Most Shenmue fans already know the broad story of the game’s development: the early demos, the ever-extending release date, and the rumors i...

Not long after the release of  Shenmue ~Chapter One: Yokosuka~ , the Shenmue  Complete Guide , with its distinctive black cover, was publish...

In this second part of our maps feature, we will be looking at another map from the 36-page art book  that was available at the Shenmue Prem...

During the 1998/1999 Shenmue Premiere showings in various cities across Japan, ahead of the game's original release on the Dreamcast, a ...

In the past we have analyzed a number of memorable English translations from Shenmue that have tickled the funny bones of fans everywhere, i...

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In early 1999, to mark the upcoming release of Shenhua's Theme as a CD single, Japan's Dreamcast Magazine featured this interview wi...

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One of the items received by Shenmue fans attending one the Premiere events held in Japan back in late 1998 / early 1999 (around a year pri...

Today, 20th December 2018, marks the twentieth anniversary of the Shenmue Premiere, an extravagant event that was held in Yokohama in 1998...

We continue with the second half of our translation of an  interview Yu Suzuki held with the media  on  18th January 1999 . almost a year be...

In our on-going series on Shenmue merchandise, today we will be looking at the large blue-covered tri-fold pamphlet that was part of the mer...

Today's post is a translation of an interview Yu Suzuki held with the media  on  18th January 1999, soon after the successful Shenmue pr...

Today we take a look at the remarkable Shenmue premiere bag that was handed out to attendees at the premiere event in 1998/1999. The Shenm...

SEGA promoted Shenmue heavily in Japan for its release back in 1999, and in this post we look at an item that was part of that promotional e...

If you have been considering adding the Shenmue Art Book to your collection, here is a chance to pick it up at a discount! The 1998 Shenmu...

This post covers the Characters section of the Shenmue art book. Several key characters to appear in the the first two games are introduced,...

In today's post we'll look at one of the rarer pieces of Shenmue merchandise, and one that remains somewhat shrouded in mystery even...