Track: St. Petersburg (Live) | Artist: Supergrass | Album: Road to Rouen
League of Legends K-pop Video Gets Inevitable Cosplay Movie
That well-done League of Legends K-pop video has already inspired cosplay photos. Now, it has inspired a cosplay video.
Bayonetta 2 director Yusuke Hashimoto has left Platinum Games. Hashimoto also produced the first Bayonetta and directed Star Fox Zero. He just announced his departure on Twitter (see above). Platinum Games is currently working on Switch exclusive Bayonetta 3.
Porn Star Comes To The Nintendo Switch
Nintendo Switch exclusive Oshiete Onedari Shogi (Teach Me Japanese Chess Pretty Please) has players give shogi hints and tips to adult video actress Airi Satou as well as cosplayers Yui Uno and Inori Hanamiya. For a reward, players get photos and clips of them in bikinis, maid outfits and more.
Morning Snowfall. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. By Kyle Kreiger | Instagram
Pokémon's Former Rival Yokai Watch Is Having A Terrible Time In Japan
In 2014, the popularity of Yokai Watch exploded in Japan. It seemed like Pokémon was going to be eclipsed and overtaken. For a time, it was.
The Folks Who Protest Valentine's Day In Japan
On Valentine’s Day in Japan, women traditionally give men chocolate. Each year, a group of protesters gathers to march, carrying signs that read “Pulverize Valentine’s Day” and “Making out in public is terrorism.”
Québec Winter. Montréal, Canada. By Nicolas Cheung | Flickr
Now, Some Traditional Batman Samurai Armor
May 5 is Children’s Day in Japan. Parents with sons display miniature armor so that their sons grow up healthy and strong.
Nippon Ichi Software and Acquire have teamed up for an adventure game titled Jinrui no Minasama e (To All of Mankind) about a group of girls surviving in the ruins of Akihabara. The game is slated for the PS4 and Nintendo Switch.
6,850 Fake Amiibo Cards Seized In Taiwan
A 35-year-old man in Taipei has been arrested for selling counterfeit Amiibo cards online.
Poop Museum Coming To Japan
This spring in Yokohama, the Unko Museum will delight young and old alike with cute poop.
The Sophia Portrait From Xenogears Replicated For Only $360
While the portrait of Sophia looked impressive in Xenogears, it might look even better on your wall.
Ni no Kuni is getting an anime movie this summer in Japan (no word on an international release). Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino is writing the script and former Studio Ghibli animator Yoshiyuki Momose is directing. Previously, Level-5 has turned Professor Layton, Yokai Watch and Inazuma Eleven into anime.
The Mystery Why Dinosaur Jr.'s 25-Year-Old Song Is Topping The Charts In Japan
“Over Your Shoulder” might be a good tune, but there seems to be more explaining why the 25-year-old song is charting in Japan, surpassing even Ariana Grande.
