Hanamonogatari Is Little More Than Two Hours of Philosophical Dialogue

While delayed for several months, Hanamonogatari, the latest tales from the sprawling Monogatari franchise, has finally aired in Japan. Sadly, this six-episode series lacks much of what makes the rest of the franchise so enjoyable—and may be the densest anime I have ever seen. Good – Pretty and Surreal One of the best things about…

Chairman Mao-Shaped Fruit Are Being Grown in China

How would you like a nice Chinese gourd? One that’s shaped like Chairman Mao? Or, how about Jesus? According to a spot on Youku, a man named Xie Lyu Zhi visited the Thousand Year Temple in Sichuan, China and a Buddhist monk told him a dream he had about a gourd shaped like a famous…

What Show Got You into Anime? 10,000 Japanese Fans Respond.

Everybody has to start somewhere. And recently, Japanese viewers were polled about what show got them interested in anime. Between August 14 and August 20, website Charapedia quizzed over ten thousand anime fans in Japan, asking them what anime series started it all for them. Among those polled, 49.4 percent were men, while 50.6 percent…

Pokemon’s Official Reggae Is Slowpoke Centipede

Well, everyone’s favorite pink and slow Pokemon now has a reggae song. It’s totally official, too. The music video for it is…just watch it. The song is title “Donai Yanen Yadon” (どないやねん ヤドン), which loosely translates as, “How You’re a Slowpoke After All.” The lyrics are very humorous and say things like, “Your big mouth…

Keep The Space Games Coming, World, Keep The Space Games Coming

Paradox, you had me at “single-player, real-time strategy title that puts the player in command of a fleet”. Ancient Space is being developed by Creative Forge games, and looks just like the kind of game I would be complaining that nobody is making except, well, someone is making this one. And yes, the narrator of…

Next-Gen Lighting Is Pushing The Limits Of Realism

Resolution and polygons aren’t the only things behind increasingly lifelike 3D worlds. Lighting plays a huge part as well. French artist koolahas shared some truly extraordinary images and footage of his work in Unreal Engine 4, with particular emphasis on the work he’s done with things like lamps and sunlight. If you need some reference…

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Star Wars vs The Ice Bucket Challenge

It’s reaching internet saturation point, the ol’ ice bucket challenge, but you can always rely on Star Wars to come through as one of the shining moments of an internet craze. Earlier this week JJ Abrams, director of the next Star Wars movie, nominated the 501st Legion – a worldwide network of Star Wars costumers/cosplayers…

Wasteland 2 Battle Nun

Wasteland 2 character portrait by Leonard Boyarsky. You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

​How To Humiliate Your Foe in Dark Souls II

It isn’t enough to kill your foe after a parry in Dark Souls II. In order to really make your opponent suffer, you have to embarrass the hell out of them before snuffing them out. Redpaint did just that while dueling, coming up with a series of hilarious and elaborate tricks to do after a…

​Ask Dr. Nerdlove: Should I Pretend To Be Dumb In Order To Date?

Hello Internet! Welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the only dating advice column that comes rocketing to you from the formless void of the 8th Dimension. This week we have a letter from someone who seems to be geeky dudes’ perfect woman… so why is she so alone? Sometimes even people you think have it the…

Lego Blade Runner Police Spinner

Lego police spinner from Blade Runner by Ralph S with opening doors: You can see more of Ralph’s Lego creations at Flickr You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Your Love Hate Relationship With Mondo Can Flourish At MondoCon

I love poster specialist Mondo (I own three posters and have tried and failed to buy many others). I also HATE Mondo (scalpers!). You feel the same, right? Our feelings can now grow exponentially stronger with the announcement of the first all-Mondo convention MondoCon. From the press release: Austin, TX—August 21, 2014—Mondo is thrilled to…