When it comes to Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu, my usual boundaries go out the window. Read more
Tokyo Diaries
Winter Comiket 2022
Once more unto the breach… Read more
Tsuki ga Kirei: Better Late Than Never
True love is eternal. Read more
Tokyo Diaries – Cafe Society
Damn, it feels good to use that heading again. Read more
Jump Festa 2019
Jump Festa murals are like idol groups – if you want to know who’s hot, just look to the center. Read more
Comiket 87
Thank goodness Comiket can still surprise me. I’ve written a few Comiket posts already, so I’ll just drop off a few photos and share a few brief thoughts on this particular trip. As usual, the winter version is far more pleasant than the summer for obvious reasons. And as always, […] Read more
Jump Festa 2015
Feel the power. For the second straight year I decided to hoof it out to Makuhari Messe in Chiba for Jump Festa. I was dithering, but the tweets from the official Hunter X Hunter showing off their goods pushed me over the edge. As with last year I’m glad I […] Read more
Tokyo Diaries – Hamarikyu & Shiodome
“Every time I think of you, the leaves will turn red.” We’re just at the tail end of Koyo season here in Tokyo, but today’s perfect weather seemed like a good excuse to visit one of the last major public gardens in Tokyo I’d yet to see. That’s Hamarikyu, formerly […] Read more
Tokyo Diaries – Asakusa Toro Nagashi
The end of Obon, and the end of summer break. I already talked about the Japanese tradition of Toro Nagashi when I posted about the version at Ueno Koen (held in July because much of Kanto schedules Obon based on the old lunisolar calendar) so no need to do so […] Read more
Comiket 86 – Live (sort of)
Love it, hate it or both, there’s nothing like it. Cramming 600,000 people into a convention center over three days in Tokyo summer weather sounds like a recipe for Hell. And in many ways, it is – even at its best Comiket is an exhausting experience. I much prefer the […] Read more