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An unpublished 19-page manga, drawn by the late, great Osamu Tezuka was discovered in the home of a junior-high school friend who kept it for 60+ years.

Dr. Tezuka drew the manga shortly after WWII, when he was a teenager.

The story is from Anime News Network (featuring a news video from…[Read more]

A week ago, a United Nations panel has called for the legalisation of prostitution and drugs to combat AIDS and sexual abuse! No joke!

If you don't believe me, read this (from Examiner.com):
[url]http://www.examiner.com/article/united-nations-panel-recommends-legalizing-prostitution-and-drug-use-worldwide[/url]

Tokyo is about to get its very first Foreign Comics Festival at the Tokyo Big Sight this November.

I’m talking about comics from outside Japan–the U.S., the E.U., China, South Korea, etc.

The story on is from Asahi Japan Watch:
[url]http://ajw.asahi.com/article/cool_japan/anime_news/AJ201206080058[/url]

Jimintô has released their proposals for revising the Peace Constitution…

…and they are SCARY!!

[url]http://mainichi.jp/english/english/newsselect/news/20120428p2g00m0dm010000c.html[/url]

A teacher in India accused of raping a 16-year-old schoolgirl was exonerated by Mumbai's High Court because the girl he and the girl had cosensual sexual relations.

The story is from the "Indian Express".

A story in the English language page of Jiji Press’ website has reported that a faction of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party lead by Secretary General (and Metropolitan Governor’s No. 1 Son) Nobuteru Ishihara has given over ¥360,000 to a religious cult named Sukyo Makihari.

[url]http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011112400176[/url]

Rejoice, fellow Otaku, Fujoshi and all Anime-niacs!

Th Anime Contents Expo, cancelled earlier this year th twin disasters of March 11th, is retuning from the Dead!

It will be held 31 March to 1 April next year in Chiba Pref, one week after Tokyo Dictator Ishihara’s TIAF!

The story from Anime News…[Read more]

A 13-year-old girl named Tomomi Maishigi from Kumamoto Prefecture dies after a waterboarding-type exorcism carried by a Buddhist monk. He and Tomomi's dad were then arrested.

The story is in Japan Today. Here is the link:

[url]http://www.japantoday.com/category/crime/view/2-arrested-after-teenage-girl-dies-in-exorcism[/url]

RIP Tomomi.

I've recently of this group that wants to create libertarian island micronations in the seas founded by an PayPal exec.

It's called "The Seasteading Institute".

[url]http://seasteading.org[/url].

This may be a long shot, but it might be perfect for Japan's anime and manga creators to escape the witchhunting conservatives, censors,…[Read more]

[url]http://sankei.jp.msn.com/affairs/news/110820/crm11082010430007-n1.htm][/url]

The MSN Sankei Shimbun site has reported that seiyuu Miyuki Watanabe has been arrested, suspected of the beating death of a 3 year-old girl!

The story is in Japanese.

In light of the LDP and New Komeito's recent evil plot to destroy Anime and Manga with their so-called "anti-kiddie porn ban amendment", I made a mock LDP logo to reflect how evil they are!

Nobuto Hosaka, a former Lower House legislator for the Social Democratic Party (SDP) known for his defence of 2D loli characters and freedom of expression, has been elected the mayor of Tokyo's Setagaya Ward Sunday on the pledge of banning nuclear power plants in future.

The SDP which backed Hosaka, is a staunch opponent of nuclear power…[Read more]

The Getnews GADGET website published an opinion poll on who would be the suitable candidate of the Tokyo Metropolitan Gubernatorial Election.

This is the list (from highest to lowest percentage):

Former Miyazaki Governor Hideo Higashikokubaru: 28.7%
(Outgoing) Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara: 22.7%
…[Read more]

Here's some news on a member of the evil Gov. Ishihara's family!!

It involvles his No. One Son, LDP Secretary General Nobuteru Ishihara.

A cop assigned as his bodyguard is arrested for peeping at a woman bathing in Chiba!

[url]http://www.japantoday.com/category/crime/view/peeping-police-officer-arrested-for-trespassing-in-chiba[/url]

[u]http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-08-24/award-winning-director-satoshi-kon-passes-away[/u]

News has been relased of the sad Passing of aard winning Anime director Satoshi Kon.

Mr. Kon passed away of a respiratory ailment. He was 47.

He directed such famous Anime from [i]Perfect Blue[/i] to [i]Paranoia Agent[/i].

Mr. Kon will…[Read more]