We’re taking another look back at Tokyo’s otaku past, this time we’re visiting B-Club’s long-gone shop in Shibuya.
Category: Features
Anime Archaeology: Kichijoji’s ARTMIC Building
A trip back to the year 1987 and a peak inside the studio that brought us MOSPEADA, MADOX-01, and… Gall Force.
A Quick and Dirty Old Otaku Guide to Shopping in Tokyo
Advice and recommendations for those prepared to head to Tokyo in search of old otaku shopping.
The MS-06 Zaku II: An Enduring Eye-Con
The design and legacy of Kunio Okawara’s Zaku II.
The Most Dangerous Year: Future War 198X
The excitement of the Cold War turned hot, animated on the silver screen! What could go wrong?
AWAKE – Opening Animation of Japan S.P.F.X. Convention III
A largely forgotten example of doujin anime, circa 1984.
Mecha Before Macross: Studio Nue, 1981
A brief look inside one of the most important design studios in the history of Japanese animation.
Like a Pig in Mud: Hayao Miyazaki Goes to War
The World War II manga by one of Japan’s greatest directors.
Masamune Shirow’s Neuro Hard
If you were a fan in the ’90s, you probably remember that people wouldn’t shut up about Shirow. Here’s one series most diehards never got to read.
Katsuhiro Otomo’s Farewell to Weapons
Farewell to Weapons includes many of the hallmarks that would define Otomo’s success: intricate artwork, a post-apocalyptic setting, obsessively-detailed rubble, and man fighting against his own creation.