At Hirakata Park in Osaka, there is an unusual service: You can hire fake bad guys to pretend punch to impress and surprise others. According to website Lmaga, these flashmob performances are akin to quick “threepenny plays,” with you as the star. It seems you don’t actually walk through the park with the word “shuyaku”…
Wrestling. Singapore. By Shawn Danker 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!
If you visit Osaka, there are many things to do: shopping, eating, and sightseeing. These are all rather typical. Know what isn’t? A shop were you can smash plates to relieve stress. Located in Osaka’s Namba, Piat Thor is a unique establishment, outfitted with little booths were visitors can enter and chuck plates at a…
Because cosplaying as Vegeta makesDragon Ball VR much better. Here is comedian R Fujimoto, whose schtick is that he dresses as Vegeta, playing the Dragon Ball VR game while he’s dressed as…well The result looks awesome. Know what else looks awesome dressed as Vegeta? Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you…
Good Morning Mt. Fuji. Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi. By Andrew Holman. 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!
Wonder about what folks in Japan think about the Switch? Why they bought it? How they feel so far? Weekly Famitsu polled readers, and here are the results. Via Gamekana, here are some of the poll’s results. The reason you decided to buy the Nintendo Switch Because there was a game I wanted to play…
Dubbed Code Geass: Lelouch of the Resurrection, this marks the third entry in the Code Geass franchise. Last fall, it was announced that the Code Geass series was getting a new instalment. Details are scant, but it’s apparently set after several years after the second season, namely in the wake of Lelouch vi Britannia’s “Zero…
Last Friday, Tokyo Tower was turned into level 50 dungeonCrystal Tower. Typically, it appears an orange-red when lit up, but on April 28, it also illuminated blue to mark Final Fantasy’s 30th anniversary. Below are images of Tokyo’s one-night only Crystal Tower: A special Final Fantasy 30th Premium Store also opened at the foot of…
Fushimi Inari-taisha. Kyoto, Japan. By Floortje Goosens. 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!
Quick! Which would you rather be, a Kpop star or a gaming pro? Wanna-be idol Choi Dong Ha is choosing music. Choi is appearing on reality music show Produce 101 Season 2. According to mainstream news sites Joongang Daily and Insight, he claims to have received offers to become a gaming pro after apparently ranking…
New Dragon Quest games are always big deals in Japan. And big deals need special edition hardware like this. Sony is calling it the “PlayStation 4 Dragon Quest Edition.” The console, which comes with a 1TB HDD, and its controller are covered in DQ As 4Gamer reports, it even comes in a special box! Oh,…
What’s better than regular paint jobs for Gundam models? Anime ones! Kotaku previously introduced this style of painting (here and here), which makes three-dimensional Gundam models look like flat animated images. Twitter user Kyo is a master at it. For example, you start with an unpainted Gundam model. And then… Cool, huh? Have a look…
The 2DS XL was just revealed. But that isn’t stopping Nintendo from announcing the new iteration’s first special edition: a Dragon Quest Metallic Slime 2DS. Just look at it! So lovely. Priced at 22,480 yen (US$201), the handheld comes bundled with Dragon Quest XI and will be released on July 29 in Japan. No word…
The Top. Mt. Fuji, Japan. By Ces Chavez. 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!
We’ve already seen a trailer for the live-action Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure movie. We’ve seen the outfits. We know what they look like. But what people really want to see are the Stands. What is a Stand? Here’s the Jojo Wikia: The Stand (スタンド Sutando?) is a supernatural power unique to JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure. A Stand…
No Umbrellas. Shimbashi, Tokyo, Japan. By Shawn Danker 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!
Last year, KFC rolled out a special Pokémon campaign in Japan, complete with Pikachu on the bucket. And this year, the character is coming to KFCs in China. Redditor Maxtch spotted the above ad at Xujiahui Station in Shanghai. Those who buy one of the meal deals get a collectible Pikachu figurine. Kotaku East is…
For diehard Star Wars fans with deep pockets, there’s this: a solid gold Darth Vader helmet. According to Dengeki Hobby, the one-of-a-kind 24-karat Vader helmet weighs 33 pounds and goes on sale at Ginza Tanaka in Tokyo on May 4. Yours for a cool 154 million yen (US$1.4 million). The dark side of the Force?…
About To Pounce. Yamanouchi-machi, Nagano, Japan. By Ces Chavez. 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!
Nippon Ichi Software’s cute little horror game Yomawari: Night Alone is getting a sequel called Shin Yomawari for the PS4 and Vita. Its night world will be more than double the size of the previous game’s, and it will be out this August in Japan. No word on an international release.
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