Leap through time and space with me, if you will, all the way back to the Tokyo of 1994. The economic bubble had just burst, ushering in Japan’s so-called Lost Decade; at the same time, the city had yet to endure the Aum Shinrikyo cult’s sarin attack on… more »

As of May 31, 2011, Tokyopop, which originally started as Mixx and at one point was one of the largest licensees of manga in North America, will be closing their publication doors. What was once a strong up-start… more »

Some time ago I found myself unable to catch Takashi Miike's recent live-action remake of the 70s Yatterman cartoon on account of fangirl overload. In that article, I said that if I didn't catch it then, that it would be at least a year before I got anot… more »