Brian Ashcraft
Originally from Texas, Ashcraft has called Osaka home since 2001. He has authored six books, including most recently, The Japanese Sake Bible.
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Japan Ended The Year With Some Excellent Cosplay
The winter Comic Market (Comiket) is over. It ran from December 28 to the last day of 2019. But our memories of the event will live on.
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The Year That Was In Kotaku East
There are only a handful of days left before the year draws to a close. There were triumphs and tragedies. Let’s take a second to look back at the year that was in Kotaku East.
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Hayao Miyazaki’s New Film Is 15 Per Cent Finished
After three and a half years in production, Hayao Miyazaki’s upcoming feature film Kimi-tachi wa Dou Ikiru ka (How Do You Live?) is fifteen per cent completed.
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Upcoming Anime Doesn’t Even Bother With Rising Sun T-Shirt
For the past few years, anytime a Rising Sun design has popped up in a movie, anime or video game, it’s caused controversy. The typical result is that the motif is then replaced. Upcoming anime A Certain Scientific Railgun T avoids that bruhaha completely.