While I have tried my best to keep this blog alive with sporadic posts about anime, music, and other random crap, I have not made as many LiveJournal-style posts about my Life in Japan on this blog as I used to. The truth is, after you’ve lived in some...

There is a part of me that has always thought I got to Japan “too late” to experience all the fun. At first I lamented the fact that I arrived post-Haruhi (or post-Akiba stabbing, take your pick), being unable to enjoy all the fun of cosplayers singing and dancing...

I have never read a manga by Seino Toru. But just by living in Tokyo, you kind of know who he is. Seino has many works under his belt, but he is likely most known for the title Tokyo-to Kita-ku Akabane, in which he stars as the main character....