TOAD!
Damned if this isn’t the greatest drawing of a monster horny toad EVER! This is just one ‘plate’ from a 19th century scroll of yokai and human oddities featured over at the superb Pink Tentacle blog.
Awesome resource for MA mags!
Check out this impressively thorough archive of martial arts magazine covers and topics going back 50 years: Vintage Martial Arts Magazines When the titles and decades are laid out like this, you can really see the trends and transitions of … Continued
Get a degree in ‘Golden Ninja Warrior’
Everything, and I mean EVERYTHING you ever wanted to know about the Godfrey Ho/Jeseph Lai/IFD/Richard Harrison category of ‘cut together’ or ‘mash-up’ ninja films can be found at Jesus Manuel‘s bi-lingual blog The Golden Ninja Warrior Chronicles. Jesus is a … Continued
IGA NO KAGEMARU laserdisc inserts: Part 2
Additional images from the inserts of the laserdisc of the 1963 “Kagaemaru of Iga” live action film: See more at Black Sun. Visit the creator’s official website (Japanese) here, with some great manga cover galleries under the “Published” link. Buy … Continued
IGA NO KAGEMARU laserdisc inserts: Part 1
Inspired by Shonen King‘s excellent work over at Black Sun, here’s some of the stills from the inserts of Toho’s Iga no Kagemaru laserdisc: More coming tomorrow. In the meantime, buy the really fun 1963 film at Kurotokagi.
Great KAGEMARU stuff, too!
See, I get busy with day jobs, tax prep and real life shit, and all these other sites start kicking my ass… I just love the Black Sun blog, but he’s above and beyond awesome this week with a great … Continued
Cigar store ninja?
Amazing statue, courtesy of a report at Travel Pod, outside a tourist spot in Nara.
Italian ‘Enemies of Evil’
Card-back art, courtesy of Geek Orthodox, from the Ninja Warriors: Enemies of Evil 80’s toyline.