It’s winter. It’s cold outside. So stay in and bundle up next to a cozy fire; there are 35 new anime airing this season to keep you company. But how do you know which ones to watch? Check out the trailers and brief blurbs below to see which of them catches your interest. [*Note: Series…
There are shades of Dragon Ball here, and well, pretty much every epic anime battle brawl you can think of. That being said, this is pretty darn cool. As noted on NicoNico, the animation is a solo work, created by a 19-year-old in Guangzhou, China. Nice job! The clip has been impressing Japanese net users…
GTA Series Videos (via VG247) has recreated a few scenes from Stanley Kubrick’s iconic film about violence in GTA V and, well, it’s GTA with Malcolm McDowell talking over the top. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK Okay, that’s underplaying it a little as this is nicely put together and they’ve done a really…
Jin Kim, Character Design Supervisor at Walt Disney Animation Studios, drew this Big Hero 6 piece to express his gratitude to Studio Ghibli’s Hayao Miyazaki. Of course, Miyazaki is famous for creating anime like My Neighbor Totoro, which Kim’s wonderful tribute references. The drawing was first posted online last November, but it’s been recently creating…
Then again, I’ve never really thought that seriously about frying pans. One hundred Japanese maids show off these non-stick cooking pans in this Direct Teleshop spot. That’s a lot of maids. And a lot of frying pans. To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or find him on Twitter @Brian_Ashcraft Kotaku East…
For the past few years, French artist Clet Abraham has been putting up removable stickers on street signs through Europe. Since late last year, he’s been in Japan. And now, he’s allegedly in trouble with the law. Abraham puts up his stickers during the night, creating street art that surprises people during the day. Some…
Can you turn two young girls into master wizards in just three years? Girlish Grimoire: Littlewitch Romanesque is set in a world where magic is in decline. A thousand years before the start of the game, wizards lived in magical towers and wielded god-like magical powers. Now, wizards are just another guild—more concerned with money…
They’re making an official Naruto musical. And now, we finally get a look at the whole cast all dressed up in their Naruto costumes—and covered in grime. Is “dirty” the new “gritty”? Get these ninja some soap! As previously mentioned, the stage version is called Live Spectacle Naruto and features actors Kodai Matsuoka as Naruto,…
Track: The Laughter Faded | Artist: Apollo Brown | Album: Thirty Eight Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.
This Wednesday, January 14, there’ll be a Nintendo Direct at 6am PT/9am ET. It’ll be “focused on spring 2015 Wii U and Nintendo 3DS titles”.
Eric Felten is an artist based in The Netherlands. He’s previously worked for companies like Guerilla, the developers of the Killzone series. This image above is enough to give a kid nightmares. The images below are of a less spooky-as-shit nature. You can see more of Eric’s art at his ArtStation page To see the…
I wouldn’t be surprised to see this guy post a video of himself soaring through the eye of a needle next. I used to dream of flying, you know. But now here’s Danny Rusk, who flies like he was born in Far Cry 4‘s wingsuit rather than the lame, earthbound birthday suits the rest of…
There’s money to be made smuggling iPhone 6s into China. Enough that people who are not as bright as professional smugglers are getting in on the action. Accordig to a Sinareport, via Daily Dot, this genius was caught trying to get from Hong Kong into mainland China. Customs officials got suspicious when they noticed him…
The newest teaser for Marvel’s upcoming super-team sequel shows a collection of superheroes not getting along at all. Too bad they’re going to be facing down a super-intelligent, human-hating robot. So much for teamwork? Tonight’s trailer gives up a longer glimpse at the throwdown between Hulk and Iron Man, along with a few more glimpses…
Skyrim was released over three years ago! In video game terms it’s a senior citizen, and by all rights should be long gone. But it’s still insanely popular, in large part down to the variety of game-changing mods available for it. From UI tweaks to texture overhauls, thanks to mods users are able to customise…
Microsoft just showed the first trailer for Forza 6. And by trailer, I mean commercialfor new carthat also happens to be in the game. I’m not kidding; half the video is actual footage of the car itself being shown off at the Detroit Auto Show. The other half is a slow pan around the game’s…
Jabba got subtitles. Greedo got subtitles. But poor R2-D2, he never got subtitles, so the astromech droid spends six movies bleeping around with the audience left to guess at what’s on his mind. Until now. Eclectic Method (via Laughing Squid) have gone through the six flicks and subtitled R2’s scenes, revealing a deeply frustrated droid…
Maria Malone-Guerbaa is a human, who through the power of make-up (and some fancy coats) is able to transform herself into a bunch of animals (and celebrities). It’s impressive stuff, especially since her subjects are so diverse. Animals, humans, even cartoon characters, if it’s got a face that’s not Maria’s, she can copy it with…
No Land Beyond’s bad rap with Destiny players seems to be motivating some people to prove everyone wrong about the gun. First, we had the person who soloed the latest raid with the gun.And now we have a montage of someone straight up owning other players in the Crucible with the alleged worst gun in…
Playing Counter-Strike: Global Offensive like a mere mortal is all well and good, but normal shooter skills will only get you so far in this one. Playing like a diabolical mastermind, though? That takes finesse. Finesse and incredibly specific knowledge. Jackfrags has kicked off a series exploring Counter-Strike‘s lesser-known ins and outs, and these are…
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