Travel is a little tricky right now, but while on assignment in Tokyo, Phantasmic was able to take in the sights of the city.
Ultraman greets you to the Gallery of Hakaba! Now buy something or he hits you with an Ultra-Beam.
World Kaikan. Some say this building near Nakano Broadway is haunted, but most say it's just kinda filthy.
The Akihabara branch of Yodobashi Camera has everything from high end rice cookers to Gundam kits. They have a pretty good food court, too.
The greatest anime hits of the Showa Era on display at Nakano Broadway.
Skullpanda toys at a pop-up shop in Shibuya. If you steal anything the one that's dressed like Spongebob will strangle you in your sleep.
Who needs to pay for rent/heat when you could have a vintage Kikaider kit instead?
Doraemon makes the scene at Miyashita Park! Sure, he helps that Nobita kid get his life in order, but when I ask him for advice I just get the cold shoulder!
A group of geese is a gaggle. A group of crows is a murder. Is a group of Godzilla called a radiation?
Mewtwo takes a power nap in a busy Shibuya shopping center. Not photographed: the ensuing onslaught that happened when he woke up.
Jimbocho is a personal favorite haunt of mine. It's the used book district of Tokyo and is great for finding art books, movie programs, vintage magazines, and curry too.
Vintage cameras on display in Shibuya, and a sign we cheekily ignored.
Trucks might be stalled across America right now, but at least you can take some of these model kits and have your own little convoy going.
Model kits have become a popular way to occupy time during the pandemic. I wonder what makes these kits so popular?
Toys! From a vending machine! There, we made our legally obligated mention of wacky vending machines in Japan.
No artist has captured the eroticism of death and the organic quality of machinery quite like HR Giger. New York's Lomex gallery (86 Walker St # 3, New York, NY 10013) is featuring work from the legendary artist. Running until April 2, HRGNYC features sculptures, prints, and original drawings by Giger spanning his entire career.
Often our fond memories of cartoons or movies from our youth are protected by the haze of memories, and we have to decide whether to keep it tucked away in that fond miasma or bring it back out for reappraisal. This all sounds very weighty, but I’m talking about a cartoon where schoolgirls perform wrestling moves on giant robots. When I first saw a preview screening of the restoration of Project A-Koat Otakon 2021, it was with some trepidation. Would this seemingly frivolous anime from 1986 still hold up?
While on assignment in Tokyo, Japan, Phantasmic took in the sights of the famous used book district, Jinbocho, home to Bumpodo Gallery. The gallery is housed on the 4th floor of the Bumpodo stationary and goods store, which has been operating in Jinbocho since 1887.
Ultraman greets you to the Gallery of Hakaba! Now buy something or he hits you with an Ultra-Beam.
Model kits have become a popular way to occupy time during the pandemic. I wonder what makes these kits so popular?
