Tag: japanese
Assassin’s Creed’s Japanese Adventure Can’t Just Go Full Weeb
The Assassin’s Creed franchise has been going for so long that a good amount of its fanbase has literally grown up with it. Ever since it first stealthed its way to audiences’ hearts in 2007, the games have used its sci-fi memory hopping framing device to jump around from time period to time period. Those time periods…
Y Combinator, Global Brain back Tailor, a Japanese headless ERP startup
Kitsune: The Journey Of Adashino is a Japanese fantasy world of yokai and mystery
As indie developers from Japan and around the world descended upon the former Japanese capital of Kyoto for Bitsummit 2022, some developers present at the event were showcasing their games a little closer to home. Having already been hyped up amongst Japanese games outlets for its unique visuals and inspirations from Japanese yokai and folk tales, Kitsune: The Journey Of Adashino was a rather hot ticket at the event, and with an English localisation and a release in 2023 or 2024 planned, it stands with the opportunity to shine a light on the Japanese indie gaming scene.
While it may perhaps be reductive to make a Studio Ghibli comparison to the game’s opening moments, the familiarity many have with those films compared to Japanese folklore makes the equivalence an easy one. My time with the demo was from a moment early in the game, when you’ve already set foot into this new world but don’t have much knowledge about the yokai-infested supernatural surprises that await you.
Morr Music Announce Japanese Indie Underground Music Compilation ‘Minna Miteru 2’
Sony’s Ghost of Tsushima Film May Be Entirely in Japanese
Sony’s determined to make as many of its first-party PlayStation games into films or TV shows as possible, with the most immediate of the bunch being Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us becoming a TV show for HBO. Also on the hypothetical adaptation docket is the samurai open-world game Ghost of Tsushima, who locked down …
Japanese luxury property developer Lead Real Estate files for $27M US IPO
Dragon Ball Z is now available in the original Japanese on Crunchyroll
Let the subbed vs. dubbed debates commence
“Move&and&earn” app STEPN to utilize LINE Blockchain for the Japanese market
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