Last night, a digital remaster of the first Pokémon episode debuted on Japanese television. The episode originally aired on April 1, 1997. The episode has been remastered before. Below you can see how the 2012 remastered version compares with a 2014 Kids Station re-airing of the original. That remaster celebrated Pokémon’s 15th anniversary. In the…
Last year, Lightning from Final Fantasy XIII was moonlighting as a Louis Vuitton model. Now in 2017, she’s back with another gig. This time, she’s selling cars in China. She’s joined by Snow Villiers in a somewhat perplexing TV spot. People are wearing VR in Nissans? So they can take car trips with FFXIII characters?…
For the past week, some people in Japan have been buying McDonald’s hamburgers and piercing them with drinking straws. The name of this meme is called “drink x hamburger” (ハンバーガーxドリンク or hanbaagaa x dorinku) or “hamburger straw” (ハンバーガー ストロー or hanbaagaa sutoroo). Everyone isn’t doing this (yet!), but there are enough for the trend to…
Gamers in Japan love RPGs. But which ones are their favorites? Weekly Famitsu set out to answer that question in a recent poll. Between June 22 and June 28, the magazine asked 2,295 readers for the RPGs they liked best. Out of those who replied, 56 percent were men and 43 percent were women (1…
Hellish lines formed today all across Japan. Splatoon 2 launched, and stores got a fresh shipment of Switch consoles, including the Splatoon 2 hardware bundle No doubt there were people waiting to just get Splatoon 2 and its Amiibos, but with theway things are in Japan Switch-wise, many folks were certainly hoping to get the…
Popular Japanese manga and anime One Piece is getting a live-action television version. It will not be a Japanese TV adaptation, but a foreign one. Earlier today in Tokyo, Weekly Shonen Jump editor-in-chief Hiroyuki Nakano announced the news. In the Natalie photo below, the screen next to him states that One Piece is being turned…
Water and Sky. Xichang, China. By Chris Davidson. JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line!
This weekend, it was announced that Kingdom Hearts III will be released in 2018 and feature a Toy Story world. In the most recent Weekly Famitsu and on Famitsu.com, KHIII director Tetsuya Nomura revealed how Toy Story finally came to Kingdom Hearts As Kotaku previously reported, longtime Kingdom Hearts director Tai Yasue told us in…
Amirul Rizwan Musa, a 21 year-old entrepreneur from Malaysia, has spent over $41,000 on cosmetic surgery to look like Squall Leonheart, minus the scar. Can you see the resemblance? Known online as Miyyo RizOne, Amirul works as a model and runs his own cosmetics company. Recently his photos have gone viral online in Malaysia, where…
A Calm Lake. Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, India. By Manu Vardhan. JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line!
Earlier this month in Beijing, a Chinese movie company announced an upcoming feature film called Dragon Force: So Long Ultraman. The CG movie stars robots, a dragon, and Japan’s most famous hero, Ultraman. Update 4:00am – October 1: NHK reports that according to the Chinese studio behind Dragon Force: So Long Ultraman, the film is…
To mark Dragon Quest’s 30th anniversary, a DQ statue has been erected in Sumoto, Japan. Located on Awaji Island, Sumoto is famous for its oranges, onions and beef. It’s also the birthplace of Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii. Given how popular as Dragon Quest is in Japan, it’s surprising that a monument didn’t go up…
Sleeping Beauty. Semporna, Sabah, Malaysia. By Charlez Chong. JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line!
Customs officials in Shenzhen, China have arrested a woman with 102 iPhones stuffed into her clothing. Shenzhen borders Hong Kong, and, over the years, customs officials have arrested all sorts of smugglers. According to XMNN, customs officials recently stopped a woman after noticing that the way her body bulged appeared strange. The officials searched her,…
On July 29, Square Enix is releasing Dragon Quest XI in Japan on the PlayStation 4 and the Nintendo 3DS. Besidesthe graphic styles, there are some intrinsic differences that will make the experiences feel different. Namely, screen size. Via website Hachima, here is a scene from Dragon Quest XI’s PS4 version. The text reads, “I…
Earlier this year, photographer Patrick Mordi uploaded a series of photos that, for me, showcase Tokyo at its best: when it’s night and slick with rain. I’ve always like Tokyo in the rain, and these wonderful photos show why. You can see more of Mordi’s work on his official site or follow him on Instagram…
This August, Koei Tecmo is opening a restaurant in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro. It’s called, wait for it, Koei Tecmo Cafe and Dining. Clever! Via Game Impress Watch, have a look inside: Much like the Square Enix Cafe, the eatery will serve themed food and drinks. Besides selling official goods, it will also host promotional events for…
One Bicycle. Tokyo, Japan. By Cory Balderas. JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line!
The already long Nintendo Switch lines have gotten that much longer. Meaning? Things are suddenly more unpleasant for those wanting to buy a Switch. As Kotaku previously reported, the console has been drawing long lines for months afters its release, and well-known game creator Hideki Kamiya recounted his unsuccessful attempt at trying to buy one.…
Smartphone app Kimi to Kiri no Labyrinth is Square Enix’s new beautiful boy game. It’s spawned some handsome bugs and glitches. Maintenance began on July 14 to fix these issues, but for now, let’s take a look at some the chaos they caused, via Otome Muke, Koimachi and 2ch: Kotaku East is your slice of…
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