AZUMI – Vintage Ninja

2 Jan 2011

KAMUI and a Decade of Digital Ninja (part 2)

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 1 - Film and TV, 2 - Books and Manga | 3

OK, so the Kamui Gaiden manga had a major pedigree in Japan, and its ground-breaking U.S. release separated the men from the boys of late-craze ninja fans. So why are we just getting a movie now? The “Island of Sugaru” … Continued

5 Aug 2009

AZUMI manga figurine

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 3 - Toys and Merch | 0

I absolutely love this particular ‘trading figure’ from the FiguAx‘s 2006 AZUMI line. On the heels of the successful live action film, these faithfully represented the design evolution of Yu Koyama’s tragic sword girl over the course of the successful manga series. … Continued