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Nostalgia is in the air with the announcement of a new live-action Pokémon drama. While it may not take place in the fictional world of Pokémon, it does center on a woman who rediscovers her love for the classic Gen 1 entries in the series. …Read more »
On the first day of the year, Japan suffered a major magnitude 7.6 earthquake, referred to as the Noto Peninsula earthquake. About 100 people are reported to have died as a result of the quake, and rescue efforts continue. Several big names in otaku culture …Read more »
The Japanese company Gameage R&I, which does market research and consulting about the video game industry, decided to hold a survey to find out which Pokémon games have gotten played the most in their home country. 2,604 people were brought into the survey, all of them between …Read more »
A Japanese person who goes by Kota online inadvertently started something by tweeting an image of their friend’s old Pokémon Piplup toy. “My friend’s Piplup is really gross,” Kota commented with the image. It could have ended there, but it turns out so many fans …Read more »
The Pokémon franchise celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, and The Pokémon Company isn't just marking the milestone with more products and games. On top of upcoming releases like 3DS eShop versions of Pokémon Red , Blue , and Yellow , a special New Nintendo …Read more »
Bandai Premium recently unleashed an intense, muscular figure of Pokémon 's Brock/Takeshi, mimicking how he appears in Pokémon Red and Blue on Game Boy. That ties in nicely to a tweet Pokémon character designer Ken Sugimori shot out this week, showcasing his sketches of the …Read more »
In 2013, Youmacon began a tradition of crowning a King of Youmacon, and this year actor, director, producer and writer Tom Wayland received the golden crown. How did he get this prestigious honor? “I guess from having the nastiest sense of humor,” he joked. “They …Read more »
On Saturday, October 19, 2013, Cartoon Network premiered the 16th Pokémon movie, Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened , three months after its successful theatrical run in Japan, the quickest trip to a U.S. showing in the entire history of Pokémon movies. This …Read more »
If you happened to be on the receiving end of the Pokémon marketing onslaught of the late 1990s, you likely have certain memories of the Pokémon TV show. Like how it wasn’t quite a slavish adaptation of the original Game Boy games. There were some …Read more »
I'll confess right now: I never played the original version of Pokémon Gold and Silver , and my reasons for not doing so are phenomenally dumb. I was super pumped for Red and Blue when they came out back in the day, but got hung …Read more »
One Peace Books just announced that the first book in The Rising of the Shield Hero light novel series has received an audiobook, and it’s available on Audible, Audiobooks, BookBeat, Hoopla Digital, Libro, and YouScribe. Professional actor Kurt Kanazawa is the book’s narrator, and he …Read more »
Someone could probably argue that Super Mario Bros. World 1-1 isn’t the most iconic video game level of all time, but they would be wrong. This modest introduction to Nintendo’s classic platformer is a master class in teaching by design, so it’s understandable that it …Read more »
Last night The Simpsons aired its yearly “Treehouse of Horror” special, and once again it included nods to otaku interests. The first story segment, titled “Information Rage” and written by Rob LaZebnik, spoofs American politics in the form of giant fighting kaiju. It begins when …Read more »
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (a.k.a. BAFTA) decided to do something special in honor of the anniversary for their BAFTA Games Awards, which debuted 20 years ago. So in addition to listing this year’s BAFTA Games Award winners (like Technical Achievement going …Read more »
Capcom’s Ace Attorney games have been delivering memorable characters and scenarios on Nintendo’s portable systems since the first Gyakuten Saiban game launched on Game Boy Advance in Japan back in 2001. It didn’t take long for the Nintendo DS port to gain an audience in …Read more »
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