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Manga: “Body Tree” by Susumu Higa
Body Tree by Susumu Higa at Mangasplaining Extra. A new comic by Susumu Higa, creator of Okinawa. Read it now for free at Mangasplaining Extra.
Ep. 100: Okinawa, by Susumu Higa
It's the 100th episode, and the team are doing something special! This week David and Chip take over, interviewing translator Jocelyne Allen and Editor...
OKINAWA by Susumu Higa: Coming July 2023
Happy New Year! Here's the book's cover!
INTERVIEW: Susumu Higa, on OKINAWA
A treat for paid subscribers, our interview with Susumu Higa from the print edition of Okinawa.
PODCAST - Ep. 100: Okinawa by Susumu Higa + Interview with Jocelyne Allen & Andrew Woodrow-Butcher
It's the 100th episode, so this week, David and Chip take over, interviewing translator Jocelyne Allen and Editor Andrew Woodrow-Butcher on the new manga Okinawa by Susumu Higa,…
Susumu Hirasawa - Forces
Rating : 80/100 As of 2024, I have now seen a total of four anime based on Visual Arts/Keys properties: Air, Kanon (The 2006 version, not the Toei…
Made in Abyss was inspired by a tree...
In multiple interviews, maker of Made in Abyss Akihito Tsukushi said that he got the idea of the abyss from many sources, but one prominent one was a…
Made in Abyss, Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun, Overlord, Overlord IV
Futari Switch | A Hilarious Body Swap Manga
One of the best releases of 2022. Futari Switch, by Akira Hiramoto, is a raunchy body swap comedy manga about two childhood friends who get caught up with…
Hakuoki Shinkai Fūkaden [Susumu Yamazaki Route]
Out of all the new routes from the Shinsengumi (Yamazaki, Shinpachi, and Sanan), Yamazaki is the route I like the most. I can’t see Shinpachi and Sanan as…
Body Remember (2020)
A review of the metanarrative “Body Remember” (2020), a showcase for a cast of actors familiar from the theatre world.
Missing a Body?
detective fiction, 推理小説、games, mystery, murder, locked room, Japanese, translations,
Theory Musing: The Heart, Mind, Body, & Soul of Shonen Manga
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The Witch Tree Symbol
detective fiction, 推理小説、games, mystery, murder, locked room, Japanese, translations,
Tree Spirits Grass Spirits
Tree Spirits Grass Spirits collects twenty-one autobiographical stories about plants by the celebrated Japanese-American poet Hiromi Ito. As translator Jon L Pitt explains in the preface, these sto…
Monster Hunter's Evolutionary Tree
Link to my Monster Hunter Phylogeny: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11AWF4Cfj9YSM5w-X_Ejfe1mFgM5qmqNUmKSJZVT_ZNg/edit?usp=sharing Link to Lutyrannus' Subspecies Thread: https://x.com/lutyrannus/status/1634118356864212992 TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - What I did & How you can access it 01:58 - Canon vs. My Additions 04:54 - How to…
Code Black: My Body
My head feels like it wants to split open right now.
John Carpenter: Body Bags
This episode, Chris (@gokuffy) leads Chris (@antoniuspius) and Kory (@taiikumenco) through Body Bags, an anthology of movies...
Body Jack (Laserdisc Version)
I wasn't planning on doing any more of the Pink Noise series after Call Me Tonight , but the laserdisc for the fourth and last show in…
Exper Zenon, Urusei Yatsura, Tokimeki Tonight, What's Michael?, Call Me Tonight
Anime and Body Boundaries
Anime has a problem with body boundaries, and the problem extends to both men and women. Fan-service centers on seeing breasts, abs, pecs, panties, and other parts, often…
Visual Kei&Anime – Plastic Tree
Welcome to the ninth edition of Visual Kei&Anime! This time, I decided to be a bit bolder with my features. I picked a group I know their name,…
When You Understand: Tree Frogs
Stories with a hidden twist! Can you guess what’s really going on? Scroll further down to find the answer… The post When You Understand: Tree Frogs first…
Sora and the Big Tree
Inka-Subs and Orphan Fansubs return to the scene of their last Anime no Tane heist with another short from the 2025 edition, Sora and the Big Tree. The other…
Love Stage!!, Trust, Aikatsu!, Gleipnir, Hoshi no Kodomo to Hajimari no Ki
Halloween Hijinks: Japanese Body Horror
Confession: I was struggling to come up with another iconic monster to round up for this year’s Halloween article, and as such, a suggestion came my way –…
The multilayered body of Alita
Bodies are not treated with much grace in the world of Alita: Battle Angel. As much in the film as in the manga and OVA that it is based on,…
the cyberpunk mind/body problem
We tend to think that a transcendence from flesh, leaving the body behind for the mind, would advance us to new heights; but is that really the case? Serial…
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Ghost in the Shell, Serial Experiments Lain
Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Chapter 113 Manga Review (Body Swap #FairyTail #FairyTail100YearsQuest)
AstroNerdBoy reviews the manga Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Chapter 113. Gray encounters Sai, from the Gold Owl alchemist guild.
