Translation

In Translation | "The Nintendo All-Stars Free-For-All! Smash Brothers" by Hirokazu Hikawa

The Super Smash Bros. manga, fully scanned and translated in English

Update

Break Time Updates & Things I'm Liking (November 9, 2024)

An extra grab bag of thoughts & reminders

Translation

In Translation | "Mailbox" and "That Which Vanished" by Bebe Daizai

Two keenly observed vignettes of modern life from an artist never available in English.

Movies

Talking movies | WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3

The forgotten sequel and the death of memory

Movies

Talking movies | Cloud

Welcome to hell. Rise and grind.

Translation

In Translation | "Just a Man" and "A Bird" by Taro Higuchi

Two disaffected new wave one-shots from an artist lost to time.

Translation

In Translation | "Apple" by Yosuke Inoue

A surreal adventure from a major artist.

Games

Talking games | D2

Welcome to the 21st century.

Games

Talking games | Fatal Frame

Cameras, ghost hunts, and a past that hasn’t passed.

Games

Talking games | Ghost in the Shell

The hidden masterpiece of a storied franchise.

Fiction

Fiction | Nothing More Than Emptiness

The world was different when they left the tunnel. Jessica was the first to notice.

Translation

In Translation | "Afternoon in the Sunroom" by Fumiko Okada

A stunning one-shot from one of the great forgotten mangaka.

Movies

Talking movies | Look Back

When reviewing a movie means reviewing yourself

Translation

In Translation | "House" by Masako Watanabe

Lost for 50 years, a shoujo horror legend's adaptation of the cult classic film

Games

Talking games | The NSFW History of Strip Mahjong Games

A story of sex, politics, and the games that once ruled arcades