In Japan, a talent agency is holding a raffle to see who can win a chance to go on a porn star vacation. But there’s a catch. Actually, there are several. Note: This article contains content some readers might find objectionable. As pointed out by 2ch, Japan’s largest internet forum, an adult actress talent agency…
Last Friday, a bunch of Pikachus began marching through Yokohama. Your typical Friday, this wasn’t. As previously reported, this is part of a Pikachu event this summer in Japan. Friday was the first day of the “Greet Pikachu” event, which features a stream of Pikachus. It’s like these cute, yellow overlords have taken over, and…
Microsoft Korea has *finally* announced a release date for the Xbox One in the region: September 23. [Thanks, Sang!]
Recently, When Marnie Was There director Hiromasa Yonebayashi talked about how he got his job at the famed animation studio. The application process might surprise you. Maybe not! As part of his application, Yonebayashi had to submit two drawings. Then, he had to go to Ghibli and take a rather simple examination. Then, at the…
These are commercials for Bank of The Ryukyus, an actual bank in Okinawa, Japan. Like, a real bank. Here, you can see one of its loan ads from earlier this year. The virtual idol animation is all kinds of awful! Apparently, this was made for broadcast television. And here is the bank’s latest commercial, for…
You know the routine. New popular toy comes out. It quickly vanishes from store shelves. And when it’s finally in stock, you gotta line up. That was this morning, but with a slight twist and months of waiting. After breakfast earlier today, my whole family—all five of us—piled into the car and headed over to…
Most of the Mega-Evolved Pocket Monsters look totally rad. That’s the point! They’re supposed to be badass. I guess this one missed the memo. This is the Mega-Evolution for Dragon Pokemon Salamence for the new Pokémon remakes Alpha Sapphire and Omega Ruby. “This design truly sucks,” wrote one commenter on 2ch, Japan’s largest bulletin board,…
While attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is known in Japan, everyone in the country might not be familiar with it. So, what better way to explain than with, um, an anime. The name of this short, seven-minute anime is To Correctly Understand ADHD (ADHDの正しい理解のために or ADHD no Tadashii Rikai no Tame ni). It is in Japanese,…
Now, there’s nothing wrong with your 3DS XL getting a joystick. Heck, more portable consoles should have them. As Inside Games reports, this is the Cyber Arcade Stick from Japanese peripheral maker Cyber Gadget. It’s for the 3DS XL! And with Super Smash Bros. for 3DS soon coming out on… the 3DS, this might be…
Sometimes you can see the darndest things from a car window. Things like this. Recently, images appeared on a Chinese social networking siteshowing a man jogging down the street, with a dog riding what looks kinda like a Segway (but might be this). The images were apparently taken in Shenzhen and then circulated on the…
Last month, Kotaku first reported that Optimus Prime was getting a special PlayStation Transformer. But that was concept art only! Now, we get a look at the actual toy. It’s wonderful. Website Radio Kaikanattended a figure event in Tokyo’s Akihabara where the 19cm-tall Optimus Prime PlayStation Transformer was on display. [Photo: Radio Kaikan] [Photo: Radio…
Often, when Japanese companies offer ridiculously expensive, limited edition products, I kind of shrug my shoulders. “Nobody’s gonna buy this,” I think. Well, this time I was wrong. Yesterday, Kotaku reported that 7-Eleven Japan was offering twenty five limited edition Evangelion Unit-01 statues, priced at 1.836 million yen (or US$17,892). According to Sankei News, within…
It’s summer. It’s hot. In China, some college students have figured out a way to beat the heat: Inflatable pools in their dorm rooms! In Chinese, these are called “college student dorm inflatable pools” (大学生宿舍充气泳池). Summer sessions are notoriously hot, and Chinese university students have come up with a variety of ways to cope, including…
On August 4, one of Japan’s largest newspapers, the Asahi Shimbun, published a story on eating bat meat. You know what happened that same day? Another Japanese site warned that bat meat could be spreading Ebola. That’s unfortunate timing. The Asahi Shimbun article was titled “I Tried Eating a Whole Bat.” The writer described her…
Regarding those misconstrued Studio Ghibli comments Kotaku previously pointed out, producer Toshio Suzuki recently said he was talking about changing the the way Studio Ghibli works. What’s more, he said, “It looks like Hayao Miyazaki also wants to make something.” There’s talk of Miyazaki doing an animated short, which wouldn’t break his retirement from animated…
Well, they are electric. But, I guess I’d never really thought about it. But if you’ve never wondered what happens if there isn’t proper grounding, watch this. That’s Bae Chul-soo, the singer for the legendary Korean band Song Gol Meh. The clip is super old, but was recently unearthed on Japanese site Livedoor News. The…
It’s summer! In Japan, that means watermelon, trips to the beach, and Shoko Nakagawa covered with insect shells. Note: Some readers might find this objectionable. Because, well, it’s kinda gross. In late July and early August, you can hear cicada (セミ or semi) chirping in Japan. And each summer for the past several years, celeb…
Kantai Collection, which Kotaku first covered in June 2013, is getting an anime series next year. And the trailer for it has already spawned an amusing meme. Let’s have a look. In one part of the anime trailer (which you can see below), the character Akagi glides across the face of the water, firing an…
Police are investigating Square Enix for allegedly using copyrighted SNK characters in the manga High Score Girl. Square Enix, which publishes the manga, says it didn’t receive requests from SNK to halt publication and SNK says it never gave Square Enix permission to use its characters in the manga. According to Sankei News, characters from…
Attention Neon Genesis Evangelion fans! Make that, Eva fans with lots and lots of money to spend. 7-Eleven if offering a limited edition statue for a large amount of money. According to 7-Eleven, the Evangelion Unit-01 statue measures around two meters tall and is priced at 1.836 million yen (or US$17,892). It’s limited to 25…
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