Monthly Archives: November 2014

Weekly news update: Whole lotta Garo, and we “don’t” discuss Star Wars

It’s that time of the week; let’s review the coolest Japanese scifi/fantasy/horror stories that broke in the past seven days! (Spoilers: it’s mostly just Garo this week.) The Garo franchise has a tendency to announce a lot of projects at … Continue reading

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Weekly news recap: Attack on Titan, Discotek rescues, and lots of movie previews!

Lots of cool stuff to discuss this week! The big story in the past few days is the first set of character reveals from Shinji Higuchi’s Attack on Titan movie. Thirteen posters were posted at eiga.com (here and here), exploding across the … Continue reading

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Weekly news recap (Ultraman-only edition)

It’s been a slow news week for Japanese genre fiction stuff… I think. I mean, maybe Kyokai no Rinne is getting an anime or something. Maybe there’s a traffic light going up in honor of Astro Boy. I wouldn’t know, since … Continue reading

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Weekend tokusatsu/anime/manga/etc news recap

It’s the weekend, and that means it’s time to recap the coolest Japanese SF/horror/fantasy-related stories that hit in the last week. On a personal note, I was pretty floored by the response to last week’s Godzilla manga article, and a … Continue reading

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Destroy all Mangaka: when Godzilla met the titans of manga

November 3 is a significant anniversary for fans of Japanese science fiction and fantasy media: it’s the birthday of both Osamu Tezuka, the God of Manga, and Godzilla, King of the Monsters. The history of Godzilla is intertwined with the … Continue reading

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News roundup: Halloweek 2014

Hope everyone had a good Halloween! Anyone party with Kayako? It’s still All Hallow’s Day, so let’s review the spooky (and not so spooky) Japanese hero and monster news from the past week: Generation Kikaida has announced that the US … Continue reading

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