Thanks to this new title, anime fans were left wondering what opponent the grappler could encounter to present a challenge to ...

As Japan modernized in the 18th and 19th centuries, the Samurai became obsolete, but they are far from forgotten. They live on in various forms of media, which include live-action movies, novels, ...

Finally The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme has announced their cinema season next year will run between 6 February – ...

LB Beistad is a writer and musician based in Nashville, TN. Her love of gaming began with her cousin introducing her to Banjo Kazooie and Jak and Daxter. It was love at first play. Since then, she has ...

While speaking with Nintendo Dream about the Nintendo Museum and the publisher’s embrace of cinematic adaptations like The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Shigeru Miyamoto noted that, “ultimately, what ...

Miyamoto Musashi’s duels made him a legend. His writings made him immortal. Here’s what history can (and can't) confirm about the man behind the myth. In this 1840s print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ...

Capcom has released a new trailer and screenshots for Onimusha: Way of the Sword introducing protagonist Miyamoto Musashi’s story. Here are the latest details, via Capcom: Today’s Capcom Tokyo Game ...

World 1-1. We’ve all run, jumped, and brick-bashed our way through that familiar first stage. It seems so simple and second-nature to us now, but in this modern age of iterative entertainment, it is ...

When manga fans speak of the greatest series of all time, Vagabond is never far from the discussion. Its gorgeous brushwork, philosophical undercurrents, and emotionally raw characters have elevated ...