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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Sure, Chihiro got to ride a dragon, but her Studio Ghibli anime co-star apparently gets around on a pretty sweet bike.
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Creator Nobuhiro Watsuki takes readers back to Japan’s Meiji period for a tale of criminals and treasure.
Square Enix producer cites amount of demand as key factor in decision whether or not to add controllable heroines to upcoming video game.
Usually we think of costumes as something to sew, but some clever construction was required for this amazing Pokémon outfit.
For more than 30 years, this Japanese zoo has been keeping its capybaras cozy, and visitors oohing and aahing at their adorable hot spring-style setup.
Yes, that is Cardcaptor Sakura diligently working with her fishmen colleagues.
”Why fly when you can ride?” this crow in Sapporo seems to be asking.
It’s often said that freedom isn’t free. In Japan, Free Tea isn’t either.
Everyone notices the girlish clothes, but those with a trained eye have also spotted the boyish wings.
Author found himself waiting on a subway platform, with the train aproaching, thinking “If I just take one little step forward, I won’t have to go to work tomorrow.”
Otakuism is apparently hereditary, and especially strong in the bloodline of anime industry professionals.
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