Hey, if it ain’t broke.

One Punch Man might actually work for new viewers as its more of a deconstruction of tropes that excels in its action than an indulgence of tropes with only middling action. Then again, it might have the effect of simply making them fans of OPM rather than getting them into anime in general.

I feel like if you can tolerate its 80's-tastic stylings and some really dated cheesecakey fanservice, Gunbuster is an absolute classic entry point into scifi anime. It manages to marry a goofball coming-of-age action story a la the Starship Troopers movie or Top Gun with some fun “close enough” science fiction…

Oh my god. NO. Fucking NO NO NO NO NO.

I have zero skin thickness when it comes to multiplayer games. Someone was slightly rude to me in a text chat after a match of Rocket League and it was enough to turn me off the game for months. I’ve never touched Overwatch because I know the first time I run into this stuff it’ll ruin me on the game forever. I miss…

Wrong. It is an actual goddamn crime that modern Final Fantasy doesn’t look like a Yoshitaka Amano painting in motion.

Monopoly is a bad game and its immortal dominance of the board game industry is proof that God has truly abandoned us.

Can you not mix and match the Original and Remastered graphics and music in Cave Story+ on the Switch? You can on the Steam version.

Everybody badmouthing spinners like they seriously never owned a pog

These Universe 6 characters are on the same level potential-wise as Goku and Vegeta. Think about it this way. In less than one generation we have a situation where Super Saiyans go from being just barely remembered legends to there being several of them. Both universes are currently seeing a generation who outclass…

This actually looks like it might be ok. Part 4 really lends itself to stand alone adaptation. It’s far enough removed from the vampire saga to not get weighed down with lore, but it’s connected enough to suggest a long, rich history of good vs evil when it needs to. Josuke is a fun, charismatic protagonist. Jotaro is…

I’m sure it’s being talked about. But 5e’s crowning achievement is in its accessibility. That’s the main reason we’re seeing this new golden age of D&D interest. The books being released now are not these impenetrable giant tomes of lore that that are only marginally useful in most games. They’re taking the best stuff…

About the same time rock music stopped being the devil’s music and became the dads’ music.

For what it’s worth, Sophie Crumb grew up to be a cartoonist herself. Enid’s drawings in Ghost World are actually credited to Sophie.

MST3K is one of the most important tv shows ever made. Size of the audience is no measure of influence. It’s like that old saying about about the Velvet Underground: They didn’t sell many records but everyone who bought one started a band.

Same reason we all shake our heads when everyone’s kids are watching minecraft youtubes 5 hours at a time

How are you reading Kotaku in 2017 and somehow mystified by the concept of professional streaming?

Hm. Most popular character from the decade’s most inexplicably popular show. Make him a cute kid. Set it in “real america” so our nerd clown can learn important life lessons from “real americans.” Liberally apply Wonder Years style schmaltz.

this was 10 minutes well spent

Same as a LOT of manga and comics. Scott McCloud defined the technique as the “masking effect” in Understanding Comics. It’s always interesting to see which artists do everything themselves and who has a team of assistants. Hanazawa Kengo seems to rely on assistants for the backgrounds and tones so he can fully devote…