by neon10 | 21, Sep 2013 | For Main Blog, One Piece
One Piece music: Maki Otsuki Tom Smith on One Piece’s Maki Otsuki She’s once, twice, three times a lady – three times a One Piece lady! Japanese musician Maki Otsuki may have worked hard to establish herself as a female saxophonist and front-woman of J-pop group...
by neon10 | 19, Sep 2013 | For Main Blog
Andrew Osmond on the anime behind the T-shirts The long-lived franchise Saint Seiya, one of Uniqlo’s T-shirts lines, reminds us that, contrary to the impression given by Star Trek and Doctor Who, English isn’t the only language in the universe. Alternatively known as...
by neon10 | 17, Sep 2013 | For Main Blog
Tom Smith on anime’s new rock force: SPYAIR We’ve seen on the Manga blog before how popular bands and artists can become once they land a song in a popular anime, TV series or film. So imagine how big a band must be when 11 of their 12 singles have been tied to all...
by neon10 | 15, Sep 2013 | For Main Blog
Melissa Francis on Lupin’s femme fatale Fujiko Mine Lupin III: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine is the first Lupin series to be released in twenty-seven years. Traditionally branded around the leading man’s tricks and his adventures alongside long-time partners in crime...
by neon10 | 13, Sep 2013 | For Main Blog, One Piece
Hiroshi Kitadani and One Piece Tom Smith on anison star Hiroshi Kitadani If you thought that X Factor winners took their sweet time releasing a debut album, then you probably haven’t met Japan’s Hiroshi Kitadani. He shot to fame at the end of the last millennium when...
