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Hayao Miyazaki Wants You To Know Why Nausicaä Has Large Breasts

By anime standards, Nausicaä from Hayao Miyazaki’s classic does not have a ridiculously large chest. But Miyazaki has said that the size of her bosom does have meaning, it seems. Miyazaki brought up the character’s chest size in a previously published interview that is once again circulating online. Here is the exchange in which he…

Mirror Gundam. Odaiba, Tokyo, Japan. By Aaron Baggett. 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!

Korean Military In Trouble Over Battlefield And Ace Combat Footage 

The South Korean military has a new program to co-develop fighter planes. To show off the project, a web video was created with tax payers’ money. Oh, and unauthorized video game footage. The Korea Times (via tipster Sang) report that the country’s Ministry of National Defense released the ten minute clip, which features a few…

Your Name Is The Highest Grossing Anime Worldwide, And It Deserves To Be

There is a new anime box office champ. It’s Your Name, one of the best animated films I’ve ever seen. As Comicbook.com points out, Your Name is now the highest grossing anime film ever, earning US$281 million worldwide and surpassing Spirited Away’s $275 million gross. Your Name has been a smash hit in Japan, but…

Snow Makes Kyoto Even More Beautiful

Kyoto is one of the most beautiful places in the world. It’s been even more lovely this week thanks to a few days worth of snow. Via Twitter, here is a collection of lovely winter wonderland Kyoto photos: Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan,…

It’s Like Westworld, But For Real

There’s an old abandoned theme park a few hours north of Tokyo. And it’s creepy as hell. Photographer Lee Chapman from the Tokyo Times visited the site, snapping several terrific haikyo (廃虚 or “ruins”) photos. The park opened in the 1970s under the name Kinugawa Family Ranch and expanded over time, rebranding itself as “Western…

Very Suspicious Man Spotted At Nintendo’s Switch Presentation

At the recent Nintendo Switch event in Tokyo, there was some guy walking around and taking photos of various things. He seems rather familiar, no? Of course, this sure as heck looks like Sony exec Shuhei Yoshida, who often goes to all sorts of gaming events, whether that’s to check out the competition or just…

Japanese School Teacher Threatens Students With A “Death Note”

A 30-something year-old teacher in Fukushima, Japan has apologized for threatening to put the names of grade school students in a “Death Note.” A “Death Note” refers to the notebook in the popular anime and manga. People whose names are written in the notebook end up dead. According to The Fukushima Minyu Shimbun, the teacher…

For This Dragon Ball Cosplay, You Need Giant Muscles

Dragon Ball character Nappa is beefy. So, if you want to cosplay as him, make sure you’ve got, well, beef. You know, like body builder Taichi Shimizu does. Previously, Kotaku featured Shimizu’s spot-on Zangief cosplay, and today, here is his Nappa one from last December’s Comic Market. Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet…

Nice Butt Pun, Nintendo

Right now, I’m playing Miitopia. It’s cute, fun, and silly. The game also has one pun I can totally get behind. The above enemy character is called “Shiritori” (シリトリ) and appears in the middle of the game. That’s right, it’s a bird (a turkey?) with a butt face. In Mittopia, an evil baddies keeps taking…

Devil’s Third Online, the Japanese PC online game of…Devil’s Third, will end service on March 29. The game launched in Japan on June 8, 2016. 

This Is A Pretty Good Street Fighter II Impression

Japanese comedy group No Motion has an interesting speciality. The duo likes to imitate anime and video games. In the above clip, they do their impression of Ryu fighting E. Honda in Street Fighter II. No Motion isn’t that famous yet (though, this clip is getting traction online in Japan). What they really nail isn’t…

Platinum Games Apologizes For Scalebound‘s Cancellation 

Earlier this week, Kotaku broke the news that Scalebound seemed to be in trouble. It was, and Microsoft confirmed it was pulling the plug. Now Platinum Games and Scalebound director Hideki Kamiya have issued comments regarding the cancellation. Here is the statement from Platinum Games President and CEO Kenichi Sato: Regarding the Cancellation of Scalebound…

This week, Nippon Ichi is announcing a new adventure game called Tsuihou Senkyo (Expulsion Election). Settled in an post-apocalyptic world, a group of boys and girls go through elections to see who lives. 

Okochi Sanso Garden. Arashiyama, Kyoto Prefecture. 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! 

Atlus has launched a special Shin Megami Tensei site. The site’s Twitter states that the franchise’s 25th anniversary project begins, adding that more details are to come. 

Attack On Titan Editor Arrested For Allegedly Murdering His Wife

The popular manga’s first editor, 41 year-old Jung-hyun Park, has been arrested for allegedly murdering his 38 year-old wife at their Tokyo residence last year. Park was Attack on Titan’s chief editor when the manga launched back in 2009 in Bessatsu Shonen Magazine. As of last June, he had moved to the manga Weekly Morning…

An official Yokai Watch shop is finally opening in Japan’s Kansai region, joining an outlet in Tokyo. According to Famitsu, this March the shop will open at LaLaport Koshien shopping mall in Hyogo Prefecture. 

This Japanese Commercial Is Surreal

And honestly, that’s saying something. Kobayashi Pharmaceutical, a major Japanese pharmaceutical company that’s been in business over a hundred years, has rolled out a new advertising campaign that’s…um. Just watch. The product is called Hananoa, and it’s to help those with pollen and dust allergies. There are two versions of this product: One that washes…

A Fate/EXTELLA cafe opened in Japan this week. Based on the PS4 and PS Vita game, the cafe will run until January 31. Check out more photos on Famitsu.