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Riki Fudoh’s dad is a big wheel in the Yakuza. If you’re not aware of the Yakuza, they are a Japanese organized crime group....
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Riki Fudoh’s dad is a big wheel in the Yakuza. If you’re not aware of the Yakuza, they are a Japanese organized crime group....
The Ninja or Shinobi (忍者) was a covert agent or mercenary in feudal Japan, specializing in unorthodox arts of war. The Ninja’s skill set...
Readers of Otaku Lounge may remember an article I wrote some months ago about Western-friendly Japanese pop and rock music. I still have about...
This month Forces of Geek’s Man from Hong Kong, Big Mike Leeder takes a look at the life and times of one of Hong...
During the late 1980’s and early 1990’s, it often seemed as if Andy Lau (Lau Tak-wah) was the star of every other movie made...
By Christy Gibbs Happy new year, FOG! I’d like to dive into 2013 by going back to the roots of manga and anime and...
The word ‘moe’ is one which often seems to be used as a throw-away term within the anime fan community – it’s actually been...
There are three things I loathe about anime fans above anything else: 1. People who say ‘animes’. THERE IS NO SUCH THING. With the...
November 2nd 2012 saw the release of the RZA’s long awaited directorial debut The Man with the Iron Fists, starring Russell Crowe, Lucy Liu,...
Having explored FRUiTS fashion and the sailor fuku as a fashion statement in previous Otaku Lounge articles, I’ve decided it’s time to look at...
Samurai films have been a staple of action cinema pretty much since the birth of the art form. Akira Kurosawa made a career and...
I’m showing my age a little with this one. When I was in grade school, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers was a constant presence in...
November 2nd 2012 sees the highly anticipated release of the RZA’s long awaited directorial debut The Man with the Iron Fists, starring Russell Crowe,...
Ironically, the idea for this particular article came to me as I was mulling over two of my favourite anime – Evangelion and Eureka...
I was a huge Godzilla fan as a kid. This was in the early ‘70s, so there were no videos, no DVDs, no electronic...
The promos may well proclaim Quentin Tarantino Presents The Man With the Iron Fists, and I’m sure Tarantino’s name has helped raise awareness in...
‘Underrated’ is a difficult term to pin down. In past years I’ve seen several lists of ‘underrated’ anime on various internet blogs and forums,...
An effeminate boy who wants to be a girl, a masculine girl who wants to be a boy, and a girl who comes to...
In a prior article, I mentioned how spoiler-ridden any discussion of that show’s ‘monsters’ would be. This continues that trend. Though each Witch is...
Forces of Geek’s Man from Hong Kong, Big Mike Leeder delves back into the vaults for a look back at another slice of classic...
In some respects, Japanese popular music has a very distinctive sound that can make it difficult for non-Japanese audiences to engage with. Although there’s...
Forces of Geek’s Man from Hong Kong, Big Mike Leeder delves into the vaults for a look at a classic slice of true Hong...
Warning: This post contains extreme spoilers for Puella Magi Madoka Magica. If you want to see it without knowing some key plot twists, then...
This week Forces of Geek travels back once again to the glory days of VHS & Betamax classics from the 1980’s. If you were...