck between two building on the way back to station. The police,…
At least the flight attendants will apparently wear straw hats just like One Piece character Luffy. I guess. According to Naver and Excite, five of Japanese carrier Skymark’s Boeing 737s will get a One Piece decal. This isn’t a complete decal wrapping or paint job like the Pokémon jet. Here is All Nippon Airway’s Pokémon…
The next Yakuza game won’t be a spin-off like Yakuza Ishin! or Yakuza: Dead Souls, but the creators won’t commit to it being a numbered game. So, what the hell is it? Apparently, it’s for men. Ever-tan Yakuza series creator and executive director Toshihiro Nagoshi and series producer Masayoshi Yokowama spoke in vague terms in…
You like the internet, right? Why not spend your summer in camo, learning to ween yourself from it. As CRI reports, there are around 250 military-style internet addiction camps in China. In recent years, the Chinese government has been trying to “fix” internet addiction, something that is officially recognized in the country as a psychological…
There’s a new Saint Seiya movie. And a new movie means a new movie poster. Well, two new movie posters, one of which apparently keeps getting swiped. Here is the standard Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary poster. [Photo: HiroKobaP] Pretty cool! And here is the special Legend of Sanctuary poster, with a background drawn by…
Yesterday, Japanese politician Ryutaro Nonomura, a member of the Hyogo Prefectural Assembly that represents areas like Kobe, held a press conference after being accused of allegedly abusing government funds. Make that, he freaked out and started crying. Last year, Nonomura racked up travel expenditures with tax payers’ money in excess of 3 million yen (around…
Those Foxconn suicides a few years back? Company president Terry Gou says they weren’t caused by poor working conditions, but rather by “personal problems and family disputes.”
You know how in some video games, like Minecraft, characters have blocky heads? And, in turn, block hairdos? Well, one man in Taiwan has that kind of coiffure…for real. Meet Mr. Wu, a 54 year-old medical laboratory scientist at National Taiwan University Hospital with a truly remarkable hairstyle. Just look at it! Do it! As…
It certainly seems like Japan always has a new photo trend. Some of them catch on, while others fizzle out. The latest one to grab people’s attention? Fake cavities. Earlier today, the photo below hit the internet, with Twitter user Okoge writing, “Does everyone have cavities?” The image has since been retweeted over twenty thousand…
Pokémon just wouldn’t be Pokémon without a rival to constantly challenge you. Thus, even drawing game Pokémon Art Academy has a rival—a girl named Lilly. But while I thought I was the worst artist in the world, Lilly proved me wrong. Her art is terrible—so terrible, it loops all the way back around to wonderful.…
Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi is working on a new role-playing game. Called Terra Battle, it is slated for smartphones. Details are currently scant, but Sakaguchi reveals more about the game in the upcoming issue of Famitsu.
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