Thanks to Rekari over at Shooting Star Dreamer for the Nomination! These blog awards are a great way for bloggers to get to know each other. This is my first award nomination. “You like me! You really like me!” Reka gave me 10 excellent questions, but excuse me a moment. “Where was that dang-fangled thing…Blasted…
Author: Chris Kincaid
The Meat Head: Looking at Shonen Heroes
I have a bit of a bias toward shonen. I often write about shonen anime and themes. Frankly, it is because most shojo stories do not appeal to me. Another reason is because most imports we see here in the States are of the male variety. So that being said, it is time for another…
Japan’s Warrior Women
The one characteristic that sets women apart from men has shaped how women are treated in most societies. No, I am not referring to boobs. There is something about childbirth that relegates women to the role of property in most agricultural societies. Perhaps it is because most agricultural societies have the idea of land ownership…
Wanyûdô, The Wheel Monk
Jasmin Boehm writes about an encounter with one of Japan’s ancient haunters, the Wheel Monk. This story won our Japanese Fairy Tale Contest. She won the book Yokai Attack! The Japanese Monster Survival Guide. It is a strange event that I will tell you of, a moments when I was brushed by the shadow of…
Legend of the Twin Baku
David L. Simon accounts a tale of brothers who ate dreams. This story won our Japanese Fairy Tale Contest. He won the book Yokai Attack! The Japanese Monster Survival Guide. You can find more of his work on DeviantArt. Long ago, before the gods had split the world into many lands, there lived twin Baku…
The Princess and the Fox
Edward C. Price won Honorable Mention during our Japanese Fairy Tale Contest. Once upon many years ago, in the far islands of Japan, a princess was born. Daughter of a brute but very wealthy man, she lived a noble life of seclusion. The princess was raised for the next fourteen years within the best possible…