A Darth Vader Costume Made From Cardboard
Notebook maker Showa Note doesn’t only make school supplies. It also makes cardboard costumes. Previously, Kotaku featured its Dragon Ball Z and samurai outfits.
Here is the first teaser for Sword Art Online: Alicization, which begins airing this October. A-1 Pictures is handling the animation duties.
Japanese Pop Star Says She's Already Played Monster Hunter: World For 400 to 500 Hours
Maki Goto, a former member of J-pop group Morning Musume, is a Monster Hunter super fan. She even appeared in Monster Hunter Portable 3rd commercials back in 2011. She loves hunting monsters.
A Cute Japanese Character For Enemas
If there is a product, then a Japanese company probably has a cute character for it. Usually, it doesn’t seem to matter what the product is. Case in point: the enema-themed character “Kan-chan.”
How Folks In Japan Get Their Gaming News In 2017
It’s actually not too different from the way people outside the country get their gaming news, but there are a few local twists.
Studio Ghibli Getting Its Own Theme Park In Japan
“Ghibli Park,” a Studio Ghibli theme park, is slated to open outside Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
Trying Hard To See Underpants In Summer Lesson
You’ll be happy to know that it is possible to see VR underpants in Namco Bandai’s PlayStation VR title Summer Lesson. Well, maybe you won’t, but someone will be.
Namco's Schoolgirl VR Game Gets Inevitable Erotic Game Knock Off
Of course it did. Of course.
Blizzard Decorated A Children's Hospital In South Korea
This is called using your powers for good.
It’s Haruhi, But With Way Less Sci-Fi Craziness
So, did you ever think that the wildly popular anime The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya would be better as a by-the-numbers cutesy romance? Then The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-Chan was tailor made for you.
One Piece Isn't Close to Finishing
The One Piece manga debuted in 1997. That’s a long time ago! You might think it was ending sooner than later. You, then, would be wrong.
Renting Boyfriends in Japan Can Get Expensive
Do you have a boyfriend? No? Would you like to rent one? Good news, because does Japan have a service for you. It’s not cheap.
Man Celebrates Vacation with Low-Cost Pokémon Cosplay
If you had a week off, you might relax. You mind unwind. You probably wouldn’t create a Golem cosplay. Maybe you would. I’m not you. I don’t know what you think.
The Best Pokémon 3DS Drawings Aren't the Most Accurate
Nintendo 3DS game Pokémon Art Academy aims to teach players how to draw Pocket Monsters the right way. But what if you don't want to learn to draw the right way? What if you just want to screw around? You can do that, too.
Why Snowpiercer Started with a Digital Pig Head
Snowpiercer, it seems, is fantastic. The movie debuted in South Korea last summer and is finally opening in North America later this week. Before filming started, the cast and crew held a traditional ritual with pig's head—but with a slight twist. A digital twist.
How Past Game Consoles Said Goodbye in Japan
Each time we approach the beginning of a new console generation, it also marks the slow and gradual ending of the previous one. Games for the previous consoles are released less frequently until they disappear altogether. But have you ever wondered what the final releases were for each major home console in Japan? We…
Behold! Some of Internet's Scariest Pikachus
Pikachu sure is cute. Well, save for the times that the yellow Pocket Monster is utterly terrifying.
