The Beginner’s Guide to Anime, Extra III – Reading Manga
While this column covers Japanese animation, you have to remember that Japan also has a big comic book industry alongside it. Most TV, film or straight-to-DVD anime are either adaptations of comics...
View ArticleThe Beginner’s Guide to Anime, Extra IV – Yaoi: The World’s Most Feminist...
There is one particular genre of anime and manga which I would argue should be embraced in the West more than it currently is. Now before we go on I realise that there will be some people out there...
View ArticleThe Beginner’s Guide to Anime, Extra V – Going to Japanese Cultural Events
Sometimes in this column I cover aspect of anime outside of the shows. For example I’ve written about conventions (Extra ... [ Read More ]
View ArticleThe Beginner’s Guide to Anime Extra, Part VI – Pornographic Anime and the Law
This week is “Yaoi Pride Week”, an event devoted to anime’s famous homoerotic genre, organised by the Yaoi Addiction Society ... [ Read More ]
View ArticleThe Beginner’s Guide to Anime Extra, Part VII – Race in Anime & Manga
There has been a bad news story from the world of manga over the past few days. You can tell ... [ Read More ]
View ArticleThe Beginner’s Guide to Anime, Extra VIII – Will an anime or manga ever be...
WARNING: This column deals with subjects considered to be deeply offensive, including rape, paedophilia, bestiality, graphic violence, murder, bigotry etc. ... [ Read More ]
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