tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973847960035657050Mon, 02 Mar 2026 23:05:24 +0000ArtMangaEventsKazuo UmezuHorrorcosplayPlaces to goMusicToysMoviesJapangrubKaijuinterviewBizzareScummy MangaComiketOtakuologyanimeDemerinNews?HumorMoePhotosvideo gamesAkihabaraGirlsHalloweenKichijojiLovecraftUrban LegendKamen RiderKazuo Umezu interviewKinnikumanLive showNakano BroadwaySuper FestivalfashionClothingJapanesePostersShinjukuTokyoWonder FestivalretroBuddhaCheesecakeDesign FestaGunpei YokoiNagai GoNaoki UrasawaNatureNightlifeOhtomo ShojiResident EvilShigeru MizukiShonen MagazineSupernaturalTSB FTWUltramanUmezuYokaiZombieidolsmacabrenintendo20th Century Boys2chan8-bitBlopusBurakuminChaos HeadDanceDojinshiDrifting ClassroomDrugsEvangelionGhostsGuest postsHardcoreHentaiHoly ShitImiri SakabashiraJesusKaiju BlueKyotoMacrossMadoka MagikaMasami FukushimaMorohoshi DaijiroOuchPanty RecyclingPink FilmsPunkPunk RockRobotsRockRockabilliyTVUndead Eye PokesUndergroundYami no Albumeventfilm festgraffitikanazawamagazinesochanoko hakaseotakupaintingsciencespandextower of the sunvinyl"Tokyo Game Show"3rd Impact6% Doki DokiACEAirsoftAmemiya KitaAmerika-muraAnti-NukesAoyama YukiAraki HirohikoAraki ShigeruArchitectureArticlesAsakusaAtlusAum ShinrikyoAzuma HideoB5 For LifeBibleBob LennonBosozokuBox MenBrassBrian YuznaBull dogsBurlesqueButcher ABCCat Eyed BoyCatherineCell phonesChainsaw MaidChaos LoungeChicken GeorgeComic BooksComic FighterCommittee of Three HundredCosholicCthulhuDIY ManiacDakko-ChanDario ArgentoDavid CronenbergDawn of the DeadDay of the DeadDear StageDensha OtokoDevilmanDigital distributionDoddodoDoujinshiDungeon ManiaEd RepkaEdogawa RampoEducationalErogeFamimodeFate/ZeroFaustFight Fight ChibaFourteenFranceFreak showFrogmanFujiwara TokuroGalaxy GinzaGalaxy OdysseyGaudiGinmaku RockGirl in BlackGood byeGovernor IshiharaHairy Butt BurgerHanakuma YusakuHanawaHanazawa KengoHappy ScienceHard-onHashimoto MikaHatsune MikuHausuHebi OnnaHiroshi FujiokaHoly Sword Psycho CaliburHomo Homo SevenHootersI Am LegendIkebukuroImawano KiyoshiroInstagramItami JuzoJaguarJamestownJapan Blog MatsuriJapanese PSAJapanese blackfaceJapanese tortureJazzJimmenkenJoJo's Bizarre AdventureJohn CarpenterJu-OnJunichi MurayamaKabukichoKagome KagomeKappaKazama RumiKaze ShinobuKazuo KamikawaKen ShimuraKenichiro NagaoKidou Keiji JibanKoizumi TomohiroKomuro KotaroKuchisake-OnnaKurosawa KiyoshiMacrophiliaMaho ShimaoManiac MansionsMasagonMasked RiderMegazone 23Messanger From the SeaMetalMetallicaMichael JacksonMichael WolfMinamoto TaroMissing PrincessMixiMiyazaki HayaoMograNEETNakanoNightmare on Elm StreetNinjasNorifumi SuzukiNuri-eObayashiOginome YokoOkazaki TooruOld Lady in WhiteOld SchoolOrso BrunoOsakaOsamu TezukaOtoko no koOuter SpacePantaPanty and Stocking with GarterbeltParanoiascapePiccoloPink LadyPoppinsPrints 21R.A.RadioRadio KaikanRebirth of the BuddhaRobot RestaurantRobotics NotesRocky HorrorRomeRomeroRyuho OkawaSKISakata HirooSanrioSasaki MichikoSasaki ShoheiSatchanSchoolgirl ComplexScreaming Mad GeorgeSelf-congratulatorySentaiSeoulSexy CommandoShameless self promotionShinagawa Meat MarketShinigamiShinkai MakotoShita-machiShoji OtomoShowaSmashing GuitarsSpectermanStalinStreet WearSugihara AnriSurvival HorrorSweet HomeTAFTGSTakekumaTeke-TekeTezukaThe Ad CouncilThe MadThe MummiesTiger MaskTiger and BunnyTokugawa IeyasuTokusatsuTokyo CompressionTokyo PopTomita YasukoToryanseTransformersTransfunketTsutaya KiichiTumblrUmezz CarnivalUmezzoniaNUnited Red ArmyUniversity of TokyoVacationVelocitronVincent LockeVon Jour CauxWallpaperWave JackYTMNDYamamoto NaokiYasukuni ShrineYokai Ningen BemYokohamaYoung MagazineYusaku HanakumaZeldaZenkyotoZenryoku SakaZuno Keisatsualtered beatanpanmanaudio bookbarsbikini girlsbummersbusucannibalcatsclaymationcoffeecontestdiscrimination in Japandoraemonfujoshifurrygolden weekgravestoneshaikyohello kittyhomeless exploitationikabaraikasuiimaginary creatureskaikidaisakusenkigurumileft-winglife in Japanno seriously they're eating grubspicsputrid princessrakugosketchbookstep on Jesusstreet culturestudent riotssuplexvalentine's dayvintage clothingwonder festケツ毛バーガー全力坂心霊スポット梵寿綱http://tokyoscum.