YasushiNirasawa (1963 - 2016) was one of the greats of the garage kit and tokusatsu world. In this video we're taking a look at his earliest published collections of art and sculptures: Fantastic Creature World and Creature Core.
Despite not having an anime on TV (though one has been announced to be in development) or any merchandise presence in the US, Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto has garnered a following from its manga alone. Chainsaw Man is basically an adrenaline charged dirtbag shlock comic with a heart and some great artwork and it is gaining a devoted following.
As 2021 progressed and more people were getting vaccinated, there was still a cloud of uncertainty amongst myself and friends about whether Otakon could or should resume as an in-person event. Even before the Delta Variant was in the headlines, things seemed iffy. But Otakon showed no signs of yielding and sure enough, August 6 rolled around and Otakon returned to the Walter E. Washington Convention CenterinWashington, D.C.
Sitting in a dormant part of my hard drive is a simple image, dated from around 2007, of bold white text on a black background that simply says “SHINTARO MOTHERFUCKING KAGO”.
