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First Volume Up – Vagabond Volume 1: Takezo Arc
Vagabond Volume 1 introduces us to the two main protagonists, Matahachi Honiden and Musashi Miyamoto as they survive a war.
Plastic Little
Let's face it: the world does not need another version of the 1994 OVA Plastic Little . kuraze spent years wrestling decent video from the D...
Cowboy Bebop, MegaMan: Wishing upon a Star, Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings, Oishinbo, Plastic Little
The Unfettered Mind by Takuan Soho
The Unfettered Mind contains essays and letters written by the Zen monk Takuan Soho, who was a friend and a teacher of Miyamoto Musashi. As Takuan neared death,…
Today is Victory Over Yourself of Yesterday
Study strategy over the years and achieve the spirit of the warrior. Today is victory over yourself of yesterday; tomorrow is your victory over lesser men. –Miyamoto Musashi…
Asakusa Treasures: Musashi Japan Knives
Looking for the perfect souvenir to commemorate your trip to Japan? Head to Musashi Japan for the traditional handcrafted knives.
Musashi Japan: Reinventing Japanese Knives
In the market for your first Japanese knife? Read on to learn about why Musashi Japan is one of the best selling knife retailers in Tokyo.
In All Things, Do Not Have Preferences.
“In all things, do not have preferences.” Miyamoto Musashi wrote this in his work Dokkodo: The Way to be Followed Alone. His work is a collection of practices…
Megaton Musashi Season 1 Anime Series Review
Megaton Musashi is a curiosity by this point in its story, and a tenuous beginning for a series isn't a return to form or revitalization for the mecha…
The Future of Japanese Knives: Musashi Japan
Nestled in the busy district of Kappabashi, Musashi Japan balances tradition, innovation, and sustainability to craft Japanese kitchen knives.
Friday Foodings! Tempt your taste buds at kushiyaki izakaya Sumi Theater Musashiza.
It’s been a minute since I posted a Friday Foodings entry into the blog but, damn… this video of Sumi Theater Musashiza from 人生飯LIFE IS EATING demanded that…
Nayuta
Nayuta is a 1986 sci-fi OVA,based on a three volume manga by Sasaki Junko. (The manga is not available in English.) It's another show that a...
Mobile Police Patlabor, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Akuma Tou no Prince: Mitsume ga Tooru, Botchan, Fist of the North Star
Things to read and watch before visiting Japan
From the beauty of anime to small form documentaries, we’ve put together a list of some of our and our communities’ favourite bits of Japanese content.
Beginner's Guide to Musashi & Vagabond
Today's Beginner's Guide to Musashi & Vagabond is a bit outside the norm for me, since it covers the 1939 Musashi novel, 1950s Samurai Trilogy, and Vagabond manga.…
Genji Part 1
Here's another project that's been on my "to do" list for a long time: 1992's time-travel sci-fi mind-fuck OVA Genji (Part One) . The "Part ...
The Eccentric Family, Captain Tsubasa, GeGeGe no Kitaro, Izumo, Nightsong of Splendor
Sanada 10 - The Battle of Sekigahara (Ep 1-3)
Sanada 10 - more formally, Shinshaku Sengoku Eiyuu Densetsu Sanada Juu Yuushi ( New Legend of the Warring States Heroes: The Ten Warriors ...
BABYLON, Cowboy Bebop, Blue Flames, Blue Exorcist, Blue Sonnet
Director Spotlight #9: “Twilight Cinema Blues”
Dir. JOJO Hideo (Twilight Cinema Blues) Born in 975 in Hachioji City, Tokyo. Jojo graduated from Musashino Art University and accumulated a career…
Memento Mori and Musashi stay 5 Seconds Ahead of the game.
5秒さき/Go-Byou Saki (5 Seconds Ahead) finds Memento Mori and Musashi flowing to a catchy, chilled out beat. It’s a J-hip pop track that’s easy to vibe to while…
Your Life is What You Give Your Attention to
Pay attention, even to trifles. –Miyamoto Musashi You remember what you give your attention to. After all, you can’t remember what you didn’t observe or experience! This seems…
Orient (Volume 1) – My Dream is…
Musashi and Kojiro dreamed of becoming samurai and freeing the world from evil demons. However, by the time they had grown up, the demons were revered as gods…
Mega Moose #28 — Magical Baby Saves the World Again
Is there anything the magic baby can't do? Impressions: So… Queen of Blades Arshem take the fleet to the Xel'naga, flares her inner pokemon at them, and…
Mega Moose #27 — Colony Drop
Good thing we had a magical super baby on hand. Impressions: Yeah, yeah. A few weeks late, but I'll finish this today and tomorrow. I guess that…
438 – Planetes part 2
This week we discuss monster girls in Sons of the Forest, Junichiro Saito’s Musashino, the Blue Giant movie soundtrack, and more! Then we conclude our Retrospective on Makoto…
Mega Moose #26 — Space Grappling Hooks
That seems… convenient. Impressions: This show is now my personal purgatory. It will never end, and yet, never go anywhere. I just… just want it to be…
Mega Moose #25 — Lazy Couping
Even a kindergarten would resist a coup better than this. Impressions: Meh. Another episode that was mainly explosions and loud noises. The obviously evil cyberpunk dudes do…
Mega Moose #24 — Panic at the Disco
Oh, right. This show. Impressions: Back after finishing its season long arc for another 5 episodes for god only knows what reason. And apparently beginning a new one…
Orient – Irina Not Being Picky
The Orient anime was a lot more fun than people are giving it credit for. At least it was for me.
