Category: Video & Trailers

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

Check out the handful of new items I purchased from Mandarake of Japan.

I placed a new order with Amazon Japan and also another order with Mandarake because Mandarake offered an exceptionally scarce manga key issue that I couldn’t resist purchasing.

I’m back again to share another selection of unique and novel anime items delivered from Japan. Highlights in this batch including the cameo first appearance of Piccolo and