Badass fights? Check. Cool one-liners? Check. Wild disguises? Double check. A guy hoping to live out some shonen manga high school fantasy, only to be disappointed that he’s tougher than any bully? Oh yeah, Volume Nine of Sakamoto Days has
The Duck Amuck in Japan crew welcomes {abstract:japan}'s Tyler Abstract, as King Baby Duck talks about his visits to Hibiya and Shimokitazawa. But for the main focus of the show, the guys look back at their favorite karaoke memories. Hear
If you had told me that one of the most exciting action manga of the last few years would be poultry-themed, I would’ve sent you to the loony bin! But here we are with Shu Sakuratani’s Rooster Fighter, a series
I thought The Way of the Househusband had lost its luster. Its last two volumes showcased a drop in the quality of its stories and comedy. However, the Immortal Dragon has somehow become a phoenix, rising from its own ashes
When I think of iconic movie fights, the first one that comes to mind is the corridor scene in Park Chan-wook’s Oldboy. It’s under four minutes long, but its one take approach and raw energy made the scene feel real.
What can be considered funny in one country might not work someplace else. The concept of manzai comedy may come from the same roots as Abbott & Costello and Martin & Lewis, but humor in the West has moved on
For twenty years, the Japan Music Culture Export (JMCE) has showcased various J-POP acts through the Tokyo International Music Market (TIMM). Not only does this event give Japan the chance to show the music scene’s biggest strengths, it also aids
You ever feel like a writer is just dilly-dallying in order to fill page counts? Because that’s how I felt reading the nineteenth volume of Fly Me to the Moon. I’m not sure what was going on with Kenjiro Hata,
There’s a flair to the current arc in Jujutsu Kaisen that makes it a page-tuner. Unlike their last long arc, The Culling has found many ways to keep things interesting, to say the least. Sometimes it’s with a witty conversation
You are in the woods, walking towards a cabin. A narrator is telling you that you — and only you — can slay the princess. If she does not die, then the world ends. At least, that’s what the narrator