07.02.2010 · Features
Temple University Japan offers program in popular culture
Roland Kelts teaching anime, Patrick W. Galbraith manga
15.01.2010 · Blog
Tsutaya is renting manga
This really is going to be a happy new year! Tsutaya, Japan's largest chain of rental video stores, is now carrying manga. Lots of it. They...
11.08.2009 · Reviews
Mospeada Complete Art Works Book Review
The Mospeada Complete Art Works book just hit bookstores in Japan this past Saturday August 8th. It’s the eighth volume in the...
30.06.2009 · Blog
Kashihonya still exist!
And here I thought these were all gone! This one is in Kunitachi way out on the Chuo Line. Still in business, even with all the online...
23.04.2009 · Blog
Reading English manga turns heads on Japanese subways.
In the last four years I've hand many friends from overseas stay at my house when they come to visit me in Tokyo. Most buy more stuff than...
07.03.2009 · Blog
Congratulations Jamie!!!!
It's so wonderful to see friends making their dreams a reality. On my way to work the local 7/11 had the new issue of Jump Square featuring...
02.01.2009 · Blog
The Jump Way
"Dragon Ball," "Naruto," "One Piece," "Bleach," "Prince of Tennis"…All of these manga are very popular not only in Japan, but also around...
22.12.2008 · Blog
I hate America - the manga!
Tis the season to be jolly, and this one made me chuckle. The title is "America nante daikirai" (アメリカなんて大きらい), simply...
07.10.2008 · Blog
Jesus and Buddha live in Tokyo's suburbs
"Saint Young Men" (Saint Oniisan) is a light-hearted gag manga by Nakamura Hikaru explicating the life of Jesus and Buddha on vacation and...
08.09.2008 · Blog
Jump Shows their "Roots"
In honor of Shonen Jump's 40th anniversary, Roots canned coffee ads featured panels from One Piece, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, and others. ...
28.08.2008 · Blog
Yotsuba&! Release - Azuma in Trouble?
Comic released 3 months late, assistant illustrator wanted.
17.08.2008 · Blog
Comike 74: Getting hotter in more ways than one
Five highlights of August 16 visit
16.08.2008 · Features
Comiket 74 N00bs - Amateur Comics for Amateurs
We're all noobs. Oh, wait... just me. Noobcakes with noobsauce on the side.
07.08.2008 · Reviews
Journey to the Stars - 999 Collection at Suginami
Though some say Akira or even Ghost in the Shell were the first anime to cross over or hit it big in America, truth be told it was actually...
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