Tree on House – Please Wait Warmly
If you weren't aware, the Pacific NW had a bit of a weather incident yesterday. What was supposedly going to be a blizzard turned out to be a…
Episode 18: CBT: Crushing Body Torture
In this episode of Boku No Stop! we discuss episodes 5-8 of Space Runaway Ideon: "Infinite Power - The Legend of Ide", "White Flag of Betrayal", "Escape Into…
OtakuGeneration (Show #71) with Body Parts!
NOTE: This was also cross posted in the otakugenerationLJ community. Shownotes :: (show 071) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With Body Parts, recorded…
Manga Review | Cupid is Struck by Lightning by Minta Suzumaru
A post from BL Library. Shingo is known as 'cupid' in school. Using his ability to force his way into almost any friend group, he gets information on various…
Manga: Crimson Hero by Mitsuba Takahashi
As the first review of the new year, I thought a throwback was in order! This is one of Shoujo Beat's older series, Crimson Hero by Takahas...
Celestial Moon Entertainment Reviews
Fruits Basket, Lovely Complex, Peach Girl: Super Pop Love Hurricane
Manga Review | Spend Wisely by Niyama
Manami Godai is a loan shark, no better than a financial gangster. Unfortunately, as much as he would like to be, he’s not really cut out for this…
Manga Review | MADK by Ryo Suzuri
Makoto has an obsession. It’s one that could never be accepted in society, and so Makoto feels isolated and trapped. As a last-ditch effort to fulfill his grotesque…
Manga: 7 Seeds by Yumi Tamura
As you guys know from the last two weeks, I have become obsessed with 7 Seeds by Tamura Yumi-sensei. I got into the series due to the ...
Manga Review | BARBARITIES by Tsuta Suzuki
Adam Canning has been brought in from a neighboring country to serve as a bodyguard for the illustrious Lord Montague. Adam is a playboy who likes to spend…
Manga Review | Re:BIRTH by Asou Mitsuaki
Yukimura Habaki is an alpha and a detective. He’s recently transferred to a smaller precinct in hopes of taking on less work and, in turn, being able to get…
Manga Review | Zhenniao by Yayohi Monzen
Fei was once part of a prolific family of Zhen keepers but is now a shogun. Zhen are a coveted breed of bird person whose wing colors are…
Manga Review | Intermission by Ayato Miyoshi
Ainosuke Nishi is an onnagata - a male actor who plays female roles within the art form of kabuki theater. He has been raised in this art form,…
The manga saved by a PS4
Made in Abyss is an ongoing manga by Akihito Tsukushi, now turned into several anime movies and having its ongoing 2nd season airing this summer 2022 (Made in…
Made in Abyss, Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun, Overlord, Overlord IV
Manga: Planet Ladder by Yuri Narushima
I am going to be completely honest... I have never heard of this series before. I have read nearly every single title put out by TokyoPOP, ...
Manga: Miracle Girls by Nami Akimoto
Miracle Girls by Akimoto Nami is an old shoujo manga from the '90s when computers were a new thing in the world. Originally, this wa...
Manga Review: GREY By Yoshihisa Tagami
Let’s rewind to the year of 1994. 14 year old me had only just discovered the wonderful, heady world of Japanese Animation and comics a year before and…
Goodbye Body is an Okay One-Shot Manga about Age Gaps¿? I guess, idk
An alright one-shot with a twist that plays on the reader’s preconceived expectations.
UNDER THE OAK TREE Season 1 reread
Season 1 of "Under the Oak Tree" premiered on January 29, 2021, with 34 episodes on Manta. It tells the story of Maxi and Riftan.
Anime and the Land of Tree Huggers!
Though the term tree hugger might have come from Western cultures, there’s not doubt about it, Japan loves its trees! From the honored trees at Shinto shrines, to…
A Tree of Palme (Parumu no Ki)
A Tree of Palme (Parumu no Ki) 2002 Over at Iridium Eye Reviews a little while back I was talking with Curtis about A Tree of Palme and…
Tree in the Middle of the World
世界の真ん中の木 (Tree in the Middle of the World) is a lushly illustrated picture book written and drawn by Makiko Futaki, a former animator at Studio Ghibli. Originally published…