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“The First Experience of Pachinko—How did it go?” Manga Series: Italian Manga Artist Peppe’s Encounter with Japanese Culture Vol.2
Peppe introduces his first encounter with Japanese culture through his manga. The second installment is about his first-ever Pachinko experience. Any beginners luck?—Let’s find out. -
Kabuki is Opera! Manga series: Italian manga artist Peppe’s encounter with Japanese culture Vol.1
Peppe introduces his first encounter with Japanese culture through his manga. The first installment of the series is on Kabuki. -
The reasons why Takao Saito’s Golgo 13 has been loved for over 50 years
Kazushi Shimada, who interviewed Takao Saito over email for Corona to Manga〜7ninn no Mangaka ga Kataru Pandemic to Sousaku, details why fans continue to adore Golgo 13. -
Italian manga artist and model Peppe; from discovering anime to publishing a manga series
Peppe, an Italian manga artist and model, talks about his initial interest in Japan and the road to becoming a manga artist. -
Daijiro Morohoshi’s KOCHUTEN; an essay on Manneristic Comics
The large-scale traveling exhibition about a manga prodigy Daijiro Morohoshi that celebrates the 50th anniversary of his debut, is now being held. “Ankoku” critic Mamoru Goto uncovers the profound world of his works. -
Mangaka Takehito Moriizumi, whose Works Embrace His Unique Sense of “Blank Space” and “Poetic Sentiments” Unraveling the Origin of His New Sci-fi Manga Asleep Spun…
Mangaka Takehito Moriizumi spins tales that cross over genres, brimming with poetic sentiments, by incorporating his own dexterous technique. In this article, we unveil the source of his imagination together with his new sci-fi piece, Asleep. -
Flying Lotus’s Challenge to “The New Frontier of Anime Music” The Full Story of Making Soundtrack for Netflix Original Anime YASUKE Part Ⅱ
Flying Lotus is best known as a musical genius, but also as a Japanese anime freak. This article unveils his sentiments toward anime and the anecdotes behind creating the story of Netflix original YASUKE and producing its soundtrack. In part 2, we learn about his ideal of new anime music. -
Flying Lotus Opens Up About His “Love of Japanese Anime” His Passion Embedded in Netflix Original Anime YASUKE Part Ⅰ
Flying Lotus is best known as a musical genius, but also as a Japanese anime freak. This article unveils his sentiments toward anime and the anecdotes behind creating the story of Netflix original YASUKE and producing its soundtrack. In part 1, he speaks about his intention and aim he wanted to convey in the anime and his ardent love for Japanese anime. -
The story of Newtypes and otakus: Re-examining the Gundam universe after the conclusion of Evangelion
Critic Naoya Fujita, whose book Shin Evangelion Ron is coming out in June, reconsiders the Gundam series from a broad perspective. -
Nozomu Takahashi, the supervisor of “Animage and Ghibli Exhibition,” talks about “the greatness of Toshio Suzuki as an editor” and “the bond between Isao Takahata…
We asked Nozomu Takahashi, who supervised the exhibition “Animage and Ghibli Exhibition”, to talk about everything from Toshio Suzuki as an editor to Isao Takahata to Hayao Miyazaki.