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The Secret History of the Lord of Musashi by Junichiro Tanizaki
The Secret History of the Lord of Musashi offers an interesting and different way to approach a story. The story follows a researcher as he writes about the…
REVIEW: Oobora Ichidai
Big talk and bigger action propel a young, shounen protagonist to take down classroom bullies, unite rival schools, and tap his wealthy roots to form a big alliance- and ultimately overthrow a homegrown dictator. Oobora Ichidai 大ぼら一代 (A Generation of Big Lies) marked the third Weekly…
Major Art and Anime Exhibits in Tokyo for October, November, December 2025
The major exhibitions are easy, but the small rotating exhibits are often announced only shortly before they are on. I have compiled a list of exhibits for both…
Neon Genesis Evangelion, SPY x FAMILY, Digimon: Digital Monsters, Ensemble Stars!, Ghost in the Shell
#131 Behold the power of…two swords! | Musashi ft YouTuber MercuryFalcon aka John Falco
We and our guest YouTuber MercuryFalcon aka John Falco discuss Shonen Jump manga Musashi. Show Notes: • You can reach us…
#130.5 It ain't easy being a samurai | Musashi First Impressions
Show Notes: • You can reach us at Twitter @shonenflopcast or email us shonenflop@gmail.com • Help keep the show running by joining the…
MAJOR sunday: Interview with MAJOR and MAJOR 2nd mangaka Takuya Mitsuda.
Hey all! Since there's no Sunday this week (The magazine. We didn't suddenly lose an entire day.) I figured I'd flush out my queue of interv...
MAJOR 2nd, Musashi, Musashi no Ken, Tomorrow's Joe, Ganbare Genki
#MechaMarch2025 Recap
Encase you haven’t read any of my major posts from last month, here is where you can find this. Major Posts Megaton Musashi I attempted to get a…
Parents Say Tokyo School Once Safe for Autistic Kids Is In “Crisis”
Musashino Higashi Gakuen is an educational corporation in Tokyo that operates two kindergartens, an elementary school, a junior high school, and a higher vocational school. It’s known for…
(#MechaMarch2025) Megaton Musashi
Based on a Video Game & Niche Mecha? Over the years, Mecha March is mainly focused on older anime. So that means it’s time to share some new…
Bathtub Murder
detective fiction, 推理小説、games, mystery, murder, locked room, Japanese, translations,
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…