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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Train debuted in Japanese cinemas on 16 October 2020 last week, and it has since broken box office records in its first weekend. According to Nikkan Sports (via Crunchyroll), the anime movie is estimated to have garnered over 1.2 billion yen (or roughly RM47.1 million) on the first day of r...
Konami has announced that the Metal Gear In Concert 2020 in Tokyo, Japan, on 11 October 2020. However, fans will be happy to learn that the entire concert will also be watchable through live streaming for the first time ever (via 4Gamer). The Metal Gear In Concert will feature an orchestra performance of music from all five mainlineÂ...
Publisher Sega and developers Craft Egg and Colorful Palette have announced that Project Sekai: Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku will launch for the iOS via the App Store and Android via Google Play on 30 September 2020 in Japan. https://twitter.com/pj_sekai/status/1297005642247331841 Pre-registrations are n...
Publisher Koei Tecmo and developer Gust have announced that Atelier Ryza 2 Lost Legends And The Secret Fairy is slated to release for the PS4 and Nintendo Switch on 3 December 2020 in Japan, as well as a PC release on Steam in January 2021. However, the international version of the game has yet to receive a definitive release date, besides a gener...
Atlus has announced that the total sales for Persona 5 Royal have surpassed 1.4 million units worldwide, while total sales for Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers have surpassed 480,000 units in Asia. The Japanese developer has also confirmed that the PC version of Persona 4 Golden has managed to sell a whopping 500,000 units since it launche...
Ghost Of Tsushima is currently taking the world by storm, receiving almost universal praise for its lush visuals and satisfying combat. Unlike The Last Of Us Part 2 before it, Sucker Punch's PS4 exclusive has yet to garner much controversy, with the exception of offending some gamers in China. In Ghost Of Tsushima, players assume the role of Japan...
A Japanese tourism site has launched a new campaign dedicated to Sucker Punch's Ghost of Tsushima, in order to promote Tsushima Island (which is part of the Nagasaki Prefecture in Japan) to tourists. For those unfamiliar with the real-life Tsushima, it is an actual island in Japan, located in between the Japanese mainland and the Korean peninsula....
Square Enix has announced the launch of Balan Company, a new action game brand that brings together talented action game developers, visual and music creators from both inside and outside of the company. According to Square Enix, the “Company†in Balan Company refers to the creative staff, in the style of a musical cast or theatre trou...
Last month, it was announced that Tokyo Game Show 2020 has been cancelled, but now the organizers have officially revealed that a Tokyo Game Show 2020 Online event will replace it, taking place from 23 September to 27 September 2020 on the official website. In TGS 2020 Online, various companies and organizations in the gaming industry, from major ...
Good news: we may be seeing some high-level Valorant play sooner than you think. Riot Games, the folks behind Valorant, has unveiled its big esports plans for the multiplayer team-based shooter. Starting next week, the company's first-ever Ignition Series will happen in the upcoming G2 Esports Valorant Invitational and Rage Valorant Japan Invitati...
Universal Studio's collaboration with Nintendo on a new Mario-themed play area is almost done, and we have the pics to prove it. A Japanese photographer captured a shot of the park during its construction and posted it on his Instagram (imaiko02). Can you spot the iconic World 1-1 stage bits? And the pyramids from Super Mario 3? And Princess Pe...
Japanese seiyuu and voice actor Keiji Fujiwara has passed away at the age of 55 after battling cancer for several years. His death was reported by his family, who held a private wake and funeral for the legendary voice actor (via Crunchyroll). The late Fujiwara is best known for voicing Hiroshi Nohara (Shin-chan's father) in Crayon Shin-chan, Holl...
As the world grapples with the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, social gatherings are being minimized and events are being cancelled one after the other. Of course, that means that cosplay events are a no-go for the time being. Japan Expo Thailand 2020, held from 31 January 2020 to 2 February 2020 in Bangkok, was probably one of the last big cospl...
As it turns out, TikTok isn't the only popular app ByteDance has in Japan. As reported by the South China Morning Post, data from mobile analytics company App Annie showed that the martial arts game Combat of Hero, published in Japan by ByteDance-owned Ohayoo, was the most downloaded free iOS app in the country for four straight days starting from...
We're only one month away from Final Fantasy VII Remake, and fans can already grab edible Buster Swords or Clouds if they want to. The Square Enix Cafe in Akibahara, Tokyo, recently relocated to another larger location, bringing new Final Fantasy VII Remake-themed stuff. And also Singapore too in case you can't fly down that far. The new Square En...
Remember the shrine that the main characters in Weathering With You visit? The one where they learnt about the legend of the weather maiden? Well, a priest from a shrine just like that one in Japan has announced on Twitter that he is banning all tourists from now on. 韓国人観光客を制é™ã—ã¾ã™...
Gainax is a Japanese animation studio best known for making several of the best mecha anime in history, including Neon Genesis Evangelion. Its President, 50-year-old Tomohiro Maki, has been arrested by the police pending an investigation into allegations that he took nude pictures of a teenage girl. Maki has also been accused of violating the vict...
The success of CD Projekt Red's The Witcher 3 isn't just seen in all the rave reviews and high sales. Games by other developers including Monster Hunter World and SoulCalibur VI have done collaborations to feature Geralt and other characters. Another game is about to join that list. Marvelous' Daemon X Machina has just added "The Witcher 3: Wild...
To say that Nintendo is a phenomenon in Japan would be a gross understatement. It's become part of the Japanese identity at this point, symbolising creativity, fun, and a plumber who jumps. It looks like Universal Studios Japan (USJ) is going to make Nintendo a part of their identity too. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKCqJ8llKuA&w=...
Japanese developer Compile Heart has announced VVVtunia, the latest spinoff in the Neptunia franchise. It is slated to arrive in Japan sometime in 2020, which will also be the franchise's 10th anniversary. The Neptunia franchise is a unique one in the oversaturated anime-esque JRPG landscape. Instead of fantasy or science fiction tropes, it decide...
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