For those of you still visiting; thanks! The podcast IS on the way and we’re just arranging some of the stuff for the first episode; It’s coming together rather nicely and I HOPE It’ll start production this weekend.

For those subscribed to the Anime Pacific feed, we’ll upload the first show on that. We’re also working on more blog posts. The last thing I want is for this to turn into “LOOK WAT I FOUND ON YOUTUBES LOLZ” kind of blog.

Stay tuned.

Michael Rogge, a gentleman stationed in Hong Kong during the 40’s and 50’s and then Japan in the 50’s and 60’s, has uplaoded all of his (some in colour!) videos and pictures taken during those times. At 79, my hat goes off to him, not only for uploading all of these to share with the world, but for being computer savvy enough to do so.

As someone living in Hong Kong (and who lived in Japan for a while), I find these pictures and videos endlessly fascinating.

Sheung Wan (Western District) 1964 in colour!!

Squatter’s in the 60’s

Entering Hong Kong Harbour

The Peak

The Children of HK: 1964

Japan; City Life 1959

A day in Japan

Do check out the link for a LOT more videos.

A while ago, we made a small post about an anime webcast, titled, “Still Pro Life?”

Well, since Jordan Hass’ video coupled with our the video both ourselves and Anime 82 hosted, it’s been viewed several hundred more times.

They posted a rebuttal, here. No embedding this time, I’m afraid. I must say, rather ballsy for a 14 year old.

Note, the comments by the Manliest Podcasters, DjDrastic and Tissuekins, below!

Jordan then posted his own counter rebuttal:

For those of you who don’t live in Asia, I can tell you that the very concept of an AU (Asian Union) sounds just as outrageous now as an EU might in, say, 1938. 

Now, if we could choose one country across Asia that the most people have a beef with, it’d be Japan, without question. The whole rape, annexation, scientific experiments, torture and then subsequent denial thing, can do that to you. The subsequent denials and douchebaggery demonstrated by people such as Toshio Tamogami, sure doesn’t let old wounds heal either.

How ironic (the Vatican in the heart of Rome kind of irony perhaps?) that the one thing that seems to unite Asia is the delightful Hokuto No Ken (Fist of the North Star). 

Well, it was such a merchandising juggernaut in the 80’s, it’s not suprising many people wanted to emulate it’s success. Coupled with the fact that due to the aforementioned bad blood between Japan and it’s neighbours, these places didn’t neccesarily feel obliged to pay any royalities for rights of the characters.

Enter Taiwan’s Hokuto No Ken; "Funky No Ken"

And perhaps the more well known Korean version; With regret, I was unable to obtain any information on it’s budget. However, calculating the budget would be far from an arduous task. One Samsung keyboard + green hair spray + old clothes (most likely donated) + scissors.

To wrap it up, the Kenshiro VS Raoh clip from the Korean TV series. Kenshiro sounds like an old lady undergoing a hysterectomy without anasesia.

They don’t get gayer than Ishihara Gōjin; Richard Simons is Snake Plissken compared to this guy. Alex is Richard Simmons compared to this guy. 

Ishihara is an incredibly talanted pulp artist, and much of his art could be best described as delightfully gay. As a matter of fact, the mere act of viewing these pictures has most likely bumped me up two points on the Kinsey scale. Alex need not worry; Kinsey never made a 7. 

Check out this excellent Gojin shrine, here.

Above: The "true" tale of the Super Mario brothers; Showcasing their rise to fame from homoerotic cabaret all the way up to the Super Mario Super Show.

Above: A delightfully pretty youth, takes a semi naked swim in one of Japan’s fine lakes only to discover it infested with Kappa beasts. No doubt puckering up to suck the poor lad’s entrails out of his anus, as Kappa are wont to do. Were they to attempt that with Gojin-Sensei, they might get more than they bargained for.

Above: Gunbuster to the rescue! Let’s celebrate Gunbuster’s sheer awesomeness with a MECHA CONCERT.

Above: Damsel in distress, Skeleton Ninjas, evil fauna overlord; Pretty self explanatory; no?

Above: Prince, in concert. The concert goers here are similar to that delightful youth who was swimming with the Kappas except that ass sucking is a certainty here, as opposed to a probability.