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Japanese police have arrested Tetsuya Yamagami for the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe, but half the world away a politician in France had a different theory on the murderer. Damien Rieu, who is described as being far-right, put forward the idea that video …Read more »
This weekend marked the debut of Sonic the Hedgehog 2, and like its predecessor this one speedily broke some records on the way. Variety reports that the film made $71 million in North America, which already qualifies it for the highest-grossing opening weekend for a …Read more »
A Japanese Twitter user who goes by @extrmmtkchan told his followers about a talk he recently had with his grandma about video games. It went like this: “My grandmother said to me, ‘Your younger brother does nothing but play video games. You’re so much smarter …Read more »
The latest expansion for Wizards of the Coast’s Magic: The Gathering card game is Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty, which has its Japanese release right around the corner on February 18. To celebrate, WIT Studio (Ranking of Kings, the first three Attack on Titan seasons) got together …Read more »
It’s been a while since the TV anime adaptation of The Idolm@ster Million Live! was first announced—19 months, for those of you keeping track!—but we finally have confirmation that it’s still in the works. THE iDOLM@STER MILLION LIVE! 8thLIVE Twelw@ve concert was held at Tokyo’s …Read more »
The Japanese family magazine President Family recently did an interesting survey with students from Tokyo University, one of Japan’s top colleges. The magazine asked the students, all of whom passed their entrance exam the first time, which video games offer the best educational benefits for …Read more »
The Chinese government already had limits on video game playtime for those under the age of 18, but now those restrictions have been increased dramatically. According to a report on Reuters, minors will now be limited to playing games at a maximum of one hour …Read more »
Anime music videos are some of the best things this hobby has ever given us. And by that I mean not only fan-made AMVs, but also… you know, actual animated music vids. Some are full of story, while others are just here to look really cool. …Read more »
The Tokyo Olympics have officially started, and if you caught the opening ceremony, you might have thought the music sounded familiar. During the Parade of Nations a medley of music from Japanese video games was played. Here’s what you heard: “ Overture: Loto’s Theme” …Read more »
An “only ‘90s kids will remember”-style debate is now raging on 2chan. The topic? Whether ‘90s games have good graphics. It all started with a post that said: “the graphics in late ‘90s games are so bad … how was anyone satisfied with this?” Responses …Read more »
Mobile Suit Gundam has no shortage of video games to its name. Coming up is Gundam EVOLUTION, a 2022 FPS game that will pit teams of six against each other in mecha. It’s still a little way out, but there are plenty of other Gundam games to …Read more »
Recently a Nintendo shareholder said to top people at the company during a meeting that discussed candidates for the board of directors, “We hope that those holding key positions at Nintendo are at least game enthusiasts, even if they don’t have skills in game production. …Read more »
The manga Shangri-La Frontier first began coming out last year in July, and a video has been released to mark this event. In the video you can see both pages from the original manga, and animation of the characters. Actress and singer Azumi Waki is …Read more »
Voice actor Jonah Scott, who voices Legosi in BEASTARS, lost his job in Mr Love: Queen’s Choice, which is brought out by the Chinese mobile game company Papergames. An anime adaptation has been made of the same property. Scott got in trouble after tweeting, “Taiwan …Read more »
If you were hoping to be able to play the Demon Slayer video game in English, you’ll get your chance sometime this year. An English-based website recently launched, confirming that it’s on the way to Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and …Read more »
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