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Luscious Beaches and Juicy Bananas at Miyakojima, Okinawa
Sunayama Beach at sunset at Miyakojima. After I had my fill of the mainland of Okinawa staying at the Sanrio Resort and wandering through aesthetic neon paradise in…
I Got Some Mail From Japan!!!
#Haul #JapaneseImports #manga #Haul #manga I got some cool stuff in from Japan so join me @ChadVision and @ThroneofCipher as I open some shit. ________________My Links_________________ My…
Pure TokyoScope PODCAST 90: Shogun, ALF, and Okinawa at Ootoya!
Patrick Macias and Matt Alt bring you pop culture from Japan!
The “China Threat”Theory and Okinawa
The post The “China Threat”Theory and Okinawa appeared first on The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus.
Time For Some Mid-Season Upgrades! Hobby Next Phase 2022 Spring: HG Kenbu Zan
The last day for Hobby Next Phase 2022 Spring is focused on Kyoukai Senki or AMAIM Warrior on the Battlefield, especially with its latter half making a return…
Living the Dream at the Sanrio Hotel in Naha City, Okinawa
Less than a week ago I just narrowly escaped the initial Golden Week travel rush that sparked Tokyo’s 3rd emergency state on my way to Naha City in…
Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs (Volume 2) – Some Time Back I Got Possessed…
Kogarashi life has changed a lot since moving into Yuragi Manor. So far, he’s won over Yuuna, but the other girls still have their doubts about living with…
“Anime Filler”: We’ve Got Some Holes To Fill
What is a filler episode? Find out and also why so-called “anime-filler” might be very central to the plot and doesn’t have to be a bad thing!
Super Cub Episode 3: Upgrades
The adventures of Koguma and her beloved Super Cub continue.
A Glimpse at the Japanese Films at the Cinema at Sea – Okinawa Pan-Pacific International Film Festival 2023
Cinema at Sea – Okinawa Pan-Pacific International Film Festival 2023 – November 23rd to November 29th – will screen films from nations around the Pacific region. This post…
I’ve got the Bug for some old school ART-SCHOOL alt-rock.
I got to talking to a friend about some of the alt-rock I was listening to in the 2000’s; basically the era which shaped my taste in alt-rock…
Revisiting the Tropical Cities of Naha and Okinawa-shi
Though it’s called “Moon Beach”, you can definitely soak up the rays here! Exactly one year ago before the Golden Week rush, I decided to fly to Okinawa…
MSX Announces Four New Manga Licenses
2 Projects with Fantagraphics that will be serialized here, and 2 projects with UDON Entertainment that will go straight to tradepaperback.
MSX: A Guide to Our Manga
An index to the Mangasplaining Extra manga chapters
MSX Announces Four New Manga Licenses
We’re excited today to announce that MSX: Mangasplaining Extra (the newsletter and publishing sister company of the podcast) have announced our next FOUR...
CDoS: Welcome to MSX: Mangasplaining Extra
The weekly manga magazine for people who love manga.
A look at some obscure punctuation marks
Did I mention this would be a lazy month on the site? That’s how it’s turning out, though maybe my overwork at my job is contributing to that.…
Super Aesthetic Adventures in Okinawa and Miyako
Okinawa in a bottle as it appears in Non Non Biyori. With the end of sakura season in central Japan, it’s time to start thinking about plans for…
Kumotawa Confluence at the Edmonton Local Authors Book Sale!
Hi everyone!I'm going to be participating in the Local Authors Book Sale being hosted by the Edmonton Public Library at the Stanley A. Milner (Downtown). It will take place…
Okinawa Booklist Review *
Title: Okinawa Volume: Complete in one volume Mangaka: Susumu Higa Translator: Jocelyne Allen, Andrew Woodrow Butcher, Christopher Butcher US Publisher: Fantagraphics Age Relevance: High School & Up How Essential Is It?: Essential…
Bond and Book
Information for the light novel series Bond and Book. The official English release is from Yen On.
11s and some finales
She says this ten seconds into her conversation with Memempu. Sakugan 11 is a routine episode where Merooro takes the gang to see the Dream City’s princess and…
Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut, Mieruko-chan, SAKUGAN, My Senpai is Annoying
I throw some ep3s at you to hide the fact that some shows are on ep4
…aaaaah…. Onto the threes (shut up about my tardiness). Healer Girl keeps working to keep what could be a maudlin setting and make it fun. First it’s studying…
A look at Visions 2021 Illustrators Book
It’s another one of these posts on the lazier side today, but I do have something to write about. When I went to the bookstore to get Sono…
Idols and You — Thoughts on Galbraith & Karlin’s 33⅓ JAPAN, AKB48 (a book recommendation and some musings thereafter)
Caught up on some reading this month so 😀 If you’ve happened to come across my few writings on idol viewing culture as it relates to anime viewing…
The AniMessenger May Check-in! Some Good News and Some Bad News
As the winds of change toss and turn The AniMessenger like a discarded bag of Pocky, he lifts his eyes to the AniHeavens and whispers, “It is time.”
