I had initially wanted to write this mid-season in a bid to get people to catch the new season of Kaiji while it was still fresh. That said, despite the season having been over for about a month or so at this point, any time is a good time...

I enjoy Guilty Crown. I wasn’t quite sold on it after its first episode, but after five it has me at the point where I can kind of look forward to seeing it pop up on the torrent sites every week. Some of the folks I follow on Twitter...

After dropping some movies off at Tsutaya, I find myself at a street crossing. While sitting on my bike waiting for the light to change, a most peculiar thing happens–a Japanese person asks me for directions. He’s an old man–diminutive build, long wiry gray hair, and dressed in sports...