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (voidmare)Blogger239125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973847960035657050.post-4273483415591518439Tue, 24 Jun 2014 03:09:00 +00002025-11-06T08:55:24.472+09:00Good bye Longtime readers will have noticed that our output has exponentially decreased from weekly to monthly to quarterly to worse. Like all good chunks of nuclear waste, Tokyo Scum Brigade's half-life has expired. Five years and over 200 posts later, the blog has run its course. And oh, the strange places it has taken us. Stalking Umezu Kazuo led us to interview our hero at his Kichijoji funhttp://tokyoscum.blogspot.com/2014/06/so-long.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DrSenbei)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973847960035657050.post-1573751118769667481Sat, 28 Dec 2013 17:06:00 +00002013-12-29T02:12:31.139+09:00ComiketOtakuology Comiket crisis averted. On December 15th police apprehended the man suspected of menacing Kuroko’s Basketball events with potentially lethal hydrogen sulfide gas from October of last year. The timing couldn’t be better for dojinshi circles. Kuroko and his teammates will ship in time for winter Comiket 85 after a year-long forced sabbatical. But despite being the most publicized terrorist threathttp://tokyoscum.blogspot.com/2013/12/bomb-con.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (voidmare)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973847960035657050.post-2024003941026171567Sun, 22 Dec 2013 02:21:00 +00002013-12-22T11:33:08.216+09:00ikabaraikasuiOtakuologySugihara Anri (Source) Pigtails. The perfect ratio of flesh to fabric between the top of the stocking and hem of the skirt. Speech impediments. Otaku can masturbate to anything. To paraphrase pop culture pundit Azuma Hiroki, you too can learn to become sexually aroused by cat ears with the proper conditioning. Today we’re taking a look at ikabara(イカ腹), another 2D fetish that has everything to do about http://tokyoscum.blogspot.com/2013/12/otaku-fetish-files-ikabara-sexy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DrSenbei)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973847960035657050.post-1040059890452517841Sun, 22 Dec 2013 00:55:00 +00002014-06-05T11:23:38.712+09:00Homo Homo SevenMinamoto TaroScummy Manga Title: Homo Homo Seven (ホモホモセブン) Serialized in: Weekly Shonen Magazine, Volume 30  1970-Volume 13 1971 Art and Story by: Minamoto Taro (みなもと太郎) Genre: Hetauma gekiga gag Seven, we've got a real mess on our hands. Leave it to me, Chief.  Homo Homo Seven is on the case! What It’s About: In a political environment where feminism threatens the God-given privileges of every http://tokyoscum.blogspot.com/2013/12/scummy-manga-reviews-9-homo-homo-seven.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (voidmare)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973847960035657050.post-1861988780468663944Mon, 04 Nov 2013 03:43:00 +00002013-11-04T12:43:50.037+09:00cosplayeventHalloween Halloween VS Valentine's Day, who you got? According to a recent Mainichi article, sales for Halloween paraphernalia have surpassed those of White Day and are set to overtake Valentine’s Day at this trajectory. Valentine’s Day in Japan distorts the practice into a one-sided affair where women give chocolates to men, be it out of love or obligation. Men then have a month to weigh their options http://tokyoscum.blogspot.com/2013/11/kawasaki-halloween-2013-photos-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (voidmare)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973847960035657050.post-6283266820000986967Thu, 10 Oct 2013 01:36:00 +00002013-10-10T10:36:59.293+09:00B5 For LifeComic FighterKazama RumiMangaTiger Mask B5 is the standard paper size for manga anthologies printed on pulp pages as thick as a phone book. But not all commercial magazines were as successful as Shonen Jump. Many fell by the wayside, their artists and authors buried by the continental drift of pop culture. Until now... Title: Comic Fighter (コミックファイター) Print run: August 1987-February 1988 (6 issues) Publisher: Asahi Sonorama Pricehttp://tokyoscum.blogspot.com/2013/10/b5-for-life-part-1-comic-fighter.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DrSenbei)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973847960035657050.post-7827701869526473457Mon, 15 Jul 2013 14:42:00 +00002013-07-15T23:49:46.036+09:00ArtEventsFreak showYasukuni Shrine Gather round, gather round! Japan's finest traveling freak show has returned to Yasukini Shrine's Mitama festival after a four year hiatus. Prepare your camera—and stomach—before venturing inside to witness the most depraved savages still privileged to enjoy the light of day. This is Gokiburi Konbinaato—the Cockroach Combine—where they pride themselves in their depravity. SEE the charminghttp://tokyoscum.blogspot.com/2013/07/cockroach-combine-skitters-into.