Give us your TOP 5
Had a reader on the VN Facebook page (have you ‘Liked’ us? If not, SHAME!) post a great question: “If you had to distill your favorite ninja films into a grievously unfair list of only 5, what would they be?” … Continued
Volunteer translator(s) wanted…
Heya cats, We’re regretably without the services of a Japanese translator at the moment, and are looking to glean some info from a few old movie flyers and video packages. Nothing heavy, we’re mostly looking for titles, actor names and … Continued
Looking forward to a return to form in February…
Y’know that place you have to go to during the day where people make you do stuff, and then give you money so you can pay your rent and shit? Well, my decidedly non-ninja-riffic PAYING career really kicked my ass … Continued
Have a safe and happy holiday!
Alright you, and you all know who you are… Make me a promise right now that you won’t hurt yourself Christmas morning on any new sharp-pointy things Shinobi Clause brought you. (Like I did in, what was it, 1983, 84, … Continued
Let MONSTERS AND MASKS MONTH 2011 begin!
This year, Monsters and Masks Month will also be celebrated at our lucha libre-themed sister site From Parts Unknown, where plenty of masked wrestler vs. monster and Dia de los Muertos inspired mayhem will ensue. The party’s already begun over … Continued
Around the interwebs
Temple of the Blue Dragon has a ton of video game concept art, martial arts ephemera and high-kicking comic-book heroes: There’s always something good, genre-related or otherwise, at Tiger Roll: The Shinobi-Ya online store in Japan is now selling internationally … Continued
Meanwhile, in our OTHER schizo hooded world…
Posts might be a bit lean here right now compared to other periods of VN’s history, but for the best of reasons. I have migrated my original publishing venture – From Parts Unknown – to a brand new (and visually … Continued
Karate Laundromat?!?
Spotted in Pismo Beach, California today. Bad strip mall sign spacing, or greatest crossover business idea ever? I imagine students hand-wringing your dirty clothes, whipping them around like weapons to dry alá training montages in old Gordon Liu and Jackie … Continued
Monsters, with some surprise martial arts legends
Spent the weekend selling vintage toys and collectibles at the big Monsterpalooza convention in Burbank. Normally, details of this wouldn’t land on this site, but to my surprise there was quite the array of martial artists and Japanese film legends … Continued
I’m at Monsterpalooza!
Anyone local to Burbank, CA, I’m set-up for the weekend at an, admittedly off-topic, convention called MONSTERPALOOZA. I’m having a “monster-kid” yard sale of sorts, selling off a bunch of collectibles, toys and movie memorabilia from storage. The highlight of … Continued