Brian Ashcraft

The word anime is often defined as “animation from Japan.” If only it were that simple!

Last fall, the Osaka High Court ruled that tattooer Taiki Masuda broke the law by tattooing without a medical license. Today, the court issued a ruling on his appeal.

Those black suits. Those weapons. Martial arts. The image of the ninja is rooted more in fiction than fact. Everything you think you know is probably more “wrong” than “right”.

Did you know there’s a female version of Link? I didn’t! But according to a recently released Hyrule Warriors art book, there is. Well, sorta.

Ever wonder why the Famicom (née Family Computer) was red, gold and white? It was glorious color scheme, but the story goes that cheap plastics were responsible for the console’s iconic hue. That story, says one of the console’s main designers, is wrong.

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