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Final Fantasy 7 art director reminisces about the game’s early days as a 2D pixel art prototype
“An FF7 like this would have been possible in an alternate timeline,” art director Yusuke Naora looks back on a very early Final Fantasy 7 prototype.
Ace Attorney artist reacts to one of the fandom’s goofiest memes
Miles Edgeworth voice actor and Ace Attorney series character designer Tatsuro Iwamoto stumbles upon one of the fandom’s greatest gems.
Evangelion singer boycotts event over use of gen AI imagery, expressing solidarity with other artists
Evangelion opening theme singer Yoko Takahashi has withdrawn from an anime concert in protest of the gen AI used on the event’s poster
Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake’s developer was silently changed after its initial announcement
The initial developer of Square Enix’s Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake was Amata Games, but this changed at some point in the past three years.
Tears of the Kingdom player invents a functional… baby stroller for Koroks?
A Korok stroller is a nice change of pace from all the torture machines that Tears of the Kingdom players have been making….
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“Let’s meet again in hell” Japanese out-of-print manga archive Manga Library Z begrudgingly shuts down, but swears to be back
After having all of its payment options disabled, Manga Library Z officially shut down on November 26, but J-Comi promises to bring it back.
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.
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Super Nintendo World’s new Donkey Kong Country area finally unveils its entrance in Japan
The entrance to Super Nintendo World’s new Donkey Kong Country expansion in Universal Studios Japan, Osaka has finally been unveiled.