The English language version of Dragon Quest XI will change fan fav character Martina's name to "Jade." If you're upset about this, don't blame Square Enix. US law actually requires that all sexy raven haired Asian women martial artists who wear green must be named Jade. #DQXI
Martina is actually a really excellent name for a martial artist as it's derived from Mars, the Roman God of War. #DQXI#DragonQuest
More sexy Asian martial artist ladies in green named Jade comin atcha! Did I miss any?
Holy smokes! There was a comic called the Jade Warriors published by Image in 1999!
And yes this counts cos their leader was named Jade!
Haha my gosh. This dialog is amazing!
You gotta admire the author's commitment to upholding the old American comics trope where dialog in brackets indicates the character is speaking a language other than English. This happens a lot in a comic about Japanese people in Japan!
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RIP Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto, one of the most talented and explosive fighters to ever step into the ring. He was like a fighting game character come to life, competing at the highest levels of combat sports. He will be missed.
Longtime fans of MMA will recall that during the 2000s Kid Yamamoto was an absolute killer in the ring.
While the stereotype for Asian martial artists is one of stoic honor and discipline, Kid was known for his expolossive athleticism and raw ferocity (as you can see from this flying knee, one of the flashiest KOs of all time)
Found this big bad beetle boi on my porch the other night. It's a Xylotropes Gideon aka Thai fighting beetle (my fav animal)! Looks like our dogs had already found him and roughed him up a bit. He was writhing on his back covered in dirt, but these things are built tough!
I put him in a plastic bin with a longan (we have longan trees in our yard and they're everywhere this time of year). I left the top open so he could leave at any time.
When I checked in the next morning he was still there going to town on the fruit!
Chiang Mai Zoo has world class facilities with happy active animals, an impressive aquarium and a kid's play center with one of the best collections of Seinen Manga I've ever seen. No joke!
At the Chiang Mai Zoo Kid's Zone you can catch up on ultra violent martial arts classics like Fist of the North Star, Baki the Grappler and Tough.
Check this out. The Chiang Mai Zoo Kid's Zone also has a shockingly robust selection of Ken Ishikawa comics including Gokudou Heiki (Lethal Weapon--no relation to the movie). It is a WEIRD comic!
OK! Here's Part 3 of the Art-Eater Sekiro Premier Trailer Analysis! Tonight we'll dip our toes in Japanese bows, samurai helmet crests, and ancient Indian tridents! #Sekiro#SekiroShadowsDieTwice#隻狼
In case you missed them, here's Part 1 (on Boddhisatvas and mourning the death of the Buddha):
Captain Mizuki's watermelon crushing antics were likely inspired by real life elite athlete and entrepreneur Kortney Olsen (@KortneyOlson) who can perform this feat of strength in real life!
Captain Mizuki's chipper personality, warm-up routine, expertise at pole vaulting and perfect abs might also be inspired by Allison Stokke (@allisonstokke) a professional pole vaulter and fitness model.
No Twitter! No Facebook! Just a beautiful, informative, fun to browse HTML site full of awesome illustations and GREAT insights into his work! #銃夢#Alita#AlitaBattleAngel#Gunnm
If you're a fan of Yukito Kishiro's work then you gotta head over to his gallery! Every Illustration has a detailed description of what went into it. For instance here he details his creation of the "bat-tuba," an instrument made for Cyborg Rock Music! jajatom.moo.jp/album_e/galler…