Nov 4
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Next January, the Henna Hotel (“Strange Hotel”) in Tokyo is doing a collaboration with The Idolmaster, the Bandai…
Jun 26
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Last fall, at the Tokyo Game Show, I asked producer Yusuke Tomizawa why there had been such a long gap between the…
Jun 18
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If you’ve ever been to an arcade in Japan, you’ve probably seen Wani Wani Panic. It’s similar to Whac-A-Mole, but…
Jun 16
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The newly released Gundam Beyond Global model has enough points of articulation that a variety of very cool and humor…
Jun 2
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The folks behind Gundam models have set their sights on instant ramen in a styrofoam cup.
Jan 27
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Earlier this month Bandai and Bluefin announced the North American release of Bandai Spirits Hobby’s Pokémon models…
Jan 7 2020
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What sounds more fun: picking up a pre-assembled Pikachu from the Pokémon aisle at Target, or building your own…
Jun 28 2019
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Bandai Namco is developing a new online action role-playing game for PC. It’s called Blue Protocol, and right above…
Jun 26 2019
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One Punch Man is getting a fighting game. Titled One Punch Man A Hero Nobody Knows, it’s slated for PS4 and Xbox One. The Japanese release date is TBA, and the game has yet to announced for outside Japan.
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Mar 21 2019
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A nearly one-to-one scale Duel Disk is going on sale in Japan. In Yu-Gi-Oh!, the Duel Disk is a piece of dueling…
Mar 19 2019
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Online for the arcade version of Pokkén Tournament is ending in Japan. The game launched in 2015 and online for arcades will cease from March 25. Shame about arcade online play, but the game is very good on the Switch.
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Jan 18 2019
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Two former Bandai employees have been arrested on suspicion of swindling the company out of 200 million yen ($1.8…
Nov 3 2018
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Picking up an action figure of your favorite character at the store is all well and good, but what if you could…
Oct 26 2018
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When you think of woodblock prints, you probably don’t think of Mobile Suit Gundam. You should!
Jan 16 2018
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This is Baku Tsuri Bar Hunter. It’s for the Nintendo 3DS, and it looks wonderfully peculiar.
Nov 14 2017
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In a surprising announcement, Final Fantasy XV’s Noctis is joining Tekken 7. But fans have their own ideas regarding…
Sep 25 2017
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In Japanese superhero and monster movies, massive battles lay waste to cities. We rarely get to see what it’s like…
Jun 5 2017
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The three-day Tales Festival, celebrating the Tales RPGs, has wrapped up in Japan. Fans seem disappointed that a new Tales console title wasn’t announced at this year’s event. There were, however, trailers for new mobile phone games (here, here, and here).
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Jun 4 2017
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Bandai is releasing this 1/72 scale Millennium Falcon model kit that they “almost as precise and accurate” as the…
May 25 2017
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Bandai Namco announced BXD, a company that specializes in online games and smartphone compatible browser games. Three titles are slated for 2018 in Japan: a new Dragon Ball Z, a new Family Stadium, and a new Idolmaster. No word about international releases.
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