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Japan is an exotic land of beauty, mystery, and beautiful mysteries. Steeped in myths and legend, there are among the tales

Book to include supplementary writing from Shigeru Mizuki scholar, translator Zack Davisson

As we head towards the end of the year we're celebrating the very best comics of 2021 from indie to Marvel and DC and beyond!

9 March 2021 (US / paperback) Japan’s rapid modernization in the late 19th century triggered an existential crisis over what to do about folk beliefs, including deeply rooted beliefs about the spirit world. After the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the country embarked on a rapid project of western-influenced modernization. The scientific rationalism that was much in vogue in the West dismissed such beliefs as superstition. Two Japanese responses emerged – one that sought to ‘debunk’ folk b...

Please enjoy the cute screencap of Akira and his twin brother Yui. Its almost all of the innocent content youre going to get from Kemono Jihen this week. Not that this is a particularly gruesome or graphic episode. In fact, all of the disturbing content is implied rather than shown. In part this is almost certainly because of broadcast restrictions and the age of the shows intended audience, but theres more to it than that. Kemono Jihen, as we saw in Shikis family history, is very good at only ...