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Nobuyo Oyama, the iconic voice behind Doraemon, passed away at the age of 90 on 29 September 2024, due to natural causes. Her agency revealed that she had been in and out of the hospital throughout the year and died peacefully in a Tokyo hospital. Born in Tokyo, Oyama began her acting career in 1956 with an NHK drama, but it was her role as the ...
Aniplex recently revealed a brand-new anime series by renowned director Yasuomi Umetsu and the acclaimed animation studio SHAFT, titled Virgin Punk, during the Aniplex Online Fest. The announcement showcased a teaser visual and a promotional video for the first part of the series, Clockwork Girl, which is set to premiere in early summer next year a...
Renowned voice actress Emi Shinohara, beloved for her iconic roles as Sailor Jupiter in Sailor Moon and Kushina Uzumaki in Naruto Shippuden, has passed away at the age of 61. Her agency, 81 Produce, announced the news on September 10, revealing that Shinohara had been battling a long illness before her passing on 8 September. In a heartfelt stat...
Toei Animation has teamed up with developer Toydium to unveil Noroi Kago: The Grudged Domain, a four-player cooperative survival horror game set for release on Steam in 2025. The game is slated to debut at the Tokyo Game Show 2024, running from 26-29 September at Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan. A Nightmarish Journey Through Japanese Folklo...
We aren't stock market experts here at Kakuchopurei, but when a plummeting stock market is negatively affecting the games industry, we report on it. Influenced by global factors such as fears of a recession in the United States and rising tensions in the Middle East, the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s stock market index experienced a frightening drop. ...
Hideki Kamiya has officially departed from PlatinumGames as of 12 October 2023. What is he doing now? In a surprise move, the legendary game creator and developer has launched his own YouTube channel. In his first video, Kamiya discusses about why he departed from PlatinumGames and what his plans are moving forward. He said: “You can BLEEP...
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is on a path towards hitting $1 billion at the global box office before it even opens in Nintendo's home country of Japan. Mario's creator Shigeru Miyamoto said in an interview with the Japanese press, which is translated by VGC, that the animated movie's massive success surprised him, adding that the relatively low revi...
Two big names in the gaming industry, Toshinori Aoki and Toshimichi Mori, have teamed up to create a new gaming studio in Tokyo called Studio Flare. They've got some serious backing too, with funding from NetEase Games, a division of NetEase, Inc. Aoki will be taking on the role of president and CEO while Mori will be serving as the development ...
Gannibal is set in the fictional Japanese village of Kuge Village and sees newly hired police officer Daigo Agawa arrive a broken man. While things start off promisingly for the new arrival, a series of alarming events begin to unfold that will lead Daigo to the horrifying realization that something is deeply wrong with the village and those who li...
Type-Moon Studio BB has released a new trailer for Fate/Extra Record, a remake of 2010’s Fate/Extra. This is the first new update for the game since it was first announced in 2020 at the 10th-anniversary event celebrating the original game. The 2022 Fate/Extra Record trailer features narration from the character Twice H. Pieceman, as well as f...
My Family is an exciting new Japanese crime thriller starring the award-winning Kazunari Ninomiya, and Mikako Tabe, which will begin streaming this 10-episode series from 25 May 2022 on Disney+ Hotstar. When startup founder and CEO Atsuto Narusawa finds incredible success, fame and fortune with the launch of his company’s popular online video ...
If you've played the original Final Fantasy VIII, you'll remember that like most FF games prior to Final Fantasy X, the game didn't have voice acting and dialogue was conveyed through text boxes. Things might be different for the remaster coming out later this year. DSOGaming checked out the source code of the game's official website and found tha...
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