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The Real Hairstyles of Final Fantasy
The hair. Just look at the hair! It’s magnificent. These aren’t video game characters. They’re men who would like to drink cocktails with you. Earlier this month, Japanese internet users chattered about how the latest entry in the Final Fantasy role-playing game series, Final Fantasy XV, featured a protagonist who looks like a “host”. Here…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 25, 2013 -
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Woman’s Breast Implant Ruptures After Four-Hour Gaming Session
Reports out of China state that woman suffered at least one ruptured breast implant after lying on her stomach for four hours and gaming. According to Chinese news reports, Xiao Ai (a pseudonym) had recently got into an iOS app called Dragon Summon and was often staying up late to play the game. Earlier this…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 24, 2013 -
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New College Grads Get Together To Cosplay Their Favorite Game
Summer’s here, and for Chinese college students this means two things: summer vacation and/ or graduation! To celebrate their graduation and their friendship, a group of graduating students got together to cosplay their favorite characters from the first person shooter Cross Fire This group of students, eight in number, are part of the graduating class…
By Eric Jou Published June 24, 2013 -
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Meet This Year’s “Creepy Woody”
This is Egashira 2:50. He’s a Japanese comedian, who recently got his own posable figure. And damn, it’s creepy. That’s okay, I guess, because Egashira 2:50 (who Kotaku has previously featured here and here) is pretty creepy, too! He’s also considered the “most annoying” comedian in Japan. (That, however, didn’t stop Sony from having him…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 24, 2013 -
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Chinese Professor Calls For Graduates To Give Up DOTA
Like school graduations in the US, Chinese graduations also have commencement speeches; speeches where possibly famous or respected people give a”pep” talk of sorts to inspire the new grads. In one university in China, the commencement speaker took to a slightly different route with his speech, to urge new grads to stop playing video games.…
By Eric Jou Published June 24, 2013 -
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Animal Crossing Characters Changed Sex for Western Release? [Update]
The latest Animal Crossing game seems to have changed effeminate male characters into female ones for the 3DS game’s English language release. Eds Note: This isn’t new for Nintendo or AC. As pointed out by Legends of Localization, Animal Crossing: New Leaf‘s Japanese version features two characters named male “Grace” and “Roland”. Both Grace, a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 24, 2013 -
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Japanese Artist Wants To Make a Vagina Boat
Japanese artist Rokudenashiko has a dream. She wants to make a “pussy boat”, like an actual boat (well canoe). Oh, she also wants people to chill out about vaginas, too. Warning: This article has content some readers might find objectionable. Rokudenashiko creates dioramas with rather unique terrains: plastic molds of her vagina. Originally, the artist…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 24, 2013 -
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This Giant Crustacean Cuddly Toy Is a Hot Seller in Japan
This is life-sized pillow of a giant isopod. A deep-sea dweller, the insect-looking giant isopod can grow between 7.5 and 14 inches long. One aquarium in Japan decided they’d sell a cool plush toy. Turns out, that was a good idea. The Numazu Deep Sea Aquarium in the city of Numazu, Japan, launched a life-sized…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 21, 2013 -
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New PS3 Models Could Surface Soon
In South Korea, Sony just filed for certification for two new PS3 models: CECH-4205B and CECH-4205C. As tipster Sang points out, these could be slightly modified versions of the “Super Slim PS3s” (model number CECH-4000, image above) with smaller nanometer architecture, less power consumption, and better cooling. Earlier this month, new PS3 models also surfaced…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 21, 2013 -
Kotaku EastHow Past Game Consoles Said Goodbye in Japan
Each time we approach the beginning of a new console generation, it also marks the slow and gradual ending of the previous one. Games for the previous consoles are released less frequently until they disappear altogether. But have you ever wondered what the final releases were for each major home console in Japan? We at…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published June 21, 2013 -
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My, My, Major. How You Have Changed.
Tomorrow will see the release of thenewest installment in the Ghost in the Shell franchise: Ghost in the Shell: Arise. But this isn’t the Ghost in the Shell you remember—not visually at least. While all the characters you know and love are recognizable—though younger as this is a prequel—fans of the two TV series and…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published June 21, 2013 -
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How Do You Get Anime DVDs Back from an Elderly Grandma?
It’s never too late to start a new hobby. Just as one Japanese reader of website My Navi, whose 89 year-old grandma only somewhat recently became a huge anime fan. And now, she won’t return the grandchild’s anime DVDs. The nerve! In My Navi‘s advice column, one reader wrote about grandma and her new anime…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 21, 2013 -
Kotaku EastTime to See Those $40,000 Superhero Suits In Action
It’s summer, and that means the live-action Gatchaman movie is right around the corner. To celebrate, Toho published two trailers. They’re suitably epic Not only do we get to know the members of the Science Ninja Team, we also finally see what thoseincredibly expensive superhero costumes look like in motion. Not very bird-like, but sleek,…
By András Neltz Published June 21, 2013 -
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This Creepy Pervert’s Mind Was in the Gutter. Literally.
Creepy perverts are bad news! That definitely goes for ones out on the street. Or, rather, in the streets. Recently, one man in Japan was arrested for hiding in a drainage sewer, hoping to look up women’s skirts. Twenty-six year old Yasuomi Hirai was arrested in Kobe, and he admitted to his creepy peeping crime.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 21, 2013 -
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Lightning Returns Producer Compares the Game to Dark Souls
“If I were to describe the gameplay,” said Yoshinori Kitase, producer of Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII said, “I’d say that there are some elements [in Lightning Returns] with the severity of [a game like] Dark Souls.” Oh, crap… Considering I was never able to clear Dark Souls, that’s not very reassuring. We’ve already heard…
By Toshi Nakamura Published June 20, 2013 -
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Korean Gamers React to Xbox One Changes
Previously, Kotaku published a handful of Japanese gamer reactions to the recent Xbox One changes. How did gamers in neighboring South Korea take Microsoft’s announcement? While PC gaming dominates South Korea, the country does have a hardcore console fan base. South Korean sites have been buzzing with comments regarding Microsoft’s change in policy “It doesn’t…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 20, 2013 -
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Here Are Some Things To Expect in Kingdom Hearts 3
While the announcement for Kingdom Hearts 3 came a little sooner than director Testuya Nomura may have wanted, simply getting confirmation is a relief for fans who have long been waiting for an official numbered sequel. The game is still in early stages of development, but Nomura did offer a few points on what we…
By Toshi Nakamura Published June 20, 2013 -
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A Look Inside a Wii Game Gold Farm
Dragon Quest X is an online game. And for the past year, the game’s real money trade (selling virtual items for real cash) has been a problem in Japan. And this might be why. Above you can see a room supposedly filled with 100 Wiis. It seems that Dragon Quest X bots are farming gold,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 20, 2013 -
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The Change From Versus XIII to XV Was a Long Time Coming
Last week, we were treated to the news that Final Fantasy Versus XIII had been reborn as Final Fantasy XV. After getting sucked into a black hole for the longest time, Versus was back with a whole new coat of paint. But apparently, the paint wasn’t all that new. “Between one and two years after…
By Toshi Nakamura Published June 20, 2013 -
Kotaku EastIn Taiwan, They Are Printing Faces on Coffee
Coffee is serious business and seriously competitive. Let’s Cafe, a small coffee kiosk in Family Mart convenience stores across Taiwan, thinks it has figured a way to stand out: By printing people’s faces on coffee. How’s it work? Customers upload photos to the Let’s Cafe machine, which is outfitted with a printer that “prints” (sprinkles,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 20, 2013