Next time I’m in NYC…
Via Grub Street: She’ll kill you with sword, 800-degree soup, or cuteness…
Kunoichi cover girl
Via Robert Grunzanki – cover from the 1988 ninjutsu book Shononki, possibly the only female cover from the 80’s craze books. That mission gear is pink or purple, as she’s actually a tour guide / theme park character from the … Continued
A great collection of ninjutsu books
I highly recommend browsing the cover collections and article reprints hosted by Robert C. Gruzanski on a memorial site to his father, renowned knife thrower and author of Ninja Weapons: Chain and Shuriken, Charles Vincent Gruzanski. Charles Gruzanski trained with a who’s … Continued
KAMUI film trailer #2 – ninja vs shark!
New Kamui “live action” trailer released today! I put live action in quotes because it’s going to take A LOT of CGI to pull-off the “Island of Sugaru” shark hunter stoyline they’ve adapted… Concerned but optimistic. Big digital-heavy ninja property … Continued
Nice review of Raizo’s SLEEPY EYES OF DEATH
Good write up of Animeigo’s Sleepy Eyes of Death box set here. It’s important for us all to support the folks still putting out genre DVD, and these are phenomenal films, so whip out the plastic Vintage-Ninjateers! There’s a nifty … Continued
Okay REIKO OSHIDA, we get it, you’re cute…
Right here, right now, I’m going to declare Reiko Oshida‘s uber-plucky Rui, from the amazing Quick-Draw Okatsu, THE CUTEST SWORD GIRL EVER! Rui is a free-spirited wandering fighter looking for a scrap. Luckily, she crosses paths with the often blood-spattered … Continued
GARO covers by Shirato Sanpei
GARO was an eccentric, cutting edge alternative to traditional 60’s manga, and had an effect on a generation of readers akin to what Heavy Metal did for us in the U.S. in the 80’s. It’s backbone was Shirato Sanpei’s re-imagined … Continued
Amazing 1:6 SHIRANUI
Anyone wanting to show their appreciation of this site can remember me at Christmas and send about three bills to Art of Toy in Japan… I’m actually a big fan of the Keita Amemiya’s Mirai Ninja (aka Cyber Ninja and/or … Continued
Revenge of the Menkos
Now these are some awesome menko cards! Watari the Ninja Boy, Sasuke, Tange Saezen and more, represented by original art from the card company – hence the slightly off model illos. And do we really need that male nudity??? This … Continued
Remembering “Silent Interlude”
It was the winter of 1984 that Marvel Comics and creator Larry Hama quietly let loose one of the most significant pieces of media of the entire 80’s craze. Seeing as the massive and ridiculous GI Joe movie is #1 … Continued