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Star and action choreographer Junichi Okada is promising an even "more energetic and action-packed” batch of episodes, after Season 1 topped Netflix’s global non-English chart and spent four weeks at ...

It’s always the ones you least suspect. Sort of. When you really think about it, “the founder of modern Japan’s police force” actually is a prime candidate for the “anti-samurai mastermind” position.

Disco Samurai is available now on Steam. Watch the Disco Samurai launch trailer for this cyberpunk rhythm combat game. Step into its cyberpunk setting, check out gameplay, and battle your way through ...

Hui-Ying Kerr previously received funding from the AHRC (now UKRI), for her doctorate in History of Design (2010 - 2013) on Japan in the 1980s Bubble Economy, including an AHRC-IPS grant for her ...

Behind every great rock band is a steady and sturdy bassist holding down the low end of things. Rock 'n' roll might be a male-dominated line of work, but that doesn't mean women haven't been a key ...

The anime centers on a young female ninja named Chidori, whose dream is to help the Warring States-era warlord Oda Nobunaga to achieve his goals.

Seeing cinematic inspiration in video games is nothing new. In 1988, Snatcher saw a young Hideo Kojima doing the best Blade Runner impression that the MSX2 platform would allow; even Spielberg himself ...

Ghost of Yotei: 9 Combat Tips to Master Samurai Fighting Ghost of Yotei builds on the foundation of Ghost of Tsushima’s combat system and makes it even more dynamic and challenging. But don’t be ...

Bodhana Sivanandan still needs a booster seat to see the chess board, but that has not stopped her from becoming one of the world’s best players. The fifth grader is now the youngest-ever female ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Last Samurai Standing is set during the late 19th century, where the era of samurai was coming to ...

A 10-year-old British girl has made chess history by becoming the youngest female player to ever beat a grandmaster. Bodhana Sivanandan, from northwest London, defeated 60-year-old grandmaster Pete ...