Toads Are Pretty Good at Pokémon Cosplay 

Just as long as they stick with Venusaur or Ivysaur. Twitter user Shuka Moe, who’s doing research at the Tokyo University of Agriculture, has proven just that. If you are curious how the outfits were created: Which leads to: Then, there’s this: Shit just got real. Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture,…

One Piece Creator On Drawing Boobs

Eiichiro Oda, workaholic and One Piece creator, was asked how to draw the curvy bodies of the characters in his famed manga and anime. As noted on 2ch, the first question, actually, was whether or not Nico Robin’s first name, Nico, explicitly meant “ニ個” (literally, “niko”, or here “two round spheres”), because of her breasts.…

The Erased Live-Action Movie is Plagued by a Nonsensical Ending

Time travel murder mystery Erased is not only a hit manga in Japan but one of this season’s best anime. The new live-action movie is likewise fantastic, if you ignore its nonsensical final act. Erased (like the anime and manga that spawned it) follows Satoru. An aspiring manga artist in his late 20s, he spends…

Awesome Dystopian Sci-Fi Art? Don’t Mind If We Do.

Josan Gonzalez has the second volume of his awesome sci-fi comic/art book The Future is Now up on Kickstarter Below are some pieces from the book. They should cover your desktop wallpaper needs for, oh, around forever Since Volume One sold out so quickly, the Kickstarter is also offering people who missed out the chance…

That Lightsaber’s Not For You, Rey

We’ve highlighted some Rey cosplay here before, but none as specific as this, which recreates an outfit she wears for only minute or two at the very end of the film. Cosplay by AlyCat

The Beautiful Sketches Behind The Witcher 3’s Ending

I know, we’ve already done a big showcase on the art of The Witcher 3, but these sketches from Marcin Karolewski are so good that they deserve their own feature. Karolewski did the work for Division 48, a studio based in Poland If you haven’t finished The Witcher 3, BE WARNED. Those who have will…

How To Be A Great Dungeon Master

The idea of being a Dungeon Master in a tabletop RPG is, understandably, pretty daunting. A table full of people looking at you constantly, listening to your every word, stumbling clumsily through your well-crafted world with all the grace of an out-of-control semi-trailer? A nightmare by anybody’s standards. But don’t worry! You got this. We…

Spelunky’s Journey From Pixel Game To Console Classic

It’s rare that gamers ever get to hear the full story behind how (and why) a game was made. So it’s awesome that Derek Yu, the creator of Spelunky, has written a book that does just that. Published by Boss Fight, Spelunky is Yu’s autobiographical, full-blown account of the making of the game, going very…

That Time George Romero Almost Directed A Resident Evil Movie

It would have been cool if the father of modern zombies ended up adapting the biggest zombie franchise in video games, but it wasn’t mean to be. The five Resident Evil movies released since 2002, each written and directed by Paul W.S. Anderson, haven’t been very good. (The first one was OK, I guess?) In…

Battlefield Glitch Or Thumb-Twiddling Gone Wrong? You Decide

Today on the 200th episode of Highlight Reel we have reader questions, horrifying thumb twiddling, bad traps, impressive UFC knock outs and much more! Watch the video above or on our Youtube Page, then talk about your favorite highlight in the comments below. Be sure to check out, like, and share the original videos via…

A Party Isn’t A Party Without The Witcher 3’s Shani

Just when you thought a major character of the Witcher 3 saga had gone uncosplayed, along comes Lyumos to bring the wonderful Shani to life

Persona 3’s Elizabeth, by Riddle

The Numbers Behind The Piracy of A Popular Steam Game

Boxing management tycoon Punch Club hit the top Steam charts at launch, marking it as a game that did well on the digital storefront. Even so, the number of people who pirated the game vastly overshadows the number of people who actually bought it. Developers Tiny Build wrote a post today detailing the piracy data…

How Batman Has Changed Over 70 Years

There’s been a different look and feel for the Dark Knight just about every time he’s been the subject of a new TV series or movie. Come bask in the many flavors of darkness. When Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice comes out this week, it’ll be the latest in a string of Bat-adaptations that…