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.…
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…
Journey From Eihei-ji. Fukui Prefecture, Japan. By Luis Rivera. 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!
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…
Capcom recently trademarked “Capcom Juku” (カプコン塾), which means “Capcom Cram School” or “Capcom Coaching School.” The trademark covers “instruction at nursery schools” as well as “infant care at nursery schools.” Hrm…
Fa Yuen Street. Hong Kong. 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!
“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…
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…
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…
Sharpening. Tsukiji Fish Market, Tokyo, Japan. By J. Luis Andrade. 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!
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…
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:…
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.
Fushimi Inari Shrine. Kyoto, Japan. By EX PlusAndy 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 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…
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…
Last Month in Omura Park. Nagasaki, Japan. By Peter Harder. 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!
Where in the world is Palmer Luckey? He’s at Machi Asobi, an annual anime event held in Tokushima, cosplaying as Quiet. And he’s actually wearing shoes. Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond. Tune in every morning from 4am to 8am.
In the manga Yotsuba&!, artist Kiyohiko Azuma draws characters in a stylized, not-so-realistic way. But the backgrounds, however, are insanely realistic. According to Spoon & Tamago, in a2014 interview, Azuma explained this contrast, saying, “I lean toward realism, but at the same time, it’s not like I’m trying to make things actually realistic–what I’m going…
The View From The Plane. Mt. Fuji, Japan. By Kristian M. 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!
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