Brian Ashcraft
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2D Cafe Looks Like A Manga Drawing
Last month, a monochrome cafe opened in Tokyo’s Shin-Okubo neighbourhood. Called the 2D Cafe, it looks like a manga drawing brought to life.
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Nintendo Was Founded 130 Years Ago Today
On September 23, 1889, Fusajiro Yamauchi founded Nintendo Koppai (koppai means “cards”) in Kyoto, Japan. Originally a playing card company, the company would go onto revolutionised video games forever.
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Why The Most Recent Tales Game Is Taking So Long
Between 2002 and 2012, Bandai Namco released a mainline Tales game almost every year, save for 2006 and 2010. After 2012, there was a two-year gap before Tales of Zestiria. The following year, Namco Bandai released Tales of Berseria. But since then, there hasn’t been another Tales game. The next one, Tales of Arise, won’t be…
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Osaka Getting Massive Esports Themed Hotel
Next April, an esports themed hotel will open in Osaka’s geek district Nipponbashi. Called Esports Hotel E-Zone Cyberspace in English, it is the first of its kind in Japan.