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Insane Yakuza Character Gets Cute Birthday Greetings
In the Yakuza games, psychotic Goro Majima is known as “Mad Dog of Shimano” for good reason: He’s violent and bonkers. He’s also a fan favorite, which might explain the adorable birthday messages for the character. It’s not uncommon for artists to create fan art to celebrate a character’s birthday. Majima’s b-day is May 14,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 15, 2017 -
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A Super Famicom Cartridge Is Being Released In 2017
For those who still own a Super Famicom (or are planning to get one), good news! The console is getting a new cartridge this year. The Super Famicom is the Japanese version of the SNES. In 1995, a satellite modem peripheral called Satellaview was released in Japan (though it was later discontinued in 2000). Setallaview…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 12, 2017 -
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Official Sailor Moon Phone Announced In China
Meitu, the folks behind that infamous beauty app, are rolling out an official Sailor Moon phone and selfie stick. The Sailor Moon branded M8 phone also comes with a pink remote control to take selfies,Fashion Snap reports. The phone costs around the equivalent of US$430 and is limited to10,000 units. No word on whether or…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 12, 2017 -
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Hunter X Hunter‘s Hiatus Will Continue For Now, Says Publisher
Hunter x Hunter, no stranger to taking time off, is still on break—for now, at least. The manga’s publisher says new pages are TBA. As previously mentioned, manga artist Yoshihiro Togashi’s longest Hunter x Hunter publication streak is 30 issues, while his longest hiatus is 80 issues. The most recent break began in June 2016.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 12, 2017 -
Kotaku EastHow To Cosplay Baby Groot
If you needed any ideas for a Guardians of the Galaxy cosplay, you can always dress as Baby Groot. AsCinema Today, Eigaland and Yahoo! News Japan report, the film’s Japanese voice actors cosplayed as their onscreen counterparts at a recent press event in Tokyo. Dressing up as Rocket or Mantis doesn’t seem that tricky. But…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 12, 2017 -
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Square Enix Had “Record-High” Sales Last Year
Even though things might sound grim with the IO Interactive split, Square Enix proper is doing well. Really well, it seems. “For this fiscal year,” Square Enix stated in an official release, “the Company reported record-high net sales, operating income, ordinary income and profit attributable to owners of parent, respectively.” Year on year, Square Enix…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 11, 2017 -
Kotaku East“PPAP” Singer Makes A Cameo In PSY’s New Video
“Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen” singer Pikotaro just made a quick cameo in the video for PSY’s new song “I Luv It.” PSY, of course, took the internet by storm back in 2012 with “Gangnam Style.” Hopefully this cameo means Pikotaro has finally earned some money, even though he’s only in it for a few seconds. (He’s also been…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 10, 2017 -
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Breast-Shaped Cake Made By Dragon Quest Slime Lids
It was inevitable. Someone looked at some Slime shaped lids and thought they might mold some spectacular breast cheese cake. Note: Some readers might find this content objectionable. That someone is Twitter user Non, who took two lids from the Dragon Quest fried chicken currently on sale in Japan and decided to make this: The…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 10, 2017 -
Kotaku EastKorean TV Tracks Election With Game Of Thrones
During the recent presidential election in South Korea, one television network decided the best way to track the votes would be turning all the candidates into Game of Thrones type characters. Network SBS’s coverage was called, as tipster Sang points out, “Big Election Game: Searching For The Throne.” The intro graphics even looked like the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 10, 2017 -
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Dynasty Warriors Is Finally Going Open World
For the first time in the long-running series, Dynasty Warriors will be an open world game. Up until now, battles would happen in sections of the map, with players unable to go wherever they like to kill swarms of warriors. According to the latest issue of Famitsu, Dynasty Warriors 9 (Shin Sangoku Muso 8) will…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 9, 2017 -
Kotaku EastThe Disastrous Life of Saiki K. Is Now A Live-Action Movie
Sci-fi comedy manga The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. is being brought to life. Here’s a look at on set images, a short teaser trailer, and posters. Not sure about these outfits in a live-action film, but here we are. According to Natalie, the film is being directed by Yuichi Fukuda, who previously helmed HK:…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 9, 2017 -
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The PS Vita version of the Romancing SaGa 2 remaster has racked up over 200,000 downloads. Not bad for a game that was originally released in 1993! The remaster was also released on iOS and Android, so the undisclosed total tally is certainly higher.
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 9, 2017 -
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Sounds Like Naruto‘s Creator Just Talked About Killing Off A Character
The Naruto manga is finished. The Naruto anime is finished. He is sticking around in his son Boruto’s spin-off series, but it sounds like creator Masashi Kishimoto wouldn’t mind if a ubiquitous Naruto character was killed off. Kishimoto isn’t doing the Boruto manga or the anime himself, but he certainly has things to say about…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 8, 2017 -
Kotaku EastBeating Pokémon Ruby with Magikarp Took Nearly Six Years
Back in 2011, a live-streamer named Leomon began playing with a Shiny of the most useless Pocket Monster. Almost six years later, the trainer has finally become a champion with that fish. After the stream, Leomon posted on Twitter that it didn’t matter if you had a strong or a weak Pokémon, that if you…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 8, 2017