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The New Kamen Rider Black Sun Suits Look So Edgy And So Cool
22.3.2022
What better way to celebrate fifty years of Kamen Rider than with some badass new suits? This fall, Kamen Rider Black Sun hits Japan, bringing some ridiculously cool outfits, masked helmets, and sweet motorcycles with it. Read more
Evangelion's Megumi Ogata Champions The Genderless Nature Of Voice Acting
7.3.2022
Legendary voice actor Megumi Ogata recently won the Best Voice Actress award at the Seiyu Awards, an annual ceremony to recognize voice acting in Japan. At first, Ogata thought about declining the award, but decided to accept the honor to make a larger statement about gender, identity, and voice...
One Of The Weirdest Resident Evil Games Is Getting An Unofficial 3D Remake
14.2.2022
Not to be outdone by its more respected siblings, the handheld Resident Evil Gaiden is being remade by a group of independent developers.Read more
If Capcom Remakes Resident Evil 4, Shinji Mikami Wants The Story Improved
7.2.2022
For a while now, there have been persistent rumors that Capcom is remaking Resident Evil 4. The Osaka-based game company has already remade other RE games, so these lingering rumors don’t seem that far-fetched. Read more
Shinji Mizushima, One Of Japan's Most Prolific Manga Artists, Dies At 82
17.1.2022
Award-winning manga artist Shinji Mizushima passed away due to pneumonia on January 10 in a Tokyo hospital, reports ANN News. He was 82. Read more
Shin Ultraman Will Beam Into Japanese Theaters In May 2022
13.12.2021
After being delayed by Covid-19, Shin Ultraman has a release date for Japan: May 13, 2022. The following spring—March 2023, to be exact—will see the domestic theatrical release of Shin Kamen Rider, meaning back to back years of eagerly awaited tokusatsu movies. How cool is that?The latest trailer...
14 Horror Games Available Now On Xbox Game Pass
30.10.2021
A good scary game is often a thrilling experience. And if you are currently a Game Pass subscriber and in the mood to play something terrifying, creepy, or just downright spooky you already have access to some fantastic horror games for no additional cost. This is nice, because the only thing...
I Desperately Want These Rare Evangelion Figures
19.10.2021
Neon Genesis Evangelion is, in my mind, a near-perfect piece of entertainment, but I gotta admit that I would love to rewatch it through the eyes of Japanese artist Yukinori Dehara.Read more
The Nintendo GameCube Is Now Twenty Years Old
14.9.2021
On September 14, 2001, the GameCube first went on sale for the first time in Japan. Two months later, on November 18, the console was released in North America. Can you believe it’s been twenty years? Facing off against the PlayStation 2 and the Xbox, the GameCube was the first Nintendo console...
The Kyoto Animation Studio Tragedy Was Two Years Ago
19.7.2021
Yesterday marked two years since the tragic arson attack at Kyoto Animation’s Studio 1 building in the Fushimi area. As Kotaku previously reported, the attack left 36 dead and another 33 injured. On Sunday, Kyoto Animation posted a roughly ten-minute memorial clip on YouTube, which was only...
Final Fantasy V And VI Disappear From Steam Next Month
29.6.2021
Heads up: Next month, Final Fantasy V and Final Fantasy VI will no longer be available via Steam. Square Enix will replace those games with the recently announced “Pixel Remaster” versions. Eventually.Read more
Final Fantasy Has A New Brand Manager
17.5.2021
For over a decade, Shinji Hashimoto was the brand director for Square Enix’s Final Fantasy. He has stepped down, and Kitase has become his successor last month.Read more
Hideaki Anno Says Evangelion Is A "Robot Anime"
12.4.2021
Over the years, Evangelion fans have often pointed out that the large Eva units are not actually giant robots.Read more
Shin Ultraman Movie's Release Delayed By Covid-19
29.3.2021
Originally scheduled for “early summer” in Japan, the upcoming Shin Ultraman movie will be delayed.Read more
The Long History of Godzilla's Cinematic Looks
2.3.2021
Godzilla isn’t just a monster movie icon, the king of all kaiju: he is a king of looks too. In the nearly seven decades he’s been stomping around the box office, Godzilla’s gone through more appearances than most cinematic legends ever could. From his earliest days to his upcoming smashup with Kong...