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Mitsuteru Yokoyama

27 Oct 2009

Kaiju in AKAKAGE (part 1)

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 1 - Film and TV | 4

Seems Japan has been beset by giant monsters forever, and luckily for us today heroes like Ultraman are around to fend them off. But in the fuedal era, centuries before any space-faring monster fighters, laser-weilding science patrols or little kids … Continued

Akakage, kaiju, Maki Fuyukichi, Mitsuteru Yokoyama, Monsters and Masks 2009, Red Shadow
10 Sep 2009

Meaty thighs and a taste for steel. She’s a keeper!

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 2 - Books and Manga | 1

Great art by prolific shinobi manga magnate Mitsuteru Yokoyama. Someone throw my a translation, will ya… apart from the headline kanji for ‘ninja’, what are the subheads and copy here?

Mitsuteru Yokoyama
8 Sep 2009

KAGEMARU merch

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

If only this were MY stuff… A collection of Kagemaru of Iga merch from a Yokoyama art book.

Kagemaru, Mitsuteru Yokoyama
26 Jul 2009

More KAGEMARU…

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 2 - Books and Manga | 1

Yep, it’s official – I LOVE the hooded Kagemaru and hate the unhooded drawings. Say, while you’re here, check out the newly updated Kagemaru vinyl figure post over in Toys and Statues!

Kagemaru, Mitsuteru Yokoyama
25 Jul 2009

KAGEMARU manga covers

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

Mitsuteru Yokoyama is probably the second most prolific creator of crossover ninja properties next to Shirato Sanpei. Both Kagemaru of Iga and Masked Ninja Akakage expanded from their pulp roots to multiple incarnations in anime and live action film/television. I’m … Continued

Kagemaru, Mitsuteru Yokoyama
13 Jun 2009

KAGEMARU vinyl figure

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

Going back ot the early 60’s, Mitsuteru Yokoyama‘s Iga no Kagemaru property spanned manga, a great live action movie, toys, trading cards and board games, and anything else that could  bear a licensed image. You’ll see this shinobi superhero in just … Continued

Kagemaru, Mitsuteru Yokoyama

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