Earlier this year, Fila released official Pokémon sneakers in South Korea. They looked great, I thought. Fila now has a line of PUBG gear for the country. It seems alright. I guess.Read more… Continue Reading at http://kotaku.com
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Being An Otaku Has Gotten Easier, Says Shoko Nakagawa
Shoko Nakagawa is a Japanese pop star, actress, illustrator and TV personality. She’s found mainstream success in Japan. She is also a proud otaku.Read more… Continue Reading at http://kotaku.com
Model Japanese Arcade Cabinets Are Gloriously Cute
Look at these! Japan’s Wave Corporation has been releasing several different miniature arcade cabinets (here and here, for example). These Astro City cabinets, however, are my favorite.Read more… Continue Reading at http://kotaku.com
Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 5 Anime Revealed
Earlier today, Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure creator Hirohiko Araki announced that the manga’s fifth story arch is getting an anime.Read more… Continue Reading at http://kotaku.com
Neon Genesis Evangelion Theme Gets An Official HD Music Video
Neon Genesis Evangelion’s opening theme is one of the best and most iconic tunes to ever grace anime.Read more… Continue Reading at http://kotaku.com
Sony Changed The Color Of Its New Character
In fall 2017, Sony announced a new character named “Gonjiro.” When Gonjiro debuted, it was black with big eyes, large lips, a red button on its chest and an exposed butt. The character, it seems, is now red.Read more… Continue Reading at http://kotaku.com
Japanese Cosplayer Doesn’t Want To Hide Her Plastic Surgery
Cosplayer Meiji will be the first one to say she used to look very different. It’s not something she wants to hide.Read more… Continue Reading at http://kotaku.com
Nintendo Switch RPG Octopath Traveler Won’t Have DLC Because It’s “A Finished Product”
Octopath Traveler, the Nintendo Switch exclusive from the team behind Bravely Default, will not have any DLC. Why? Because it’s already a complete game, says Square Enix. Read more… Continue Reading at http://kotaku.com
Panic Buying In Osaka After Today’s Earthquake
This morning, Osaka was rocked by a 6.1-magnitude earthquake. There have been at least three casualties, including a 9-year-old girl who was killed while walking to school, and according to The Guardian, hundreds of people were injured in the quake.Read more… Continue Reading at http://kotaku.com
Mother Buys Weekly Manga In Memory Of Her Deceased Son
On March 11, 2011, Yuko Tanno lost her son in the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. The city she calls home, Natori in Miyagi Prefecture, was ravaged. In memory of her son, she has continued to buy Weekly Shonen Jump each Monday.Read more… Continue Reading at http://kotaku.com
Inazuma Eleven: Balance Of Ares has been delayed to fall 2018 in Japan.
Inazuma Eleven: Balance Of Ares has been delayed to fall 2018 in Japan. It’s slated for PS4, Switch, iOS and Android. A Western release date has not yet been announced.Read more… Continue Reading at http://kotaku.com
Taste Test For Coca-Cola Clear And More
Recently, Coca-Cola Japan released a clear Coke. But it’s not the only drink maker in the country that is going see-through.Read more… Continue Reading at http://kotaku.com
Crayon Shin-chan’s new voice has been selected!
Crayon Shin-chan’s new voice has been selected! Long-time voice actress Yumiko Kobayashi will be bringing Shinnosuke to life starting July 6. Earlier this month, voice actress Akiko Yajima announced she was leaving the role, which she had held since the anime debuted in 1992.Read more… Continue Reading at http://kotaku.com
Huge Chewbacca-Themed Statue In Japan
Is this the biggest Chewbacca-themed statue in the world? Today in Nagoya, a tall Chewie was unveiled.Read more… Continue Reading at http://kotaku.com
Japanese Soccer Player Wants To Become A Super Saiyan
Japanese national team member Yuto Nagatomo recently unveiled his new hairdo. “I want to help out the time so I turned into a Super Saiyan,” he wrote on Instagram.Read more… Continue Reading at http://kotaku.com
Pokémon Art Made From Rubik’s Cubes
To make this Pokémon art, you need lots and lots of Rubik’s Cubes. I mean, lots.Read more… Continue Reading at http://kotaku.com
This Japanese Cat Cafe Also Has Hedgehogs
For years, there have been cat cafes in Japan. Hedgehog cafes are not new, either. But now, starting this spring, it has a cat and a hedgehog cafe.Read more… Continue Reading at http://kotaku.com
Japan Now Has Pokémon Vending Machines
Japan loves Pokémon, and it loves vending machines. It was only a matter of time before they merged.Read more… Continue Reading at http://kotaku.com
The Pokémon Anime Just Referenced Pop Team Epic, It Seems
The latest episode of the Pokémon Sun Moon anime was something else! It featured a couple different goofy expressions, one of which looked straight out of Pop Team Epic.Read more… Continue Reading at http://kotaku.com
Racist Twitter Comments Lead To Anime’s Cancellation
The Japanese light novel series New Life+: Young Again in Another World was slated to get a TV anime adaptation this fall. But in the wake of bigoted tweets its creator previously made, the show has been canned.Read more… Continue Reading at http://kotaku.com