Why Everyone Should Watch AnoHana…at Some Point
AnoHana is a great anime, but not all the time.
Still on Mid-Season Upgrades: MODEROID Super Granzort
Good Smile Company previously released a MODEROID Granzort kit, and I missed it. They then had a reissue scheduled for June this year, and I also missed it.…
Doing A Book Signing For Kumotawa Confluence and Tokyo Intro at Indigo
Hi everyone,For those folks in Canada's northernmost large city, Edmonton. I will be doing a book signing this Sunday at the big Chapters/Indigo bookstore on 170 ST, north…
The People of Okinawa Stand Up for Women’s Rights and Peace
The post The People of Okinawa Stand Up for Women’s Rights and Peace appeared first on The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus.
Done With the “GWX” Upgrades! HGAW Gundam Double X – Completed Build
2024 marks the 30th anniversary of G Gundam, but it also kicks off the “Gundam GWX Anniversary Project” as we saw a whole new generation of alternate universe…
Some finales and near-finales
In Kinsou no Vermeil 11, as expected, we and Alto get escorted to Vermeil’s dark past, and it’s done well, emotionally. She was brought up in a small…
Sixes, sevens, and some eights
I dropped all the other fantasy shows, I think, so I think it’s okay to keep Shijou Saikou etc. The trouble is, I’m having trouble caring about it.…
MSX MANGA: Wandering Cat’s Cage, by Akane Torikai
Read Wandering Cat's Cage by Akane Torikai on MSX: Mangasplaining Extra. Near-future SF.
A Cheerful Look at Some Fall 2018 Anime Premieres
I don’t have as much time these days to watch anime, but the start of a new season is always so fresh with hope and excitement just at…
The Okinawa Times on J. Mark Ramseyer
Given all the much-merited focus over the course of this past year on the incredible lies being peddled by Harvard Law professor J. Mark Ramseyer and the ways…
Hajichi: the Banned Traditional Tattoos of Okinawa
Hajichi, a traditional form of tattoo native to the Ryukyuan people in modern-day Okinawa, has been making a comeback among young people.
Book Review: “Bluto, Buster and the Blob!”
Chock full of wonderful stories and interviews, I have to say it’s the most enjoyable book of the year for me so far.
Humble Adventure: Nahuel and the Magic Book
This film is from the 2021 virtual New York International Children’s Film Festival. Nahuel and the Magic Book is a 2020 Chilean-Brazilian co-produced animated film whose down-to-Earth yet…
#MechaMarch #MechaMadness The Final Winners and Some Thoughts
I know what you guys are here for, so let’s get to those first. Final Poll Results Gold Winner The Winner is: The Gold Hyaku Shiki Award goes…
Some of the lesser shows, nines and tens
I found Yofukashi ga uta 10 more entertaining than usual because again, more characters are introduced. Also, it’s a stand-alone, and I was happy to get away from…
The Devil is a Part-Timer!, The Devil is a Part-Timer! Season 2, Parallel World Pharmacy, Black Summoner
Some Manga, The Mugen Train and Other Musings
It’s been a hot minute since I was blogging here, huh?
Yotsuiro Biyori, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train
Some 2s and the return of Komi-san
Hort has all sorts of secrets. Unlike the other fantasy shows I’m watching, Mahou Tsukai Reimeiki doesn’t have an overpowered protagonist or always happy endings. What is has…
Idols and You — Thoughts on Galbraith & Karlin’s 33 1/3 JAPAN, AKB48 (a book recommendation and some musings thereafter)
Caught up on some reading this month so 😀 If you’ve happened to come across my few writings on idol viewing culture as it relates to anime viewing…
Some News About my Blog and Some About Seven Seas Entertainment
Hopefully, this post won’t be so disorganized and sad that Seven Seas Entertainment no longer wants to have anything to do with me. A little while ago my…
“Clay”-ing by the Book: Looking Back at “The Adventures of Mark Twain”
The Claymation film, celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, was inspired by stories from one of the world’s greatest authors.
Hokusai: The Great Picture Book of Everything – The Master Arrives at the British Museum
This week I was lucky enough to start off on an exciting note with a guided tour of the British Museum’s new exhibition, Hokusai: The Great Picture Book…
Dead Mount Death Play Review: We Got Berserk at Home
Produced by Geek Toys Directed by Manabu Ono Streaming on Crunchyroll This review might come out of left field because, frankly, it was. I went ahead and cleared…
Bond and Book: The Devotion of “The Surgery Room”
By Mizuki Nomura and Miho Takeoka. Released in Japan as “Musubu to Hon: “Gekashitsu” no Ichizu” by Famitsu Bunko. Released in North America by Yen On. Translated by…
The Bloodstained Book
detective fiction, 推理小説、games, mystery, murder, locked room, Japanese, translations,
