Tobias Waters

One of the main appeals of reading manga, as opposed to Western comics, is the more diverse subject matter, especially when it comes to sexuality....

LGBTQ+ Anime Characters in Popular Anime There are a number of manga and anime series that focus explicitly on LGBTQ+ main casts, from the 90s...

The Current State of LGBTQ+ Perceptions in Japan In 2019, a gay Irish man speaking about his experiences living in Japan since the 1990s, particularly...

FTM Bar in Japan: Introducing Bar G-Pit source: Bar G-Pit Walking down the streets of Nichome, you’ll find all sorts of places and people. I’ve...

Roppongi is a place that is, in many ways, a synecdoche of Tokyo. In this one area, you can find areas that are extremely high...

I’m sure some of us have known – or even been – late bloomers, but I doubt we know anyone who has developed superpowers as...

You don’t need me to tell you who and what Sailor Moon is. Since the publication of the first chapter of Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon...

When you think of a muscle bar, you probably think of it in the same way you do other themed bars. A kind of kitschy,...

We all know that Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the world capital of cuisine (with more Michelin stars than any other city) and, in...

It’s been a long time since I’ve been to a drag show. So where better, when venturing into (relatively) unknown territory than to get a...