“I normally just do all that stuff without thinking about it, but people now are full of all sorts of questions: ‘Why is Takahashi Meijin not wearing a shirt? Why does riding on a skateboard actually put him at a disadvantage?'” – Shinya Arino
“The biggest pain point for the challenges has been using technology to make it so that only a camera and the director are in the room with Arino. Even the AD is remote. And doing those segments in a completely empty room is challenging because Arino is a comedian, after all.” – Tsuyoshi Kan, GCCX Producer
It’s a place that I go to meet friends twice every month. At least that’s what it feels like to me.
With the show’s ban on the “strongest console in history”, the PlayStation 2, finally being lifted, and a new generation of ADs finally appearing on the show, Game Center CX has entered a brand-new era. We’re once again speaking to Arino Kacho, Japan’s national treasure, just ahead of their 20th year on the air. Interview … Read More
“When you go to buy used retro games, a lot of them are just sold cart only (without a box and manual), right? I wondered what that would mean for kids that bought them today, so I thought of these raps as me explaining these old games instead of the instruction manuals.” – MCU