Search Results for: Kotaku
There’s Evangelion cosplay, and then there’s EVANGELION COSPLAY!!!, the latter of which prop maker Maolo has down to a science. While we may have seen our fair share of EVA Unit-01 cosplay over the years, there isn’t much that comes close to the work Maolo …Read more »
It’s been 11 years since the first Gundam Café opened in Japan, after which locations began to pop up throughout the country. Their time is coming to an end, however, because they’ll all be closed by spring of next year. The Gundam Café closure will …Read more »
If you’re going to spend $7,000 on a jacket, it might as well be a light-up Evangelion jacket, right? Undercover’s new line of Evangelion gear was first revealed back in March, and now it’s on sale—or in many cases already sold out—complete with the option …Read more »
A man from Dublin, Georgia is in hot water with federal prosecutors for the way he spent his COVID-19 emergency funds. According to feds, Vinath Oudomsine claimed to be running a business, and successfully applied for an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) to recoup losses …Read more »
Ken Wakui’s Tokyo Revengers manga follows the life-or-death time traveling exploits of high school delinquents, but even they haven’t been depicted stealing manga to the best of our knowledge. Unfortunately, one 48-year-old man in Japan allegedly took it upon himself to do just that, and …Read more »
The Lego Ideas platform is pretty cool in that it lets fans make their own designs to be voted on by others. To make it to the next stage, an idea has to get 10,000 votes from members of the community, and then judges need …Read more »
When Netflix’s live-action Cowboy Bebop series premieres on November 19, fans are in for a treat with the Japanese language version. For the first time since the Cowboy Bebop: Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door anime film in 2001, the entire Japanese cast is getting back together …Read more »
Every now and again, someone in Japan decides it’s a good idea to fetishize Nazi uniforms and make a fool of themselves. That’s the case with a new host club that recently opened in Osaka, which has hosts dressed up in Nazi-style uniforms emblazoned with …Read more »
What can’t a Game Boy do? Well, technically, it can’t help thieves steal cars, but that didn’t stop a gang of British car thieves from using the shell of a Game Boy to disguise an expensive device designed for that very purpose. The culprits were …Read more »
It’s one thing to take advantage of the scarcity of Pokémon cards, but Pokémon Oreos? Nabisco’s popular cookie recently launched a limited-edition run of cookies with Pokémon designs on the snacks themselves, featuring 16 monsters from the series, some of which are rare just like …Read more »
One of the most memorable scenes from the Attack on Titan anime is the battle between Levi and Kenny the Ripper. The animation is impressive and the action is intense, so just imagine how difficult it was to bring to life. Now imagine doing it …Read more »
No matter how much you think you know about Evangelion, there are some secrets about the series and its characters that will never leave Hideaki Anno’s mind. In other cases, there are even secrets he’s told some of the cast members, including Mari Illustrious Makinami …Read more »
Copyright violations are a serious offense in Japan, and that applies to those who are breaking these laws without intent to distribute. Despite everyone knowing this and an amazing promo campaign constantly conveying the rules, a fifty-year-old man was recently arrested in Osaka for filming …Read more »
In Evangelion, Misato Katsuragi’s sake of choice is Dassai, so it makes sense that the Japanese sake manufacturer would be down for another collaboration following the success of Evangelion: 3.0+1.0. The latest event is being held from June 7 to July 31 at the Dassai …Read more »
The trial is now over for 29-year-old Romi Hoshino, the alleged administrator of notorious manga piracy site Manga-Mura. Hoshino was arrested in 2019 on a slew of copyright violations, and the Fukuoka District Court found him guilty today in Japan. The sentence comes down to …Read more »
Joseph Luster
