In his 43-year career, Osamu Tezuka brought over 700 stories to life in both anime and manga. This, of course, earned him the title of God of Manga, as no other writer has been able to come close to creating
It's the final Duck Amuck in Japan episode of 2025, so you know what that means! Join King Baby Duck, AFLM, and JonStar as they look back at the best and worst of the year! And just as they did
Sometimes, vampires just want to blend in with their surroundings. Yes, many of them want to suck blood and bring terror into the night. But not Luna Ishikawa (Minami Tanaka), the star of the new anime comedy series Li’l Miss
As many anime series have shown, the best kind of families are the ones that are built. Whether it’s an office lady housing dragons or a yakuza becoming a father figure to an alien girl, it’s these kinds of family-based
Awhile back, I covered the premiere volume of Pass the Monster Meat, Milady!, itself an adaptation of Kanata Hoshi’s online novel series. It had some potential, with its cooking mechanics similar to that of Delicious in Dungeon. So I was
For the past few years, some of my favorite rom-com anime have involved teasing. Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out, Don’t Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro, and — of course — Teasing Master Takagi-san have all taken the art of the
How many different film genres can Chainsaw Man fit into 100 minutes? If you’re as crazy as its creator, Tatsuki Fujimoto, then you could stuff just about any amount of storytelling into it. Adapting the fifth and sixth volumes of
Even audio difficulties can't stop KBD, AFLM, and JonStar from delivering a fun Duck Amuck in Japan! First, a shoutout to Top Secret Man is delivered thanks to their latest musical achievement! But then, two new segments arrive: "Ass-Biting Words"
When autumn hits, the sounds of Japan ring loud thanks to the Tokyo International Music Market. This year marks the 22nd time the event has been held, which aids in bringing Japanese music to a bigger international audience. While it’s
Before he was known for Ghost in the Shell, Mamoru Oshii was still finding his niche while working on the rom-com Urusei Yatsura. While his film directorial debut would be with the series’s first film Only You, he started to