Evangelion Creator Predicts the Death of Anime

Hideaki Anno, creator Neon Genesis Evangelion, thinks that the Japanese animation industry’s days are numbered. In an interview with Russian news agency RIA Novosti (via EvaGeeks), Anno said the anime industry as we now know it will end in the next five to twenty years. Decline and “death” are unavoidable. Anno calls this only “a…

On Post-Apocalyptic Meme Usage

Josh Corpuz is an artist who has worked in the video game business for a few years now, for studios in the US, Japan and Europe. You can see more of Josh’s work at his personal site and ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so…

A Fridge Full Of Jurassic Park Games Is Good eBay

“Refrigerator full of Super Nintendo Jurassic Park games”. That eBay listing title says everything your heart needs to know. Well, almost. The fridge isn’t actually included in the sale. But over 300 video games—mostly copies of Jurassic Park for the Super Nintendo—are. Jurassic Park on the SNES was a masterpiece, combining Zelda-like overworld gameplay with…

Amazing BioShock Cosplay Doesn’t Need Booker Or Elizabeth

We get it, Booker and Elizabeth are cool characters with neat outfits. But not every cosplay from BioShock Infinite needs to be of the two main characters Take this Motorized Patriot, for example. It’s one of the best examples of BioShock cosplay I’ve ever seen. The outfit’s great, the flags are perfect and the make-up…

There are already a ton of fantastic Zelda manga adaptations out there (the Ocarina and Majora’s ones especially good), but reader King Zombie figures there’s also space to tell a more original story. So he’s started drawing his own. Looks cool!

Amateur Spider-Man Fails Backflip, Destroys Face

This footage, from a kid’s birthday party in Argentina, shows some guy dressed as Spider-Man attempting a sick backflip to impress the children. Emphasis on attempting Hope he’s OK. On one hand it’s funny, yes, because haha Spider-Man, but on the other, those are tiles he landed on. With his face. Ouch. You can see…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Bowser’s Big Interview

Earlier this week Nintendo of America proudly announced that it had hired Mr. Doug Bowser as its new vice president of sales. What I want to know if how he dressed for that interview. I think our readers can help. Or Steve thought our readers could help and I used his suggestion, even though I…

Snacktaku PSA: Snacking While Sleepy Can Kill A Pizza

This was once a pizza. Now it is a cautionary tale. The once proud frozen disc of dough, meat, cheese and sauce was transformed late last night in a three-hour, 375 degree ritual I can only imagine was excruciatingly painful. It certainly smelled painful, and if I know anything it’s the smell of pain. At…

When Witcher 3 Bears And Cyclopes Go To War, Everybody Wins

Well, except maybe Geralt, but you can’t stage a massive battle between 20 bears and 20 cyclopes without breaking a few Witchers. YouTube’s Geo “Tyrannicon” Paradissis’ got a brand-new game, and he’s wastes no time laying waste to the untouched grasslands of CD Project’s latest. Such glorious chaos, and this is only the beginning. Tyrannicon…

Just Cause‘s Grapple Gun Is Exactly What Grand Theft Auto V Needed

Anyone who called Grand Theft Auto V a perfect game before the release of this Just Cause 2 grapple gun mod is a lying liar who lies. As seen in the video below from GTA X Scripting (via GameSpot), modder JulioNIB has given PC GTA V players the most entertaining accessory of all time. It’s…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Hot Pockets: The Winners!

So many amazingly horrific entries inlast week’s “food”-themed ‘Shop Contest, but the winner is a simple, iconic image of Link from The Legend of Zelda playing the lovely “Song of Ass Storms.” All we wanted to do was show the folks in charge of Hot Pockets marketing how toproperly tie their product in with video…

The Perfect Weekend For A Waterslide. Maybe Not This One.

You must be exactly this height and weight to ride this ride, or else. Using the keen powers of sadistic evil automatically bestowed upon a person upon booting up RollerCoaster Tycoon 3, Redditor DaHrakl created the ultimate waterslide. And by “ultimate” I mean “final”, as only a very sprecific subset of park visitors would be…

Sunday Comics: Go Forth In Style

Welcome to Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published May 22. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published May 19. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…