Tobias Waters

In the Presence of Drag Royalty Tokyo Pride 2026 is now only a couple of weeks away, so we hope you’re prepped and ready for...

It’s time for the highlight of the Japan’s queer calendar, Tokyo Pride 2026! The theme of this year’s Tokyo Pride is “A Future Opened Up...

Yuricon: A Con-venient History Today, yuri manga and anime is broadly accepted as its own genre, and every year the yuri media released is becoming...

History buffs among Japan Gay Guide readers will be aware of the queer history of the samurai. Many notable samurai throughout Japanese history have been...

That Funny Feeling Arguably the most influential film by transgender creators of the 20th Century, The Matrix is — in addition to being a rip-roaring...

Yaoi Anime and Yuri Anime Today Over the last few years, explicitly yuri anime and yaoi anime have been rising in number and popularity. These...

Hey, you! Yeah, you, planning your trip to Tokyo! You’ve checked out our guides on the best gay bars, or lesbian bars, or even non-alcoholic...

A Bookworm’s Dream Rainbow Store Tokyo, as I hope we have made clear for any and all of our curious readers, is a great place...

The Original English Language Yuri Manga It might seem for some readers today that yuri manga has always been with us, as old and as...

The Global Gay Sensation If you haven’t heard of Heated Rivalry, you must have spent the last six months living under a rink. A six-episode...