Tag: anime

Retro Rerun: Ranma 1/2 Manga, Anime

| Apr 22, 2019 | Reply

Back in the 1990s Dov Sherman wrote a column for TGForum on Japanese manga and anime. While much of the manga Dov reviewed is no longer available the runaway success of Ranma 1/2 has made it so popular around the world that the manga and anime are always available. Ranma is on interest to us because in the first adventure he falls into a cursed spring and it changes him into a girl. Hot water can change him back into a boy. Think that might make life and love a little difficult? Here is Dov Sherman’s Manga Focus column on Ranma 1/2 from 1997.

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Amazing Cosplay Star — Crome Moe

| Mar 7, 2016 | Reply

A Chinese man who works as a teacher is an ardent participant in cosplay, dressing up as female characters from anime and attending cosplay conventions. His name is Crome Moe and the photo at the right is how he looks everyday as he goes about his job. But when the weekends of cosplay conventions arrive […]

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Yohio — Dude Looks Like A Lady

| Jun 4, 2012 | Reply

What’s up with these kids today? The world is upside down when a 14 year old boy from Sweden can plays guitar like Eddie Van Halen and look like a Japanese anime princess. Things have gotten out of hand. Fortunately for us. Meet the beautiful and talented Yohio.

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