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (voidmare)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973847960035657050.post-7736144842910148580Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:20:00 +00002013-06-06T22:20:15.935+09:002chanidols Idol sex scandals are beamed into our living rooms as often as commercials for their new singles, so why doesn’t the disgrace hit closer to home? Every time AKB breaks their “no-boyfriend” vow, or the paparazzi catches a teen celebrity on the arm of a man, news sites and social media hold them up at arm’s length in a savage shaming masked as a civilized reaffirmation of social morals. Let this http://tokyoscum.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-wages-of-idolatry.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DrSenbei)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973847960035657050.post-5752864718587193461Sun, 26 May 2013 14:32:00 +00002013-05-26T23:32:23.411+09:00I Am LegendKomuro KotaroMangaScummy MangaSurvival HorrorTezuka Title: WORST (ワースト) Serialized in: Weekly Shonen Jump, Volume 11 1970-Volume 34 1971 Art and Story by: Komuro Kotaro (小室孝太郎) Genre: New Age Science Fiction What It's About It took the Old Testament forty days and nights of rain to purge the planet of humankind and their sin. WORST did the same in half a weeks time. The population of Earth contracts a mysterious, incurable disease http://tokyoscum.blogspot.com/2013/05/scummy-manga-reviews-9-worst.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DrSenbei)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973847960035657050.post-8155529943137032307Thu, 16 May 2013 06:52:00 +00002013-05-16T20:55:28.417+09:00Aoyama YukiArtAzuma HideointerviewMangaSchoolgirl Complex Available on Amazon. If an artisan's touch can venerate obscene materials to the level of art, then perhaps Azuma Hideo and Aoyama Yuki will integrate loli-con aesthetics into the public sphere—or at least keep the censors off their backs for a little while longer. Azuma Hideo, recovering alcoholic and pioneer of the erotic-cute style of manga popularized in the late 70's, recently met with http://tokyoscum.blogspot.com/2013/05/loli-con-complex-azuma-hideo-and-aoyama.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DrSenbei)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973847960035657050.post-8056238146166888567Thu, 14 Mar 2013 01:45:00 +00002013-03-14T10:45:11.765+09:00Araki HirohikoDrifting ClassroomJoJo's Bizarre AdventureKazuo UmezuMangaOtakuologyAuthor Profiles Araki Hirohiko Born: June 7th, 1960 in Sendai, Miyagi prefecture Debut: 1980. Buso Poker (Armed Poker) receives Tezuka Award Representative works: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 1-8 Umezu Kazuo Born: August 3rd, 1936 in Koya, Wakayama prefecture Debut: 1955. Mori no Kyodai (Siblings in the Woods) Representative works: The Drifting Classroom, Makoto-Chan, Fourteen http://tokyoscum.blogspot.com/2013/03/araki-and-umezus-bizzare-correlation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DrSenbei)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973847960035657050.post-7025657582171424452Wed, 09 Jan 2013 14:16:00 +00002013-01-09T23:16:38.542+09:00ComiketcosplayPhotos What a haul! Comiket 83 will be remembered for posting record attendance numbers on Day 3 despite giving into terrorist treats against Kuroko's Basketball. Controversy aside, it was business as usual with cosplayers, otaku, and pornographers in their natural element with us there to capture the proceedings on film. Jojo Last season's anime adaptation brought the gangs of Araki fans out of thehttp://tokyoscum.blogspot.com/2013/01/comiket-83-photodump.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DrSenbei)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973847960035657050.post-1351717855424668320Mon, 07 Jan 2013 11:23:00 +00002013-01-07T20:23:25.448+09:00ComiketCosholiccosplayOtakuologyPhotos If you've ever been to an event with cosplay, then you're familiar with the fearsome tribe of otaku cameramen, the Camera Kozoh. Barking orders, demanding lewd poses, and pressing for contact information at the end of a grueling shoot, by all appearances they are unrelenting sadists that get off on dominating innocent models. But step into the personal space between the shooter and subject and http://tokyoscum.blogspot.com/2013/01/comiket-83-hunter-becomes-hunted.