About Author: Tom Platt

Most recent stories

• “Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy” – 2021 Tokyo FILMeX Review
  05 September 2022 7:18 AM | No Comments

  The literal Japanese-to-English translation Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s unfortunately named anthology is the more appropriate title of a sharp unapologetic work navigating the twists and turns of life.

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• Frank Lloyd Wright’s lone surviving Tokyo building: The Jiyu Gakuen Myonichikan
  24 August 2022 5:51 AM | No Comments

  The American architect designed 14 buildings in Japan. However, only one of Wright's Tokyo structures remains fully intact.

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• Comiket 99 Zine Reviews: The Illustrators
  12 August 2022 9:12 PM | No Comments

  A few illustrators decided to feature food and fashion in visually creative ways.

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• Comiket 99 Zine Reviews: The Travelogues
  10 August 2022 7:29 AM | No Comments

  Personal travel diaries were aplenty at Comiket 99.  Some were straightforward, detailing a destination(s) and daily random musings. Others, however, went a step further. Our recommendations follow that latter approach.

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• Your Guide to Surviving* Comiket
  04 August 2022 1:04 PM | No Comments

  (* = there is really no way to survive Comiket, but hopefully this advice on how to tackle the semi-annual fan convention in Tokyo will help)

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