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Guard from Underground (1992)
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Manga Talk: Underground from Saturday AM
I check out a new series from Saturday AM magazine called Underground. Story & Art by JR De Bard Published by Rockport Publishers Follow the magazine https://twitter.com/Saturday_am Follow…
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Underground, Encouragement of Euthanasia, Hare no kuni, Japanese Film Trailers
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Mole Stations: Six Japanese Train Stations That Force You Underground
How far down would YOU go to catch a ride to work? Meet six "mole stations" in Japan that put the "sub" in "subway".
FEATURE: The Harajuku Line: Forgotten Fashion Monsters of Japanese V-Cinema
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Tokyo's Underground Labyrinth 2 - Getting From Tokyo Station to Ginza
Tokyo has a great set of tunnels, basements of buildings, and subterranean malls. In some malls and buildings you might not even realize yo...
Underground: Haruki Murakami
There’s been a lot of talk about cults lately, mostly one cult in particular. And I keep seeing the name Aum Shinrikyo tossed around in that context, people…
THOSE SNOW WHITE NOTES EPISODE 10 — WIND FROM THE MOUNTAINS
Helloooo everyone! I squeezed this review in between the Fujocon panels I attended. This has been a very fun, exciting, and sleep-deprived weekend and I’ll write about my…
The Guard From Underground (地獄の警備員, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 1992)
Kiyoshi Kurosawa positions an office building as an industrial hell but suggests it’s only one of many hazards to be aware of for a woman in the corporate…
Developer Notes & Scrapped Ideas from Final Fantasy Adventure
This classic JRPG was originally an experimental tennis game.
FEATURE: Japanese Teen Fashion Unspun: The Rise and Fall of Spinns in Harajuku
For the first time in twenty years, Tokyo’s youth culture mecca Harajuku has no Spinns.
Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s “The Guard From Underground” Revived by Third Window Films’ Director’s Company Collection
Details of the Remaster of Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s “The Guard From Underground”, as released on Blu-Ray by Third Window Films through their Director’s Company Collection
Underground Strategy Report #3
Spiders. Lots and lots of spiders! Hey there, Firsty Duelist here, with yet another installation in my weekly Undercards deck overview! In case you don’t know what Undercards…
Underground Strategy Report #1
Is Mettaton EX worth your Gold? Hey there! I’m the Firsty Duelist, and recently I’ve gotten super invested in a digital card game inspired by the UNDERTALE and…
Underground Strategy Report #2
Here We Are, talking about Amalgamates Hello! I’m the Firsty Duelist, and I’m here talking about another Undercards deck I’ve been experimenting with lately. This time, it’s…
Underground Strategy Report #10
*SELF-DESTRUCT SEQUENCE ACTIVATED* Hey there! Firsty here, and I’m doing another Undercards deck overview! In case you don’t know what Undercards is, it’s a free-to-play digital c…
Underground Strategy Report #8
NOW’S YOUR CHANCE TO BE A champion! Hello there! I’m the Firsty Duelist, and I am herby making my triumphant return to blogging after I took the last…
Underground Strategy Report #4
Drawing conclusions Hello! I’m the Firsty Duelist, and this is my fourth installment in my weekly Undercards deck overview series. (In case you don’t know, Undercards is a…
Underground Strategy Report #7
Plugging in to shock your foes! Hello there! I’m the Firsty Duelist, and I am doing another of my weekly Undercards deck reviews!In case you don’t know what…
Underground Strategy Report #9
The most original, unoriginal deck! Hey every!! It’s Firsty here, and I’m going over yet another Undercards deck I’ve been fiddling around with lately. This time it’s one…
Underground Strategy Report #6
Where did all these monsters come from? Hello there! I’m the Firsty Duelist, and today I’m doing another one of my weekly Undercards deck review posts! This time…
Underground Strategy Report #5
Hey! Watch where you’re slinging those spells! Hey there! Firsty here, and once again I’m doing my weekly Undercards deck report! This time around it’s a deck I…
Underground Strategy Report #17
Do you want to play big cards fast? Then do I have the deck for you! Hello! I’m the Firsty Duelist! I know it’s been a while since…
900th Post Special Feature: “Top 9 tips from 900 posts”
When I started this blog back in 2013, I was certain no one would read anything I wrote. I always had a love hate relationship with writing. What…
Eureka Seven Ep. 43: The Sunshine Underground
Summary Several military craft fly over Temple City. Dominic, who is on the ground with some other soldiers, says the world has completely changed. He says he thought…
Taking notes from my 2017 seasonal viewing – 9th Day
It was a nice year for anime series, or at least, it seems that way to me while looking at years past. Nearly every season had dazzling animation…
The Guard From Underground 地獄の警備員 (1992) Remaster Dir: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
The Guard From Underground 地獄の警備員 (1992) Remaster, directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, is a solid slasher film that features a psychotic sumo wrestler smashing the world of corporate Japan.…
Japanese Animation, 1937-1958: or, more notes on Akira Daikuhara
The origin and core of this piece is my personal interest in Daikuhara, but it will not be another biographical piece like my previous one. I will rather…
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Feature: A painter behind the curtain
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Underground FANTASY in Hollow Knight
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Seiyuu Feature: Katsuyuki Konishi
What is the first thing when you hear his name? A leader? A hero? A mecha pilot? A brother? A Pokémon? If you guess them all, then you…
Seiyuu Feature: Mariya Ise
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New feature: Trending anime
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New feature: My subscriptions
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Ishiro Honda Double Feature
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Underrated Manga Double Feature
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Japanese club receives praise from Ofsted...
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4 Life Lessons From Japanese Playgrounds
There is a lot a day at the playground can tell you about Japan and parenting.
Japanese Verb From "I Can't" #learnjapanese
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Double Feature Memories, Part 2: The 1970s
In an earlier post this year, I recounted some of the great double bills I got to see in the 1960s in New York theaters. For Part 2,…
