The One about VOFAN’s “COLORFUL DREAMS”

If you are a big fan of VOFAN’s artwork, definitely check out “COLORFUL DREAMS” featuring delightful short stories written by VOFAN and each chapter featuring his earlier artwork style.  Entertaining, delightful and recommended! BOOK TITLE: COLORFUL DREAMS STORY AND ART BY: VOFAN FIRST PUBLISHED IN Read More …

The One about Fujiko F. Fujio Museum in Kawasaki Part 7 – Conclusion

To conclude my coverage of the Fujiko F. Fujio Museum, I just have to say that the museum has been on my bucket list for years and I’m finally glad to have finally went and experienced it. Sure, I had a few Japanese friends who Read More …

The One about Fujiko F. Fujio Museum in Kawasaki Part 6 – Third Floor

Once you arrive to the third floor of the Fujiko F. Fujio Museum, you enter an area which is literally an outdoor terrace of many cool Doraemon related experiences. May it be the pink door, Doraemon and Nobita riding a dinosaur and other Fujio characters. Read More …

The One about Fujiko F. Fujio Museum in Kawasaki Part 4 – The Museum Shop part 1

If there is one thing that I was looking forward to, it was the Fujiko F. Fujio Museum’s Museum Shop. When I went to a Doraemon exhibit, they had a really awesome gift shop but of course, the museum should be much later and offer Read More …

The One about Fujiko F. Fujio Museum in Kawasaki Part 3 – Entering the Museum II

Once you get to the second floor, this is where most of the childrens area is located.  From an animal room which features actual works created by Fujiko F. Fujio, a teacher’s baby room featuring F-san as a father, a kid’s space (indoor playground) and Read More …

The One about Fujiko F. Fujio Museum in Kawasaki Part 2 – Entering the Museum

For “Doraemon” fans, the Fujiko F. Fujio Museum in Kawasaki is a must visit location. And in the first post, I wrote about getting tickets, now I want to explore about getting into the museum. Once the doors open you are told to keep quiet, Read More …

The One about Fujiko F. Fujio Museum in Kawasaki Part 1 – How to get Tickets

For “Doraemon” fans, the Fujiko F. Fujio Museum in Kawasaki is a must visit location. For those who are not familiar with “Doraemon”, back in 1969 when Fujiko F. Fujio created the popular manga (comic book) series “Doraemon”. One of the best-selling manga in the Read More …

The One about Sumioka Rina’s best album “Sumioka Rina 2012-2019”

The songs that are included on “Sumioka Rina 2012-2019” are meaningful songs that are important in her life and enjoyed by many. And I really enjoyed this album a lot! ARTIST: 住岡梨奈 (Sumioka Rina) ALBUM: 住岡梨奈 2012-2019 LABEL: Tokuma Japan Communications CATALOG #: TKCA-74795 DURATION: Read More …

The One about Eric Rohmer’s “The Bakery Girl of Monceau” (1963)

Click here to purchase this film on Amazon In 1962, filmmaker Eric Rohmer, a key figure in the post-war New Wave cinema in France and former editor of Cahiers du cinema began working on his seventh film, “The Bakery Girl of Monceau” (La boulangère de Read More …

The One about my interview with animator/director Ando Masahiro (from 2009)

Ando Masahiro is known for his anime work with major titles such as “Jin-Roh”, “Cowboy Bebop: The Movie”, “Ghost in the Shell”, “Fullmetal Alchemist”, “Metropolis”, “Hanasaku Iroha”, “WOLF’s RAIN”, “CANAAN”, “Akagami no Shirayuki Hime”, “Sirius the Jaeger”, “Araburu Kisetsu no Otome-domo yo” to name a Read More …

The One about fimoTV’s lessons about Targeting sea bass with a minnow from a high vantage point in broad daylight!

fimoTV (fisherman’s mountain) is a Japanese fishing YouTube channel that has been around for over 15 years and has over 63,100 subscribers. They are among the longest running YouTube channels still pumping out videos to this very day! It’s a definite go to source for Read More …

The One about my first Japanese Interview and it was with manga artist Takada Akemi

I’ve often been asked, how did I get my start interview Japanese music artists, Japanese animators, seiyuu (voice actors), etc. and everything began back in the year, 1994. I was young and it happens I knew these two brothers who were Caucasian but were fluent Read More …