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DrSenbei)11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973847960035657050.post-5662829835380216384Fri, 28 Dec 2012 09:29:00 +00002012-12-28T18:30:10.701+09:00 2012 was a year full of life-altering changes and satisfying victories—for the TSB team, in any case.  These personal triumphs will look great on our gravestones but reflect poorly on the blog. Still, we believe in quality over quantity, especially when it comes to justifying our frequent month-long hiatuses. What say you dear reader, assuming there's any of you left? What content do you http://tokyoscum.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-best-of-2012.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DrSenbei)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973847960035657050.post-5926429074463153856Mon, 24 Dec 2012 23:28:00 +00002012-12-25T08:28:36.110+09:00AkihabaraArtPlaces to go Even Godless heathens can get into the giving spirit this holiday season. We at TSB mustered up the last lingering traces of compassion from our coal-stoked hearts to visit akiba:F, a Red Cross blood donation center located in the otherwise morally bankrupt center of cloying consumerism, Akihabara. We rolled up our sleeves, ready to make our first positive contribution to the country even as http://tokyoscum.blogspot.com/2012/12/raid-on-blood-bank.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DrSenbei)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973847960035657050.post-4280520182587701658Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:45:00 +00002012-12-13T23:45:55.834+09:00altered beatfurryHanakuma YusakuKoizumi TomohiroSasaki ShoheiScummy MangaSexy CommandosuplexYoung Magazine Title: Revolutionary Fighter Inudo Sadao (革命戦士 犬童貞男) Serialized in: Young Magazine, Volume 46 2011-Volume 52 2012 Art and Story by: Sasaki Shohei (佐々木昇平) Genre: Gag Gekiga Unleashed What It’s About The source of  superpowers are just as inventive as their application. Superman draws his strength from Earth’s yellow sun; Green Lantern, a ring limited only by his imagination. Or in the http://tokyoscum.blogspot.com/2012/12/scummy-manga-reviews-8-revolutionary.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DrSenbei)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973847960035657050.post-4445072093696353639Sat, 01 Dec 2012 04:16:00 +00002012-12-01T13:16:10.992+09:00ArtBox MenMichael WolfTokyo CompressionFrom the packed commuter prison cars of Push Man to the blood-soaked opening of Suicide Circle, Japan’s rush hour traffic has long been depicted as hazardous to your mind and body. Now artist Michael Wolf continues the proud, sadistic tradition with his Tokyo Compression series of photos. The German born photographer began his career with a focus on mega cities, gradually zooming in from http://tokyoscum.blogspot.com/2012/12/tokyo-compression.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DrSenbei)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973847960035657050.post-1667417958550434388Mon, 29 Oct 2012 14:29:00 +00002015-06-26T11:09:50.003+09:00Anti-NukesHashimoto MikaidolsMusicPantaSKIZuno Keisatsu In 1972 boy's manga anthology Shonen Magazine changed the rules of engagement in the publishing world when it replaced the swarthy sports stars on its covers with teen cutie pie Minami Saori. The aftermath turned the idol industry into a sexual arms race barreling towards the Apocalypse, with junior high bikini models and AKB 48's spit-swapping commercial riding shotgun. There's onehttp://tokyoscum.blogspot.com/2012/10/just-say-no-to-nukes-with-ski.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DrSenbei)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973847960035657050.post-7667871184894662587Mon, 22 Oct 2012 02:25:00 +00002012-10-22T11:25:17.154+09:00left-wingPhotosSasaki Michikostudent riotsZenkyoto Lullaby for the Outcasts (はみだし野郎の子守唄) by Barefoot Gen director Masaki Mori. Post-war Japan experienced growing pains during its industrialization, with the late-60's Zenkyoto student riots serving as a woefully short-lived period of rebellious adolescence. The peaceful picketing of Nichidai University students against the corrupt administration's gross embezzlement of http://tokyoscum.blogspot.com/2012/10/zenkyoto-student-riots-through-lens-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (voidmare)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973847960035657050.post-694139578171943697Tue, 16 Oct 2012 12:38:00 +00002012-10-16T21:38:31.456+09:00cosplayhaikyoInstagramlife in JapanPhotos The motto of toy camera photography is "don't think, just shoot" and we've definitely got the first part nailed down.  