Yokai, Dissected.
In the interest of Science: gallery of anatomical drawings of yokai, Japanese folk monsters. Hopefully, no actual yokai were harmed in making these drawings.
Duel of Cats
Cat chanbara (i.e., kitties with katanas) at Cat’s Head Theatre.
Asian Western Round Up
This month we’re mixing it up at the Gutter with each editor writing about something outside their usual domain. This week Carol Borden writes about movies. She can normally be found here. The world is clamoring for more Asian Westerns. Or at least I am. I’m talking Thai, […]
More Utagawa Kuniyoshi
A Doppelganger. A Giant Carp. A Tengu. The Curated Object has more images from “Graphic Heroes, Magic Monsters: Japanese Prints by Utagawa Kuniyoshi.”
Ultramen vs. Kaiju
Kaijutastic Ultraman poster art by Takayoshi Mizuki. (via The Japan Society)
The Sound of Our Impending Future!
Teleport City is preparing the way for the future and/or retro-future we’ve all been waiting for. Pack your go-bag to “Music for Departure Lounges” and taxi your way on out with “Music for Espionage and Space Defense.”
The Cultural Gutter 