Square Enix has announced its first large-scale theme park. It’s called Ninja Tower Tokyo and will open next year in…
Manga creator Leiji Matsumoto was discharged from a hospital in Turin, Italy this Wednesday. Visiting the country for a Space Pirate Captain Harlock event, he was admitted on November 15 after collapsing. He was reported to be in serious condition but has since improved and returned home to Japan.
The president of Gainax, best known for the Evangelion series, has been arrested. Tomohiro Maki, age 50, was taken…
As previously reported, free-to-play game Final Fantasy Brave Exvius is being turned into a musical. Here’s a…
Makio Inoue is most famous for voicing Lupin III’s Goemon Ishikawa XIII. Today, it was announced that the long-time…
Doraemon, a blue robotic cat from the future, now has his own store in Tokyo’s Odaiba—the first of its kind for the…
From December 13 to 25, a 19.6-foot tall Lapras will go up in Kotodai Park in Sendai, Japan. This is actually taller than the in-game version, which clocks in at 8.1-feet tall. It also appears to be inflatable.
When the one-off performance of Star Wars kabuki was announced, it made sense. Star Wars is deeply influenced by…
Have you ever wondered why some people are better at first-person shooters than others? One important difference…
This year’s Tokyo Comic-Con wrapped up over the weekend. There were big stars, merch, comics, and yes, cosplay.…
Starting November 30, One Piece fans can board a life-sized version of Thousand Sunny ship and take a short, thirty-minute cruise at Huis Ten Bosch theme park in Nagasaki. The replica boat isn’t new (here’s a video tour from a few years back), but if you’re in Japan and like One Piece, maybe check it out.
Nintendo Tokyo opened on Friday. Lots of people came to the first day, and you’d think that by today, the crowds…
Have you played every big-time game franchise? Are there any well-known game series you haven’t checked out? In…
Today is the 25th anniversary of the Sega Saturn. The console first went on sale on November 22, 1994 in Japan. It wouldn’t go on sale in North America until the following year. The console wasn’t a smash hit, but did produce classics like Panzer Dragoon. However, a Sonic game was not released on the console.
This week, a new Pokémon Center is opening in Tokyo. Yesterday, Kotaku showed a short preview of the shop. Today,…
Dragon Quest X is getting a browser game version in Japan. Next year, it will be playable on PC, smartphones, and tablets. More details are expected to be revealed at a later date. No word yet on an international release.