Category: Video & Trailers

Although it arrived after my second & third orders, my first Mercari Japan order finally arrived. Let’s see what’s in it!

Here’s that second video. Apologies first for the overdue post about it. And apologies second for mistaking Kaoru Shintani with Yoshihisa Tagami. You know, off the cuff mind

Since I’ve been busy (and lazy), I’ve stockpiled a very big stack of import order deliveries. So I finally opened all of them in two videos. Here’s the

I recorded a little video of myself opening my latest two shipments of anime & manga odds & ends from Japan.

I recorded a new video expressing my initial thoughts on the Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution/Culling Game movie and some of my latest anime purchases.

I uploaded a new video recording of me sharing my latest collection purchases from Mandarake & Suruga-ya.

John unboxes over a half-dozen orders from Mandarake & Suruga-ya, including doujinshi, zasshi, tapestries, figures, and more anime oddities.

I show & tell five recent small orders received from Mandarake & Suruga-ya.

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.

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

John’s show and tell of his latest purchases from Mandarake & Suruga-ya.

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

John’s show and tell of his latest purchases from Mandarake.

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 director behind