Epic Games’ hit battle royaleFortniteis known for its high-profilecrossover skinsas much as its fast-paced gunfights, but they can be quite expensive to buy especially when it’s a well-known character likeGodzillain the first season of Chapter 6, andMortal Kombat’s Sub-Zeroin Chapter ...
Often performing alongside his sister, Lana, Lex is frank about his battles with mental illness. This in itself is rebellious for a country like Japan, where mental health is still very much a taboo topic. Yuki Chiba's simple lyrics are similarly loaded with meaning, yet feature catchy, ...
The blue stabs come in two varieties: one big attack and three smaller, quicker ones. You can parry either, and I suggest you do, because if you dodge the first poke, the second is fast enough to hit you no matter how much you mash the dodge button. Play it carefully, and yo...
In Kabuki theater, actors wear elaborate costumes and makeup representing traditional Japanese culture. It is known for its creative and symbolic use of props. A paper fan, a popular Kabuki prop, can be used to representa tray, asunrise, the wind, rain, cutting with a knife, drinking, an...
Nozoe:Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddessis a game that values tradition while also embracing new challenges. For this collaboration project, the focus was not so much on expressing the essence of the game through the world of Bunraku, but rather on how to align and highlight the charm of...
It’s a kanji nerd’s dream. Ryū grew up in Gifu, and the Hida area of that prefecture is the setting of the song. This is another debut song, making it one of three debuts in the top six, I believe. Difficulty: 9. So slow and so much kobushi throughout makes this one a ...
This is heavy stuff for what some would be quick to slap a "kids' movie" label on, but it's also what helps it deeply engage mature viewers. As a bonus, these topics are presented in a way that's easy to absorb because — even though much of the content will go over their heads...
A little flower arranging, a few chords on the shamisen…? Easy! Mmm… not so much. While the commitment isn’t as long as in real life — in which it can take a young Maiko (apprentice Geisha) a full six years to learn the arts — most Second Life okiyas expect their virtual ...
But much of the score isn’t downbeat, despite the backdrop of the Holocaust. “It’s a story of hope,” Ehrlich adds. “Hope is what pulls us through the story.” There was a personal connection for Ehrlich, too. “This story, in so many ways, happens to parallel the story of ...