japan
Yotsuba&! 6 and 7
Title: Yotsuba&!, Vol. 7 Author: Kiyohiko Azuma Paperback: 208 pages Publisher: Yen Press; 1 edition (December 15, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 0316073253 ISBN-13: 978-0316073257 Title: Yotsuba&!, Vol. 6 Author: Kiyohiko Azuma Paperback: 208 pages Publisher: Yen Press (September 15, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 0316073245 ISBN-13: 978-0316073240 I completed the first 5 books a few months […]
April 18th, 2009 by alephnaught
The Brewery Art Walk
Aviva and I decided to go to the artist community called the Brewery in south Los Angeles. There are at least 100 galleries and artist studios/lofts in the complex, which used to be a brewery (of course). The tee shirt I wore this day – “Beware of Perverts” (Chikan chuui), with “Dangerous Persons are in […]
September 16th, 2008 by alephnaught
Harvey And Etsuko’s Manga Guide To Japan
Title: Harvey And Etsuko’s Manga Guide To Japan Author: Charles Danziger, Mimei Sakamoto Paperback: 160 pages Publisher: Japanime Co. Ltd. (August 8, 2007) Language: English ISBN-10: 4921205175 ISBN-13: 978-4921205171 I saw this book at Kinokuniya Bookstore in Little Tokyo; it intrigued me so I bought it. Its fun. The first half of the book is […]
May 23rd, 2008 by alephnaught
Sawtelle and Govindas
Got to kick everyone out of work early today. So, Aviva and I took a trip into West Hollywood. First, we stopped on Sawtelle. This is yet another Japanese area, with a few really cool stores like Giant Robot, which is a cool store that sells Japanese toys, books, and just general stuff; I bought […]
January 10th, 2010 by alephnaught