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Godzilla vs. Gigan Rex Short Released
Toho yesterday released its latest official Godzilla short film, Godzilla vs. Gigan Rex. The six-minute short has selectable English subtitles.
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December 2022 Mandarake Order Unboxing Part 1
On Saturday & Sunday, January 7-8, 2003, I’ll have a dealer table and present two anime panels at the St. Pete Comic Con in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida. In advance of the comic show, I made a...
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December 2022 Mandarake Order Unboxing Part 2
On Saturday & Sunday, January 7-8, 2003, I’ll have a dealer table and present two anime panels at the St. Pete Comic Con in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida. In advance of the comic show, I made a...
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May 2023 Mandarake Order Unboxing
Curious collectors and hardy anime historians may be interested to see what oddities I acquired in my latest purchase from Mandarake of Japan. This video is a relatively short 20 minutes.
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September 2023 Mandarake Order Unboxing
For the curious, I share what items I most recently acquired from Mandarake of Japan. Apologies for me looking a bit trashy. I’m a lazy, aging hermit. It’s the anime stuff that ought to be the focus of...
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October 2023 Mandarake Order Unboxing
I’m back again to share another selection of unique and novel anime items delivered from Japan. Highlights in this batch including the cameo first appearance of Piccolo and the first full appearance...
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Unboxing a Manga Grail
I placed a new order with Amazon Japan and also another order with Mandarake because Mandarake offered an exceptionally scarce manga key issue that I couldn’t resist purchasing.
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November Mandarake Order Unboxing
Check out the handful of new items I purchased from Mandarake of Japan.
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Yutaka Minowa YouTube Interview
The Cartoonist Kayfabe YouTube channel has published an hour-long face-to-face interview with animator Yutaka Minowa, veteran key animator, character designer of “Ninja Scroll” (1993), and animation...
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February 2024 Mandarake Order Unboxing
John’s show and tell of his latest purchases from Mandarake.
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May 2024 Suruga-ya Order Unboxing
Until Wednesday, May 22nd at 6pm Japan time, second-hand retailer Suruga-ya is offering free international shipping. That’s a discount that could save American collectors anywhere from $30 to $300 off...
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June 2024 Mandarake & Surugaya Order Unboxing
John’s show and tell of his latest purchases from Mandarake & Suruga-ya.
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Suruga-ya’s Doujinshi Grab Bags
Japanese second-hand goods retailer Suruga-ya is currently offering “lucky bags” (random lots) of 100+ Japanese doujinshi for about $20, often with free international shipping. I have no affiliation...
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Suruga-ya’s “Non-Genre” Grab Bag
I discover what kind of stuff comes in one of Suruga-ya’s “non-genre” mystery boxes. Was it worth it? In terms of quantity, yes. To satisfy my curiosity, yes. In terms of contributing to my collection,...
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