Category Archives: manga

Datsun Fairlady Z: The Manga

Posted on June 23, 2008 by Ben Hsu

DMP’s Project X: Datsun Fairlady Z, tells the story of the iconic Japanese sports car in graphic form. Unlike Wangan Midnight, this is non-fiction and  has characters like Mr. K and Yoshihiko Matsuo. The description goes like this. In 1960s … Continue reading →

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The Real Speed Racer

Posted on May 11, 2008 by Ben Hsu

The new Speed Racer live-action seizure movie opened this weekend to poor reviews. Therefore, we thought it would be nice to see some of the original Japanese anime about a boy and his car. We can all relate to that, … Continue reading →

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Tetsuuuooooo! Akira Live Action Remake

Posted on February 21, 2008 by Ben Hsu

Seriously, Hollywood? Were the millions you made peddling dumbed-down versions of Speed Racer and Transformers not enough? You even managed to dumb down Knight Rider, which had the intelligence of a baked potato to begin with. Do you really need … Continue reading →

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Special Stage on Silver Screen

Posted on November 9, 2007 by Ben Hsu

Our Aussie friends at grandJDM bring us news of a new movie about rallying coming out in Japan.  SS, an abbreviation for Special Stage, is based on a manga of the same title, and while Sho Aikawa is the leading … Continue reading →

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Get Your Wangan On

Posted on June 13, 2007 by Ben Hsu

Akio Asakura was just another high school senior who couldn’t graduate due to one too many a late night cruising in his Z31 300ZX 2+2. That is, until one fateful day when he stumbled upon a lightly scuffed 240Z with … Continue reading →

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