I’m sorry, but Yakuza 0 is about as much fun as I have EVER HAD in an open-world game. While Japanese developers seemed to be vanishing for a while, from the blistering fun of the aforementioned Yakuza game to the hottest Persona just dropping and dropping jaws in the process, safe to say Japanese game developers […]
There are video games, and then there are Japanese video games. What is the difference, you ask? What makes Japanese games so far removed from their western counterparts? Genuine, awesome, unbridled insanity. [Via Zoomin.TV.Games]
Being a fan of anime, I sometimes will hear rumblings about a particular Eastern movie that is getting a buzz. Lately, that buzz has been all about The Boy and the Beast, with Kotaku comparing it to a more kickass version of The Jungle Book: Kyuta, our Mowgli for this story, is a young nine-year-old […]
To try to explain Attack on Titan to someone who doesn’t watch the show (and capture all the depth of the franchise and not just write it off as a show about dudes attacking naked giants) is not easy. The show is violent, layered, complex, and maybe one of the best things out there right […]
The term “shironuri” literally means “painted in white” and this eclectic Japanese street-fashion style is cropping up in Western subcultures. The defining feature of shironuri is the stark white face that women paint on themselves using traditional Geisha makeup. The fashion ranges from gothic lolita to mori girl (forest inspired) to outlandish garb you would […]
By Shea Gunther Contributing Writer, [GAS] One of the things that your typical geek does not get enough of, besides sex of course, is sleep. Whether it’s because we’re staying up late at night surfing Digg, writing code, or Photoshopping George Bush’s head onto Linsey Lohan’s body, it’s a good bet we’re all a few […]