eats and drinkin'

This week I won't say much other than here are the new entries:

gôkon (mixed drinking session) 合コン

okowa 御強

sôsu (vegetable sauce) ソース

Otaku USA August 2008

The new issue of Otaku USA is hitting the news stands. If your local magazine source does not have it ask them to stock it. I'm eagerly awaiting my subscription copy in the mail.

Disclaimer: I now write for Otaku USA, which I thought was a truly cool magazine before I started submitting articles to them.

Another three yōkai

Continuing on my yōkai jag I add three more this week. I haven't run out of yōkai to add, just good secondary sources on the interesting critters so don't expect another such batch soon. I will add new yōkai entries as I find more reputable sources.

bura-bura 不落々々

Hitotsume Kozô (one eyed boy) 一つ目小僧

namahage 生剥

yet mo' yokai

With the fires in Northern California we have had very high levels of pollution. This has dramatically slowed me down, fortunately I drafted these entries when I was in Montreal so I was able to complete them this weekend.

Kara-kasa (umbrella yōkai) 唐傘

Konaki Jiji (old man who cries like a baby) 児啼爺

Nopperabō (faceless yōkai) のっぺら坊 or のっぺらぼう

I'll probably pick easy entries for the next batch as the air will probably continue to be bad for a week.

Mo' yokai yokai yokai!

My aunt has a a small LAN at her place so I am able to post this while away from home.

This week I have three more yôkai entries thanks to a new book that will be out in North America in October.

Yokai Attack! The Japanese Monster Survival Guide by Yoda Hiroko and Matt Alt, published by Kodansha International.

akai-kami-aoi-kami (red paper blue paper) 赤紙青紙

akamanto (red mantle) 赤マント

futakuchi-onna (two mouthed woman) 二口女

The book is already out in Japan, however it looks like the publisher wants to wait for the Halloween season before releasing it here. I will have a review in a forthcoming issue of Otaku USA magazine. For now I will say that I recommend getting this when it comes out.

Montreal bound

I'll be visiting family for a few days in Montreal and will probably not be able to upload the new Anime Companion Supplement entries this coming weekend.

However I will be able to do so on Wednesday after I get back so check back then or on Thursday.

Of food, oaths and deceptive weapons

I have plenty of interesting stray items laying about in my notes. This week I added three which will be familiar to many fans of anime and manga.

furikake (rice topping) 振り掛け or ふりかけ

keppan (blood seal) 血判

shikomi shakujō (deceptive monk's staff) 仕込錫杖