Tobias Waters

Anime regularly ventures into a number of fantastical situations. As almost anyone knows, these can include pirates eating magical fruits, alien martial artists, and even...

At the end of November 2025, the movement for marriage equality in Japan suffered a significant setback, as the Tokyo High Court has issued a...

We’ve mentioned bara manga before, and as a genre it has become very popular among western audiences, despite its uniquely Japanese aesthetics. So if you...

So you’ve finally made it to Japan! You’ve passed through immigration, left the airport, and even your phone has automatically updated its time to JST!...

Shinjuku Nichome, the home of LGBTQ+ life in Tokyo — and by extension, Japan — is best known for its exciting nightlife and huge number...

As the year comes to an end, many of us will be thinking about the various things we have seen and done this year that...

Femboys are hugely popular on social media these days, which begs the question: what is femboy culture like in Japan, and what are Japanese femboys?...

If you’re lucky, you’ll already be familiar with femboys, and in particular Japanese femboys. If not, then you can happily peruse our article on the...

If there’s anything that the LGBTQ+ community loves, it’s a chance to strut its stuff! Whether it be dominating the room in karaoke, or showing...

For those craving a new Japanese gay movie before the end of the year, Netflix is about to deliver a terrific early Christmas present. Announced...