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Fate/stay Night for PS Vita Getting a New Opening
Anime studio Ufotable will be animating the new opening for PS Vita port Fate/stay night [Realta Nua], and the Fate/stay night port will be out this November in Japan with polished graphics and touch features. [ANN]
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 9, 2012 -
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Young Woman Attempts Suicide After Receiving Fake iPhone
Over the weekend in southwest China’s Sichuan province, a young woman in her 20s threatened to jump off an apartment building, supposedly because her boyfriend “lied to her”. According to police reports and neighbor accounts, the reason the woman threatened to jump off the roof was because her boyfriend bought her a fake iPhone. After…
By Eric Jou Published July 9, 2012 -
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This Company Punishes Employees with Power Rangers Embarrassment
A recent thread on various tardy penalties for Japanese companies turned up this jewel: At Japanese IT company ValuePress, employees who are late must dress up in a full body, Power Ranger (née Super Sentai) type outfit. According to the company, those who are late must cosplay in this “embarrassingly amusing penalty.” By “penalty”, this…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 9, 2012 -
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Hey, It’s the London Tower Bridge…in China
A Chinese construction company recreated London’s iconic Tower Bridge in the city of Suzhou. A local tourist trap, the structure also offers “Tower Bridge Coffee” at an English style coffee shop. Check out more pics in the above gallery. 苏州现山寨”伦敦塔桥” [163 via MIC]
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 9, 2012 -
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This Is Kinda Like the Hello Kitty Vibrator
The infamous Hello Kitty vibrator has become bad product branding lore. It was a very real product, but it was sold as a massage aid and not as a sex aid. This is being sold as a Gachapin vibrator. That’s what Amazon Japan is calling it! That’s what pretty much everyone is calling it, instead…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 6, 2012 -
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Meet the Official China Gundam. It Will Become a Giant Statue.
Remember the China Gundam? That totally unlicensed orange Gundam statue that popped up a few years back. This is not that. This is a totally official Gundam statue that’s coming to China. For the upcoming China International Animation, Cartoon and Game Fair, which runs July 12-16 in Shanghai, Bandai Namco is erecting a RX-78-2 Gundam…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 6, 2012 -
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Why I was Pokemon’s Greatest Villain
Going into Pokémon Black and White 2, I had high hopes for the game. This wasn’t for the new aspects of the game like Pokéwood (Pokémon Hollywood) or even the chance to explore new areas of the world. No, the thing I was most excited to see was the return of Team Plasma. In each…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published July 6, 2012 -
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Devil’s Third Bound for Digital Devices, Too
After being on ice, THQ dumped Devil’s Third, the latest game Ninja Gaiden mastermind and Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki, and gave the rights to Itagaki’s Valhalla Studios. Now with said rights in hand, studio boss Satoshi Kanematsu announces that the game is coming to “a wide range of digital devices” as well as…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 6, 2012 -
Kotaku EastSee the First Direct Pokémon Sequel in action!
Two weeks ago, the first ever numbered Pokémon sequels, Pokémon White Version 2 and Pokémon Black Version 2, were released in Japan. As the name implies, these games mark the first time players spend an entire game returning to a region from a previous title and seeing how the region has progressed. In Pokémon Black…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published July 6, 2012 -
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Dressing Like Lady Gaga To “Prove Chinese People Aren’t Inferior”
Once again, Chinese model Gan Lulu has raised eyebrows. This time it wasn’t her seemingly awful mother-daughter relationship, but for what looked like a Lady Gaga cosplay. And it’s not just that Gan Lulu dressed in several Lady Gaga-esque outfits this week (even though the Chinese press delights in pointing that out) or that she…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 6, 2012 -
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Resident Evil 6 Plays Like Three Resident Evils in One
This year, the big center piece at Capcom Summer Jam was a giant booth dedicated to Resident Evil 6 with a demo allowing players to spend time as either Leon, Chris, or series newcomer, Jake. In my first time in the booth, I chose to play as Chris—who seems to have decided to lay off…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published July 6, 2012 -
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Persona Anime Drawings Show the Magic of Illustration
Today, TV Anime Persona 4: The Official Illustration Compilation goes on sale. The book is, well, a compilation of original illustrations used in the Persona 4 anime and provides a look at the process of how the popular role-playing game is animated into televised cartoon. The 200-page book is packed with over 1,200 original illustrations,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 6, 2012 -
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This Bar Offered PS3 Gaming and Schoolgirls Until the Cops Arrived
The staff served drinks, made small talk, and played PS3 games with customers. They not only went on dates, they also broke the law. This week, the manager of a schoolgirl themed “girls’ bar” was arrested for employing actual schoolgirls. Koichiro Fukayama, 44, managed an AKB48 inspired schoolgirl establishment called AKB162 and allegedly violated Japan’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 6, 2012 -
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Monster Hunter 4 Will Have A Bunch Of New Features… No News On A PS Vita Version
The Monster Hunter series will be getting its “fourth” numbered game (Seeing as they seem to have a different numbering system from the rest of us… What kind of game series considers “3rd” and “3” (tri) as two separate numbers?) next year with Monster Hunter 4 scheduled for release in Spring 2013. As a whole…
By Toshi Nakamura Published July 5, 2012 -
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To Get Ready for the 3DS XL, Nintendo Cutting Japanese Plug Prices
In Japan, Nintendo is not selling the 3DS XL with an AC adapter. According to Japanese site Famicom Plaza, Nintendo is cutting the price from ¥1,500 (US$19) to ¥1,000 ($13). [Famicom Plaza]
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 5, 2012 -
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The Difference Between New and Old Phantasy Star? Better Underwear.
So, you’re thinking of making the leap from Phantasy Star Universe to Phantasy Star Online 2. You know that, yes, PSO2 is free-to-play, but what else? Twitter user Dawy posted an image that shows the difference between Phantasy Star Universe and Phantasy Star Online 2 in one fell swoop. That’s right, more realistic undergarments to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 5, 2012
