Gary has returned to Japan. I finally have the hemisphere to myself.

Art by Gary Panter.

I don’t know how or why it’s escaped me for so long, but An Eternal Thought In The Mind Of Godzilla is my new favourite blog. The most recent post showcases three renditions of Godzilla by various manga artists, which is appropriate considering tonight my Macho Movie Review co-host Billy is coming over for a double bill of kaiju fury.

Other notable posts include excerpts from the Pink Lady colouring book, some scans from a 30-year old copy of Animage, and a fashion shoot with yesterday’s subject, Bunta Sugawara. And that’s just scraping the surface. Dig in!

I recently became friends with a co-worker who’s been living here in Osaka for quite a few years and was kind enough to bring me to this crazy toy store. Kaiju Galore!

Although I love the designs of these lovable ruiners of communities, I don’t really know most of them by name or anything. Maybe someone can shed some light on a few of them?

I almost want to buy these things for the boxes alone.

Yeah, you saw right…

This stuff is barely scratching the surface of the craziness I saw that day. As soon as I can figure out how to properly warn people of work-safe material, I’ll but up really crazy stuff!