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Oh boy, here we go again.

There's a set iconography. Costumes or accessories that immediately evoke imagery and associations. For countless…

You might have a notion of who you'd think could pull off the perfect Chun-Li. Then again, you didn't develop Street…

Mai Shiranui from The King of Fighters isn't real. But a few days ago in Taiwan, you could've swore she was.

Earlier this week, Kotaku reported that a noodle cafe was opening in Tokyo's otaku (geek) mecca. What makes this…

With over thirty members, you'd think it'd be no biggie if AKB48's 17-year-old Yumi Wakatsuki was M.I.A. Yet, this…

In Japan, "itasha" are cars covered with stickers depicting anime or video game characters. They've been around for…

Originally Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D was supposed to be out this December. Then, at September's Tokyo Game…

Aki Toyosaki is 24 years-old. A big Grand Theft Auto fan, she works as a voice actress, voicing Yui Hirasawa in K-On…

Ever since Kamen Rider first fired up his motorcycle over forty years ago and kicked evil Shocker ass, one thing has…

When Japanese people travel, they often take tours. Travel agents offer an array of packages from simple…

In May 2008, Hideo Kojima held a press conference for Metal Gear Solid 4 that was noteworthy for three things: The…

If you've played a Japanese video game, watched an anime, or read a manga, you've seen them: schoolgirls. Idols, in…

The last Kotaku heard of Chiaki Takahashi, the voice actress canceled a book of underwear photos because of the…

Japanese pop, rather Jpop, is pigeonholed as cute, ear saccharine. That might not exactly be fair. But there's no…

Youth is at a premium in Japan. Video game characters are often in their teens (or younger). And in candy-coated…

If super group AKB48 are idols you can see live on a daily basis, then Marshmallow 3D are idols you can cop a feel…

This week, the biggest game in Japan is Rhythm Heaven. It was created by a man who was at one time the biggest…

Ever wonder why nerd heroine Shoko Nakagawa is the queen of Pokémon? Because growing up, she was lonely. Very, very…

When Shape Boxing 2 originally went on sale, giant boob idol and former Sega arcade spokesgirl Megumi appeared in…