Onechanbara Z Kagura is the latest budget title in a long series of budget titles. Originally part of the Simple 2000 series (a set of over 100 games that cost less than $20 US on the PS2) it grew into a somewhat popular franchise through its cunning use of bikinis, swords, and busty women. While…
Illustrator Mao Sugiyama tweeted a simple proposition: Mao’s male genitals (penis, testicles, and scrotum) as a ¥100,000 meal. The illustrator even offered to cook them. Sugiyama is not a real chef—and admitted as much—but was offering a real plate of penis. The 22 year-old Sugiyama is also not man or a woman; the illustrator is…
There are reports out of China that tensions are flaring over Diablo III. Since the game hasn’t been officially released in Mainland China yet, some Chinese players are acquiring copies of the game and then logging onto Asian servers in other regions. This influx is apparently causing servers to lock up and give the infamous…
You need someone on the inside. Somebody who knows the score. Somebody in a maid outfit? Well, that’s exactly what you can get if you hire a Japanese maid to show you around the geekier parts of town. Between 2003 and 2004, maid cafes exploded in popularity and have since become an inseparable part of…
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Selling pirated software or software that allows one to pirate is illegal. But that didn’t stop one man from doing so anyways. A Japanese man with a self-proclaimed “150 IQ” was arrested for misusing his astounding intellect for piracy. According to reports, in April, 29 year-old Yuuichi Shimizu was arrested and charged with selling modded…
Earlier this month, a 55 year-old junior high school teacher allegedly took pictures up a young woman’s skirt at an anime shop in Osaka’s geek district, Den Den Town. The teacher, Manabu Wakita, admitted that he was following a 20-something woman around, but “absolutely” denied that he took illicit photos of her with a small-sized…
To say Hong Kong is crowded is an understatement. Over seven million people are squeezed into just 1,108 square kilometers. And boy, in some places it’s a tight squeeze. As website China Smack pointed out, the city has 6,588 high-rise buildings, which is more than New York’s 5,818. Hong Kong truly is a “skyscraper city”.…
Last fall, a series of photos featuring girls licking doorknobs took the internet by storm. This year, the photographers behind the pics are hoping they do the same in bookstores. The “Doorknob Shojo” or “Doorknob Girl” pictures were recently published in a new photo book. Japanese website Akiba Blog picked it up at bookshops in…
With the announcement that Yakuza 5 will feature 5 main characters in 5 major cities across Japan, and a new game engine to upgrade the outdated look of the series, Sega has released a teaser site and revealed the back story of the new chapter. Back Story: 2010. The feud between the two yakuza clans,…
There’s an image floating around online. It’s rumored to be a “major specifications” sheet for the PlayStation 4. Personally, I don’t buy it. The PlayStation 4 is coming. It’s inevitable. Kotaku first broke that the console is codenamed Orbis. This “major specifications” sheet, however, certainly can be disputed. However in Japan, websites and blogs are…
In years past, video games have been scapegoats. Need something to blame social problems on? Blame video games. This is changing, sure, but that doesn’t mean people still don’t try to do it. Heck, even suspected criminals do. On April 30, a 38 year-old Osaka City bureaucrat was arrested for taking upskirt photos of a…
Mamoru Oshii, the creative force behind the Ghost in the Shell anime, recently helmed a live-action TV spot for Kinect game Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor. This is it. The result will look familiar to those who saw Oshii’s 2001 live-action flick Avalon Yes, this is a nice spot. Needs more basset hound, though. Check out…
While some Japanese vending machines are under fire for offering sexy good times, the vast, vast majority of vending machines offer only beverages. Good times, though! You can buy either cold or hot canned drinks. I’ve always been fascinated about being able to buy a can of hot coffee. It’s truly marvelous. And sometimes you…
Guild 01, the collection of 4 different games by 4 different directors from Level-5 for the 3DS, which will be hitting the stores in Japan on the 31st of this month, already has a sequel in the works. Guild 02 does not have a release date yet, but already it’s looking to be as outlandish…
If you are a nerd, be proud. But also beware that some people in Japan might not be totally cool with your otaku (geek) lifestyle—even fellow geeks. There are otaku belongings, let’s call them lifestyle products, that make some recoil. Everyone has his or her own boundaries! Japanese website Sugoren ran a list of nine…
Sure the tite, God Slayer, sounds like the Japanese game God Eater (which is a bit like Monster Hunter, so whatever). This Chinese developed MMORPG runs on the CryEngine 3, and the physics look slightly off in places. But maybe it’s fun—who knows. I do like the boss fight in the above trailer. God Slayer…
In Japanese kaiju movies (or giant robot anime), Tokyo becomes a stomping ground for larger than life characters. Cars are crumpled under their feet. Buildings are smushed during falls. And in the distance, Tokyo Tower is usually visible. But now a new tower, the Tokyo Skytree, towers over the Tokyo Tower. Opened yesterday, the Tokyo…
A trio of young college students took to the streets of Chengdu City. Dressed in Tomb Raider-esque outfits and carrying fake guns, the trio sent “warnings” to illegally parked drivers by firing suction cup bullets. The publicity stunt was to remind Chinese motorists about traffic laws, but really just reminded me why Lara Croft models…
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