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Official Pokémon ASMR is softly narrated by Attack on Titan VA Yuki Kaji
The official Pokémon YouTube channel has uploaded three Pokémon ASMR videos narrated by Japanese seiyuu Yuki Kaji, known for roles such as Eren Jaeger in Attack on Titan.
Japanese dev names the real enemy of all game developers – insufficient memory
A recent post by a Japanese programmer about one persistent difficulty haunting developers over the decades has gone viral.
RuriDragon manga is coming back starting March 4, ending long hiatus
The Japanese manga RuriDragon will be coming back from hiatus staring March 4, releasing 5 new chapters weekly and then switching to biweekly releases.
Japanese robot venture is looking for sponsors for human-piloted mech project
Japanese robot venture MOVeLOT has announced that they will be unveiling a real-life Ingram from Patlabor in August this year, along with an open call for sponsors.
Tekken 8 dev confirms that blocking a player will stop you from being matched with them
Tekken 8 director Kohei Ikeda has clarified that blocking a user in the game does prevent you from being matched up with them. At the same time, he seems to withhold some information about blocking.
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New Gundam co-produced by Evangelion’s studio Khara rakes in 598 million yen in three days, taking top spot at box office
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- sees explosive popularity in its opening weekend, taking the No. 1 spot at the Japanese box office.
Indie games
Learn Japanese by taking photos in this cozy new game (Updated)
Shashingo: Learn Japanese with Photography is a fun new language learning game that helps you learn everyday Japanese by taking photos.
nintendo
Nintendo’s attorney weighs in on what makes emulators illegal
Koji Nishiura, patent attorney and deputy general manager of Nintendo’s intellectual property department, talks about legal problems surrounding emulation.
