Casey Baseel
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Casey Baseel spent his formative years staring in frustration at un-subtitled Japanese TV programming shown on Southern California’s international channel. Taking matters into his own hands, he moved to Tokyo to study the language, then found work in Yokohama a decade ago teaching, translating, and marketing hotels he can’t afford to stay in. When not participating in the eternal cycle of exercising to burn the calories form his love of Japanese food, Casey scours used comic and game shops for forgotten classics, drags his wife around the country in a quest to visit all its castles, sings karaoke not nearly as well as he thinks he does, and counts the days until the summertime bars open on Enoshima Beach.
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Winter comes early to Hokkaido and turns one of Japan’s most respected schools into an otherworldly wonderland.
Towns in the rest of the country can’t compete with the lure of the biggest city in Japan.
Ninja girl anime/video game franchise Senran Kagura continues to have one thing (or two things) on its mind.
Why just say “I accept the terms of this transaction” when you can say “I accept the terms of this transaction, and also PIKA!”
After the success of its mystery meat flavor, Cup Noodle turns its ingenuity to the sea and one of Japan’s most expensive ingredients.
Or, if you’re in the mood for something less crunchy, there’s the option of tempura soba-flavor popcorn.
Sure, it sounds nice, but critics say the deeper meaning behind his choice of words spells trouble ahead.
The legend of tragically named pseudo-animator Shojiki Komata returns!
Tiny-scale operation for pint-sized retro console resales is still too big for Japanese police to look the other way.
Obvious homage lets your pet dress up like a members of the anime’s cast other than its mentor cats.
A gorgeous take on the character that’s worlds apart from the Disney version, and can be read in English or Japanese.
Manga artist Hajime Isayama shows that the last thing we’ll ever see in his manga stays true to a theme it’s had since the very start.
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