To the uninitiated, “pink tentacle” might conjure up some gross images, but for those of us who love reading about Japan, it means something totally different. As long as I can remember, Pink Tentacle has been one of my … [Read more...]
A while back I wrote about some of the more popular tropes used in manga (and anime too!). A single post really doesn't do the topic justice, though, given the huge number of manga tropes out there. The tropes I covered … [Read more...]
For the last couple of months, the world has taken notice of Japan. Ever since Shinzo Abe and the Liberal Democratic Party took power in the last Japanese election, they've been pushing a new set of economic policies … [Read more...]
Note: Tofugu and its staff are not responsible for any changes to the fabric of time that may directly or indirectly negatively affect you or someone you know. All time travel was done without malice and for research … [Read more...]
Ah, spring. Flowers, sunshine, and a new season of anime. Because the best thing about warmer weather is sitting indoors watching anime with the windows open, amirite? Well, Winter 2013's anime season was decent, but … [Read more...]
Every Sunday we gather the week's weird and interesting Japanese news and present it to you in our Sunday News column. It might not always be hard-hitting news, but we hope that it still informs and entertains you. … [Read more...]