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Swordgirl promo cards from THREE TIDES
19 Feb 2015

Swordgirl promo cards from THREE TIDES

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 3 - Toys and Merch, 4 - Collectibles | 0

Birthday gift to myself at the beginning of the month — this astounding 8″ sofubi statue done in the style of wooden Netsuke charms, called “Sushi Dokuro.” I know… right!?!?!? “Sushi Dokuro” was designed/sculpted by Osaka tattoo artist Mitomo Horihiro. … Continued

kunoichi, sofubi
15 Feb 2011

The remarkable Kunoichi art of GETABO

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 5 - Art and Advertising | 1

Dig around the CG art community haven Deviant Art for a while and you come accross some serious talent! These digitally-painted sword girls are from Japanese artist GETABO Hagiwara. He’s a sword instructor as well, and it shows in the authenticity … Continued

GETABO, kunoichi
21 Jul 2010

Sorry eBay’ers…

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 1 - Film and TV | 0

If you were one of the folks his past weekend trying to win either of these original press kit photos from the ninth entry in the Shinobi-no-Mono series, Mission Iron Castle, my apologies for being the source of your disappointment. I … Continued

kunoichi, Mission Iron Castle, Shinobi no Mono
8 Feb 2010

Swordgirls of BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 2 - Books and Manga | 0

I’ve loved Hiroaki Samura‘s out-of-the-box manga Blade of the Immortal for it’s entire loooong run, but the latest volume (still coming out in trades from Dark Horse) starts a new storyline featuring some masked goons rather familiar to fans of … Continued

BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL, Hiroaki Samura, kunoichi

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