Japanese Covers for Game of Thrones books
I am a big fan of the Game of Thrones series that premiered on HBO earlier this year. Being a epic fantasy geek I was looking for a excuse to blog about the series and I have just found it. George R.R. Martin’s “A Song of Fire and Ice” series of books has gotten thier covers Manga-ized...
Seya Police Station’s new Kawaii Mascots
Japan is well renowned to be a land of lovers of all things cute. Hello Kitty and Pikachu are two of the biggest starts in Japan because they both rank highly on the adorable meter. Japan lived up to the cute-loving reputation when a police station in Yokohama unveiled a brother sister paring of fraternal...
Manga marks 50 years of US Japan Alliance
The US Military in Japan has published the first chapter of a new manga to coincide with 50 year anniversary of the security pact between Japan and the USA. The first chapter is entitled entitled “Our Alliance – A Lasting Partnership” and will start the story staring Usa-kun –...
Manga Farming anyone?
There is a new way to recycle and reuse old manga books in Japan – use them for farming! o_O. Tokyo-based artist Koshi Kawachi has been displaying his Manga farming “art” at the Matsuzakaya department store in Nagoya.
I am not so sure I’d want to eat anything grown like this...
Study Japanese Popular Culture in College
Temple University in Japan is the largest and oldest international University in Japan. They recently anounced a new summer program called Studies in Japanese Popular Culture. Now students can study anime, manga, culture, history and other things related to one of Japans wide exported subcultures.
This...
Japanese study material has arrived
I have tonnes of Japanese study material, all kinds of text books, notebooks, workbooks, print-outs, websites and audio CDs but with my busy life it’s hard for me to find enough time to study and the little time I get I am tired or mentally drained and prefer my relaxing activities like photography,...
Annoyed with the Naruto Manga and Anime – quick rant
The Naruto manga series and it’s anime adaptation is one of the most popular series not only in Jamaica but in the entire world right now. Naruto video games, memorabilia and other merchandise is pure gold at the moment and Naruto character Cosplayers overrun every popular Anime Expo, but my all...
Anime Ground – anime, manga and drama archive
Anime Ground is one of the premiere distributing sources for high quality anime files. They are currently offering over 18 GB of content available for free via speedy direct download to anime fans. If you are an anime fanatic like me you know that torrents are the main lifeline to get our anime fixes...
Dragon Ball RN, a dragon ball dōjinshi
Growing up I was a big Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z fan but for me the series went downhill after the Freiza saga (though I continues to watch) and many of the movies were lame and downright corny at times. The dragon ball series is one of the godfathers of the of manga/anime and continue to have a...
My Favourite Anime – Naruto
Naruto is a Japanese anime I started to watch about a year ago. I have been watching various kinds of anime for years but none has ever caught me eye and had my interest as much as Naruto has.
Naruto is a anime about a loud, hyperactive, teenage ninja who is on a quest to be recognized by other ninjas...





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