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Chinese Students Recreate Resident Evil, Freak Out Everyone

A group of art students at the Nanjing University of the Arts thought it was a good idea to create a Resident Evil fan film for a student get together. They proceeded to recreate scenes straight out of video games after hours on school property, bringing in dummy body parts, fake blood and weapons. They…

Cosplaying Lady or Not, Blue Noodles Look Disgusting

This weekend in Tokyo’s geek mecca, Akihabara, eatery LittleBSD wheeled out a noodle selling kiosk. LittleBSD isn’t your typical restaurant—it’s cosplay themed. These weren’t your typical noodles—they were blue. The noodles were “negi sio ita yakisoba” (ネギ塩痛焼きそば) in the image of virtual idol Hatsune Miku. “Negi” (green onions) is what the virtual idol is often…

Bravely Default‘s Inevitable Sequel Will *Probably* Be on the 3DS

On Twitter, a Japanese gamer said she or he purchased a 3DS just to play Square Enix’s latest role-playing game Bravely Default—then asked the game’s official Twitter, if there were a sequel, would it also be a 3DS title? Here’s the reply: “Depending on the circumstances, I don’t think it would change. Because I think…

My Uncomfortable Lunch At The Hello Kitty Dreams Restaurant

I like the color pink, and I’m not ashamed to say it. I wear pink shirts, I have a pair of pink boxers and a few pairs of socks that accidentally became pink but nothing could’ve prepared me for my lunch at the Hello Kitty Dreams Restaurant. It was an overload of pink. A few…

How Burger Dreams Turn into Burger Nightmares

You know how promotional photos for fast food restaurants always look delicious? And then you get the burger, and it looks like a dog’s breakfast? That’s often the case, and the special burger tower that’s hitting Lotteria doesn’t look to be an exception. Japanese site Rocket News has photos of both tower burgers (which you…

Youkai Watch, announced last year by Level-5, is headed to the Nintendo 3DS.

First Look at the New Iron Chef Host (Does This Man Love Bell Peppers?)

I love bell peppers. You know who else loves bell peppers? Iron Chef’s original chairman Takeshi Kaga. When news broke last month that Iron Chef was returning to Japanese TV after a 13-year hiatus, it wasn’t known whether or not Kaga would be returning with the show. Turns out, unfortunately, he’s apparently not. Instead, actor-singer…

After stating that Mario Wii U was “full 1080p HD”, Nintendo now says it’s just “high definition”.

Behind the Scenes of the Live-Action Ace Attorney Movie

When the Ace Attorney live-action movie was released back in February in Japan, I called it the best video game movie ever made. When it came out on Blu-ray in August, I watched it a few times, reaffirmed that it was an excellent movie, and gave it a prominent place on my video shelf. Last…

DJMax Technika Tune is a Music Game Tailor-Made For the Vita

Last generation’s PSP was a bastion of great music games with titles like Lumines and Project Diva—in addition to re-releases of classics like PaRappa the Rapper and Gitaroo Man. However, one music series has been often overlooked, despite having some of the best music games around: DJMax. Why has it been snubbed? Probably because of…

Famed for Masturbation Toys, Tenga Has a Different Product for Japanese Arcades

While Tenga made its name with its self-pleasuring aids, it’s bringing something slightly different to game centers: a pillow that, um, looks like one of its self-pleasuring aids. This 25cm “Tenga Throat Cup” cushion is dubbed as “big size” and large enough for you to stick your hand in and rest your head on. Just…

Watch As Japan’s Biggest Virtual Idol Takes Taiwan By Storm

Proving that she is an international sensation, virtual idol Hatsune Miku performed her first live show in Taiwan to sold-out crowds less than a week ago. This was part of a tour celebrating her fifth birthday that also visited Hong Kong for the first time the week before. But the most interesting thing about this…

Finally! A Cooking School for Japanese Nerds

Tokyo’s Akihabara is soon getting a geeked out cooking school. Dubbed Kitchen A La Mode, it’s a moé style cooking class, aimed at otaku. “While I’m an otaku, I like cooking,” Kitchen A La Mode’s manager told Japanese site Akiba Blog. “Even if there are otaku who cook, there are those who do not cook…

No Sensible Person Would Ever Do This

Boy, this is depressing: a 3DO and a Dreamcast box with Mr. Sega on it chucked out along with pots, pans, an old rice cooker, plastic bottles, umbrellas, and various other crap. With cords coming out of the Dreamcast box, it’s safe to assume there is a console in it. “I discovered this scene the…

Japan is making a live-action Gatchaman movie.

Nothing Says Windows 8 Quite Like Anime Schoolgirls

Microsoft and anime girls are not strangers in Japan. In fact, you could say that Microsoft and Japanese anime girls are a thing. And not a new thing at that! For Windows 7, Microsoft had an OS character—or OS-tan, as they’re called. OS-tans are anime personifications of operating systems that are created online by fans.…

Hollywood, Let’s Fix This Small Mistake in The Wolverine Movie

Hollywood movies usually get Japan wrong. There are exceptions, sure, but generally speaking, they fail miserably. It’s either hiring non-Japanese actors to play Japanese characters or doing a bad job of recreating the country. The Wolverine, which takes its titular hero to Japan, seems to be doing a solid job of avoiding those pratfalls. There…

Here’s a countdown site for what looks like looks like a new Dynasty Warriors

Korean Airline Will Rent You a PS Vita

Jin Air, a subsidiary of Korean Air, is back with Sony handhelds it wants to rent domestic travelers. Units are available to rent out of Incheon Airport and expect more details about available titles. Back in 2010, Jin Air had a similar service for the PSPgo. PSVita [Jin Air via 2ch] Kotaku East is your…

Guile’s Theme Goes With Everything, Even this Nobel Prize Winner’s Crazy Hair

Sir John Gurdon might have had an awful school report as a kid, but he has the most amazing hair Cambridge has ever seen. This year, he shares the Nobel Prize with Japan’s Shinya Yamanaka for stem cell research. Since he is sharing the prize with a Japanese researcher, Sir Gurdon has been appearing on…