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Tobias Waters

Tobias has been working as an editor and a writer for over ten years, getting his start at a legal publisher in London before moving to Tokyo in 2019. Since moving to Japan’s capital, he has written or edited articles on a wide variety of subjects, including cars, medicine, video games, the economy, wine, education and travel. He even reviewed the first CBD beer to be launched in Japan! In his spare time, he loves watching movies, playing video games, going to karaoke, and visiting his local sento public bath. His favorite Pokémon is Shinx, and his favorite food is curry. He never shuts up about how the 2008 Financial Crisis influenced everything in our modern world.
130 Articles

Walking the Otome Road: Tokyo’s BL Store Paradise

If you have even the smallest interest in Otaku culture in Japan,…

Queer BDSM Parties in Tokyo 2025

Known in Japan as “SM,” BDSM (or kink, fetish, whatever floats your…

My Brother’s Husband BL Drama Review

In 2018, NHK produced the three-episode drama My Brother’s Husband, based on…

Neko ni Naritai Tamagawa-kun Yaoi Anime Review

Well, this is an interesting one. While they do not originate in…

10 Best Japanese BL Dramas to Watch in 2025

Everyone knows that Japan is famous for anime, with Boys’ Love (BL)…

What Is Nanshoku? Exploring Japan’s Ancient Queer Traditions

In Japan, as in every other society on Earth, homosexuality has been…