Could Vagabond ever get an anime? Discussing the Similarities Between Musashi and Thorfinn *Spoilers
I find it strange that I no longer find it out of place for children to be playing war games like Call of Duty. At this point, if…
Mecha Smile Impact 2023: My Unsolicited #MODEROID Top Picks
It’s just day 1 of Mecha Smile Impact 2023, but I think they’ve already covered most of the MODEROID stuff and day two will focus on their other…
Destiny of the Shrine Maiden, Linebarrels of Iron, Musashi, Tetsujin 28, Vandread
Mega Moose #23 — Pimping Isn’t Easy
Why are there so many episodes left? How are there so many episodes left? Forgive the lack of a screenshot dump. The episode aired as usual, but while…
Mega Moose #22 — Battleships For All
Was it just sitting around in cold storage? Impressions: This episode was just all random explosions and babble. Partway through, their big plan having worked, but not…
Mega Moose #21 — Three Men and a Baby
Did you even buy any baby food? Impressions: I feel like I missed something with how the stalker twins got access to all the top secret areas,…
Mega Moose #20 — Bart’s Badlands
Just because it's the apocalypse is no reason not to properly plate food. Impressions: Boy, the stalker twins really went native in a hurry. They're already rushing…
Mega Moose #19 — Anthology of Disinterest
Guess it's back to filler. Impressions: So… The Mad Max kids are going to high school now and… that's their whole deal which eats upabout five minutes.…
Musashino
Oh wow. They finally got it out?! The sequel that no one asked for nor cared about in the first place?! That’s right. Believe it or not, the…
Mega Moose #18 — Yet More Stalkers for Arshem
As if she was at any point lacking them. Impressions: The best part of this episode was definitely when it cut to a bunch of the super…
Review: GETTER ROBO DEVOLUTION
Getter Robo is one of the defining works of mecha manga, but none of Ken Ishikawa's original series nor its many sequels have been released...
Review: GETTER ROBO DEVOLUTION
Getter Robo is one of the defining works of mecha manga, but none of Ken Ishikawa's original series nor its many sequels have been released...
Tokyo Stroll web supplement updates from Oct 16-November 14
Shall we say I've been busy. You should consider these to be first drafts, more will be added after I creat some other area pages. Jimbōch...
The Witch From Mercury #06 — Powered By Dead Children
Of course it is. It's a giant robot. Apparently this is having the same production issues as Megaton Musashi and will be off next week with a…
Mega Moose #17 — Field Trip to Australia
Seriously, where are the rad scorpions? Impressions: Okay, the shine is fading fast as all the weekly bonkers nonsense that I associate with this show has fallen…
Fall 2022 Schedule
Sunday Kidou Senshi Gundam: Suisei no Majo 17:00 MBS・TBS (10/02) Fumetsu no Anata e (2022) 19:00 NHK-E (10/23) Fuufu Ijou, Koibito Miman. 22:00 AT-X (10/09) Idolish Seven: Third Beat! (2022) 22:30 TOKYO MX (10/02) Monday Shinmai Renkinjutsushi no…
Bleach, Immoral Guild, Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!, Musashi, Beast Tamer
Mega Moose #16 — The Importance of Coup Planning
About as long a reign as Truss. Impressions: Yawn. Dude tries to do a two-man coup which mainly consists of standing around pointing a gun at people…
Megaton Moose #15 — Your Gram Gram Is Dead
This was definitely worth the bike trip up a flight of stairs. Impressions: Arshem's segments continue to remain the best part of the show, if not also…
The Witch From Mercury #02 — Please Gavel In
Seems like robots are the wrong thing to kick out of your robot show on the third episode. Impressions: And back to being incredibly boring. I feel like…
Megaton Musashi #14 — Welcome to Australia
I remember literally no characters' names. Impressions: Aaah, Megaton Musashi. A show that I'm convinced only four other people in the western hemisphere are aware existed. And…
Ao Ashi – Episode 23
I feel like this was both the longest and shortest episode yet. Honestly, it's amazing how much a team can change going into the second half. Heck! Even…
Ao Ashi – Episodes 20 & 21
We finally get to learn about Togashi's beef with the promoted players and to top it all off the highly anticipated Esperion vs Musashino match is finally here!
Ao Ashi Episode 20 Review
Certainly a flashback ep wasn’t what I was expecting this week but it might just be exactly what we needed before heading into the Musashino match. So many…
Ao Ashi – Episode 19
They are really hyping up this Musashino vs Esperion match and I just really want them to play! Please take all this frustration and fighting out on the…
CONventional Sunday. (Crunchyroll Expo coverage)
Greetings! It's your con trotting webmaster Sakaki with something slightly off the beaten path. A big shout out to Crunchyroll (yes, that on...
