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You can't keep Game Freak's juggernaut monster-rearing simulation down. According to recent Famitsu sales numbers, Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield sold 1,364,544 retail copies in the first three days after its release in Japan. These numbers include physical game copies, download cards, and the game's double pack, but excludes digital...
Japan already has a life-sized Gundam for mecha fans to marvel at when they visit the land of the rising sun, but what about kaiju fans? Wait no more, as a life-sized replica of Godzilla (specifically the version from 2016's Shin Godzilla) has been erected as a theme park attraction. The "Godzilla Interception Operation Awaji" attraction is locate...
Every year, the Japanese government honours individuals for their cultural contributions to the country and humanity, by awarding them with the Person Of Cultural Merit. Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto is one of twenty people to be named a Person Of Cultural Merit in 2019 (via Japanese publication Sankei). Miyamoto is one of the most famous figures in...
If you love fantasy and D&D tropes made fun of anime-style, you've no doubt seen and read the Slayer anime/manga series which stars the sorceress-and-knight duo Lina Inverse and Gourry Gabriev. The series will be getting a 30th-anniversary event celebrated on 29th March 2020 that takes place in the Tokyo Dome City Hall. Called "Slayers 30th...
Japan will be getting its first esports hotel in April 2020, which will be opening in the Osaka's famous geek-oriented district Nipponbashi. The hotel is named e-ZONe Denno Kukan (directly translated as electric mind space e-zone), or officially Esports Hotel E-Zone Cyberspace in English. The Japanese esports hotel will be nine stories tall (inclu...
If binging the 90s anime feudal classic Rurouni Kenshin on Netflix isn't enough for you, then maybe going to Japan and checking out Kenshin Himura's sakabato recreated in real life may sate your sword-based shonen bloodlust. The most iconic sword in the series, which is basically a reverse-blade katana that doesn't kill, is carried around by Ken...
Every year since 2014, a sea of cute yellow Pikachus invade the city of Yokohama, Japan in a bid to establish a new independent Pikachu nation. In spite of that, people still enjoy the presence of these adorable overgrown rodents as the sixth annual Pikachu Outbreak event arrives this week. Over 2000 dancing Pikachus is participating in this year'...
Nintendo will be holding its very own gaming expo later this year. Dubbed Nintendo Live 2019 Kyoto, it is scheduled to take place from 13 to 14 October 2019 at the Kyoto International Conference Center in Kyoto, Japan. The company held a similar event last year with Nintendo Live 2018 Tokyo. What can gamers look forward to for this year's occasion...
How's this for some sci-fi anime tropes turning to reality? Specifically one involving human-animal chimera hybrids? In March 2019, the Japanese Science Ministry lifted the ban for the growth of animal embryos containing human cells beyond 14 days. Stem-cell biologist Hiromitsu Nakauchi will be leading the first government-approved human-animal em...
Update: Officials are now reporting the death toll at 33 according to NHK. A few hours ago, "over a dozen" were found in cardiac arrest on the third floor. Kyoto Animation studio caught on fire earlier today when an arsonist sneaked into the building. The incident has left at least 26 dead and more than 36 injured, including the suspect of the c...
The legendary Keiji Inafune, best known for designing Capcom's Mega Man and working on every game in the franchise up to Mega Man 10, has returned with a new game after the disastrous failure of his last major game, Mighty No. 9. Now he's working on a mobile game. Developed by Level-5 Comcept, Inafune's new game is titled Dragons & Colonies, w...
Another legendary Japanese game franchise will be following in the footsteps of the massively popular Pokémon Go. Square Enix has announced Dragon Quest Walk, a new mobile game in the vein of Pokémon Go. Little has been revealed about Dragon Quest Walk so far. From the looks of it, the game will feature many of the franchise's iconic monster...
Remember a few years back when Japanese go-kart company MariCar was all the rave since it was the only way to re-enact Mario Kart in real life, sans blue shells? Well, Nintendo was none too pleased and issued a lawsuit, which they won last year to no one's surprise. So what happened recently? MariCar tried to appeal to the Japanese courtroom, but ...
Have you ever dreamed of having a Pokémon-themed wedding one day? Now you can do so just by heading to Japan and asking for the bonafide real deal. ESCRIT, a Japanese company specializing in planning weddings, has teamed up with The Pokémon Company to offer officially-licensed Pokémon weddings. What does an official Pokémon wedding loo...
If you want the best rubber-suited throwdown done right, you can't go wrong with the Godzilla films from Japan. Whether it's the Showa, Heisei, or Millennium series, one thing is for certain when it comes to Mr. Atomic Breath here; destruction and giant monster fights usually follow. Along with a lot of lovely-if-campy practical effects. ...
Earth's Mightiest Heroes are no match for anime's super-sleuths in Japan's cinema week of 5 May and onwards. While Avengers: Endgame's opening weekend in the country was at number one, the film was taken down a few notches the following weekend thanks to the latest Detective Conan movie subtitled "The Fist of the Blue Sapphire". https://twitter.c...
One would think the headline is an early April's Fool joke (it's only a few days), but it's real. Hello Kitty and Mobile Suit Gundam are going to duke it out in lieu of their respective anniversaries: 45th for the former, 40th for the latter. According to a Crunchyroll report, the project involves a LINE campaign where fans can vote for their fa...
A surprise announcement was revealed at the recent "2019 PLUS ULTRA STAGE" in the AnimeJapan 2019 event (via Crunchyroll), and a second My Hero Academia / Boku No Hero Academia movie has been confirmed to release in Japan sometime this winter. Just like the first movie (My Hero Academia: Two Heroes) in 2018, the second untitled My Hero Academia mo...
It's been a while since we've heard about the Sega Mega Drive Mini. Which is why it's great that Sega will be talking more about it later this week. The Sega Fes 2019 website received an update (via Siliconera), stating that there will be more info about the upcoming retro console on 30 March at noon (GMT +8). The stage event (streamed on Nico Nic...
In case you couldn't tell from the Kakuchopurei Instagram page (yes we have that, please follow us kthanxbai), I was down in Tokyo for the JAEPO 2019 game festival arcade esports extravaganza. And there are tons to do if you love games, arcade games, cosplay, anime, and the culture. Like, a TON. There's a number of arcade games we saw and checked ...
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