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Unicorn Overlord’s 2D animation shocks with obsessive attention to detail (and sexiness)
Vanillaware’s Unicorn Overlord has been gaining attention for it’s “maniacal” attention to detail in character animations.
SNK and Arika to collaborate on renewal of “non-fighting game IP”
SNK announced that they plan to collaborate with Arika, the developers of the Street Fighter EX series and Fighting EX Layer to “revamp” one of their IPs.
Street Fighter’s Chun Li gets a new statue in Nara, Japan – here’s why
A crowdfunded bronze statue of Chun Li now graces Kashihara in Nara, symbolizing the connections between Capcom, Street Fighter and the city
Can a video game without “stress” be entertaining? Users discuss tendency towards eliminating stress from games
A Japanese developer’s musings on how “stress” (and a lack of it) affects games has caused discourse on the topic in the gaming community.
Gojo Satoru’s voice actor awarded Most Valuable Seiyuu
Japan’s 18th annual Seiyuu Awards recognized voice actors in Jujutsu Kaisen, Oshi no Ko, Frieren, The Witch from Mercury, and FFXVI.
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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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Nintendo cracks down on Switch game piracy, seeking information disclosure from Google and Reddit to identify suspects
Nintendo of America hopes to gain information from 8 tech companies to identify individuals involved in Nintendo Switch game piracy.
