Otaku Culture

For the last decade, Yakuza, or Ryu Ga Gotoku in its native Japan, has been one of Sega’s biggest modern cult hits with its international fanbase rising with ea...

Whether you’ve seen the presently airing (at least presently airing upon the drafting of this article) version of Dororo, or the original version from 196...

In a seemingly utopic Japan set in the 22nd century, the young and intelligent Akane Tsunemori starts off on her career path as she decides to pursue work...

Just like American comics, Japanese anime and manga have their characters with their own unique super powers. The notion of super powers can be traced bac...

So you’re all ready to go to your first cosplay event in Japan. Maybe you’re living in Japan and it’s time for you to take the plunge. Maybe you’ve bought your ...

If you read our last article on Boogiepop wa Warawanai, you’d know that that there are 2 different starts to the 2019 series. Episodes 10-13 cover the lig...

Manga has been an integral part of Japanese pop culture for over 50 years, but it wasn’t until the early 2000s that it gained a real foothold in the West....

Admit it: The first time you ever heard the words “Boogiepop Phantom”, you envisioned some soul-fueled 70s cop exploitation film. Really, “boogiepop”? Tha...