It’s the end of another year. Can you believe it? And what a year. Let’s take a breather and look back at some of the best Kotaku East stories of 2017.
Here we go:
https://kotaku.com/father-surprises-son-with-a-nintendo-switch-in-an-excel-1795458080
https://kotaku.com/an-insider-s-look-at-working-in-the-anime-business-1796312543
https://kotaku.com/looks-like-a-gay-pornstar-is-in-the-nintendo-switch-1792930016
https://kotaku.com/japan-creates-samurai-armor-for-cats-and-dogs-1795874185
https://kotaku.com/resident-evils-umbrella-corporation-logo-is-a-terrible-1795808440
https://kotaku.com/potato-chips-are-vanishing-from-japan-panic-buying-beg-1794247967
https://kotaku.com/game-journalist-slashed-with-a-knife-after-stopping-an-1794204417
https://kotaku.com/body-paint-makes-for-colorful-japanese-fashion-1796510000
https://kotaku.com/three-thousand-people-lined-up-in-tokyo-for-105-nintend-1797886624
https://kotaku.com/anime-style-illustrations-created-in-microsoft-excel-1802626243
https://kotaku.com/korean-slang-for-playstation-xbox-and-nintendo-fans-1796270935
https://kotaku.com/osaka-courts-ruling-helps-destroy-tattoos-in-japan-1818834734
https://kotaku.com/the-birth-of-japanese-arcades-1794067285
https://kotaku.com/mario-is-officially-no-longer-a-plumber-1799118840
https://kotaku.com/japanese-manners-made-easy-1797117693
https://kotaku.com/nintendo-reveals-the-truth-about-mysterious-famicom-car-1819606567
https://kotaku.com/japans-infamous-halloween-trains-1819762246
https://kotaku.com/man-sells-valuable-yu-gi-oh-cards-for-his-daughters-fu-1820208506
https://kotaku.com/the-crappiest-japanese-apartments-of-2017-1820500662
https://kotaku.com/the-traditional-games-nintendo-continues-to-sell-1797706749
https://kotaku.com/bleach-manga-creator-and-a-fans-dying-wish-1821249595
https://kotaku.com/why-kfc-is-christmas-dinner-in-japan-1821525544
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