Not a Review: Maria†Holic
Studio SHAFT along with visionary director Shinbo Akiyuki are often known for producing shows with rather cliché concepts while dressing them up in unique aesthetics that set them apart from the rest of the pack. Usually with each progressive work SHAFTXSHINBO create new styles, improve upon old tricks and...
Comic Update: Saturday Night Fiver 1⑨
Original Post This is a terribly webcomicy twist, but I figure if I’m going to go over the top I may as well go all the way. Also, I really wanted to draw a tiger. Higashi no Eden (or Eden of The East) seems to have the English-language side...
Art: Kafka, Komori
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The Guns of SHAFT (1961)
Monday, May 4th. 11:30. First day of Golden Week. Generally establishments are closed during this series of holidays, so as a precaution I ring up SHAFT’s “Filming and Digital Division.” After just one ring, a man answers. “Yes, this is SHAFT.” His voice is heavy with fatigue–as if he...
High Class Dining
Found on the way to Shinjuku. Place was packed....
Comic Update: Hoppy
Original Post Mistakes of Youth, abound with plot twists. Don’t worry, this won’t turn into Megatokyo–I just want to set the scene. Art here is pretty bad. The next comic looks kind of better. The initial rush of joins and quits to the IRC channel have subsided, and now...
Not a Review: Michiko and Hatchin
Michiko and Hatchin at first caught my attention due to its rather obvious, but at the same time tenuous-at-best connection to one of my all time favourites, Cowboy Bebop. Initial promotional materials were peppered with western influence, and the production studio behind it all–Manglobe–had made Samurai Champloo in the...
Comic Update: so crazy japanese comics
Original Post It certainly has been a while since I’ve done one of these! Before I address this current comic, I’ll go back a bit and leave some commentary on the previous one. The artwork turned out ok, but nothing great. I’m trying to develop a way to draw...
Mistakes of Youth on ye olde Internet Relay Chat
Channel: #mistakesofyouth Server: irc.synirc.net I hate to also do a WHY I’M NOT POSTING post, but I feel I should, since I really want to post, but I still haven’t found a good way to organize my time over here. Sorry!...
Comic Update: 日本語でおｋ！
Original Post Uhhhhh…. In no mood to rant, really. It’s been pretty crazy over these past couple of weeks. If you want some kind of insight into my time in Japan check up on the blog....