Lengthy observations about life in Japan sit heavy on the psyche but only tell a fraction of the story. We need to capture the moment on film, bring out the flavor, and break it down into bite-sized squares—the perfect visual snack with all the http://tokyoscum.blogspot.com/2012/10/instascum.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (voidmare)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973847960035657050.post-7194086119018910098Tue, 09 Oct 2012 14:53:00 +00002012-10-09T23:53:50.521+09:00Fujiwara TokuroHorrorItami JuzoKurosawa KiyoshiResident EvilSweet Homevideo gamesThe relationship between movies and video games have always been tenuous at best and destructive at worst, with horror serving as the stabilizing element in this volatile Venn diagram. To wit—horror movies are great and horror video games are great, while movies based on video games are awful and movies based on horror video games are somewhat palatable if not enjoyable. Paul Anderson’s first http://tokyoscum.blogspot.com/2012/10/residing-evil-sweet-home.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DrSenbei)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973847960035657050.post-6556997921159832557Mon, 01 Oct 2012 12:21:00 +00002013-01-03T15:00:55.498+09:00cosplayDojinshiEventsfujoshiotakuToysTransformersTransfunket Let's do a  quick word association test: Japanese giant robot shows. The usual subjects come to mind—Evangelion, Gundam, Mazinger Z and all his god-like brethren. Transformers would only register as an afterthought, it at all. It's easy to forget that Transformers, though produced by Hasbro, was animated chiefly by Japan's legendary Toei Studio (as a follow up to Voltron, ironically). http://tokyoscum.blogspot.com/2012/10/transfunket-fujoshi-in-diguise.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (voidmare)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973847960035657050.post-266705964557399866Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:30:00 +00002012-12-28T07:55:55.821+09:00Amemiya KitaGalaxy OdysseyHoly Sword Psycho CaliburidolsMissing PrincessOginome YokoPoppinsTomita Yasukovideo gamesWave JackVideo game companies have always been designing schemes to encourage consumers to purchase their software mint in the shrink wrap and discourage piracy.  Before first day pre-order bonuses, before Working Design pack-ins, before Star Tropic had you dip the manual in water, there was the Wave Jack series. Published by Imagineer for the Famicom Disk System, these open-ended titles pushed http://tokyoscum.blogspot.com/2012/09/wave-jack-series-fighting-piracy-with.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DrSenbei)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973847960035657050.post-3607865663617173342Mon, 17 Sep 2012 11:40:00 +00002012-09-17T20:40:50.313+09:00ArchitectureGaudiIkebukuroPlaces to goVon Jour Caux梵寿綱If use of space is one of the pillars that architectural design is built upon, than Von Jour Caux warps that very foundation. The Philosopher's Stone contemplates the streets of Ikebukuro. Born January 27th 1934 in Asakusa, Tokyo as Toshiro Tanaka, he studied architecture at Waseda University and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Following a tour of  New York and http://tokyoscum.blogspot.com/2012/09/von-jour-caux-philosophers-stone.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DrSenbei)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973847960035657050.post-8324613188549282816Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:50:00 +00002012-09-10T20:50:39.384+09:00JimmenkenKuchisake-OnnaSakata HirooSatchanTeke-TekeUrban LegendYokaiOur songs up until now have been fairly innocuous ditties dragged into dark places by BBS denizens with the free time to match their sadistic imaginations. The final installment is something more raw—this true tale of sadness is a knife to the heart twisted by internet muck raking.  That Satchan / Is really named Sachiko But she calls herself Satchan / 'cuz she's so small I feel silly http://tokyoscum.blogspot.com/2012/09/creepy-kids-songs-part-3-satchan.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DrSenbei)2