Universal Studios Japan is determined to keep expanding. They recently opened their Super Mario themed Nintendo World extension, promised us a massive Donkey Kong extension in 2024, and are now teasing us that Pokémon will be a major part of the park next year. The …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 »
Purchasing Pokémon cards continues to be a dangerous proposition, as evidenced by the latest incident that took place in Hiroshima, Japan. A 22-year-old man bought a box of cards for a midnight release earlier in the night on September 24, and later that morning he …Read more »
Somehow, in 2021, Pokémon cards are still causing trouble with collectors and retailers alike. The craze is also going on in Japan, so some stores have employed interesting strategies to stop scalpers from scooping up all the highly coveted Pokémon cards just so they can …Read more »
At this point, the Pokémon series has a ton of history behind it, and the new Pokémon Evolutions anime is looking to explore some of it. The new web series was announced this morning, with the aim of celebrating 25 years of Pokémon with episodes …Read more »
In the video game world, you can go to a Pokémon Center to heal up and get items. In the real world, you can… well, get items! No healing there, last we checked. But these official stores are full of cool merch and limited-edition goods. …Read more »
The 25th anniversary of Pokémon means there are many celebrations going on, but even this huge franchise is facing negative impacts from COVID. A number of Pokémon stores and centers in Japan are shutting down — some temporarily, some permanently. Recently an employee at the …Read more »
Otaku love getting great merchandise from their favorite franchises, but there is an issue of scalpers buying out rare items and then charging ridiculous prices to fans. Some stores in Japan are turning to unique ways to make sure the fans get their merchandise and …Read more »
With so much Pokémon anime to dig into, it can be tough to figure out exactly where to start. Thankfully, there aren’t any truly wrong answers, but if you’re looking for a specific season that ticks all the right boxes, you can’t do much better …Read more »
As promised, a video presentation arrived to reveal more details about the Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl remakes, appropriately known as Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl. The Pokémon Presents video showed new trailers for those, as well as the upcoming Pokémon Legends: Arceus …Read more »
For the last 26 years, we’ve had a pretty good understanding with wild Pokémon. They don’t attack us directly, and we don’t attack them directly. But that’s going to change in next year’s Pokémon Legends: Arceus. The upcoming game casts us as travelers in a …Read more »
Everyone loves well-drawn anime food. (Like, we can kind of understand why Chihiro’s parents went for that buffet in Spirited Away. Did you see it?) But if you’re a long-time anime viewer, you’ll have seen some basic Japanese snacks making the rounds. And after seeing how …Read more »
Nintendo has some more news about upcoming Pokémon games on the way, including the new Pokémon Gen 4 remakes. Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl were previously announced alongside the brand new Pokémon Legends Arceus, and all three will be the subject of an upcoming …Read more »
Netflix, which made a live-action Death Note and is working on live-action adaptations of Cowboy Bebop and One Piece, has apparently set its sights on making a live-action Pokémon as well. Variety reports that sources have told them that Joe Henderson of Lucifer will be …Read more »
There are 189 Pokémon manhole covers (referred to as Pokefuta) to be found around Japan. These manhole covers act as a form of tourism, and it seems as if Hokkaido can’t get enough of them. Earlier this month Hokkaido added seven more Pokémon manhole covers, …Read more »
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