“The Suffering of Married Businessman Tadano” is a one-shot written and illustrated by Kumagorow, a prolific artist from Japan. His work is both familiar looking, while defying good explanation or categorization. The rendering quality and choices of panel framing show even a novice consumer he’s a pro. There’s narrative elements built into the viewer’s framing of the characters, and small details which tell more about each man and what they are experiencing.
Sunday Comics: Jiraiya’s “Caveman Guu”
Oblivious to the roles and rules of sexual engagement, Guu is probably a lot happier than anyone he knows. This is a short Sunday Comics post today, as we get back in the swing after a month’s absence. I know via google analytics that these are some of the top posts that bring people […]
Sunday Comics: “Shibata-san and the Tanuki”
A bit of Japanese folklore, intertwined with hairy dicks, and unashamed mansex. I’m on the hunt for details about a comic that I really want to post here for you guys, but which was published in a magazine that doesn’t seem to be in print, and featuring an artist whose own website is shockingly […]
Sunday Comics: “木こりの師弟 | Kikori No Shitei”
A beautiful story that’s even more beautifully illustrated that I could NOT translate properly, despite all my best efforts. I would never say that I’m a manga guy, because so much manga is only in Japanese and even when it’s translated can be difficult to decipher and get the gist of. I’m probably just […]
Lost In Translation: Japanese Daddy Comics
This is a whole subgenre that I had no awareness of: chubby, Japanese, dad comics. Tumblr: the great bringer of all the things. This morning, while I was sorting through my Tumblr dash and updating my queue, I came across a comic that I can’t find any other information for. And it’s the […]