Generally, I will always prefer anime to manga. There are exceptions of course. And one of those exceptions is horror. This is not to say that there aren’t good horror anime but I find that horror for me works better on the page than on the screen. Part of it is that my own imagination…
Titles: Tasogare Otome x Amnesia, Dusk Maiden of Amnesia Genre: Supernatural, mystery, comedy, drama, school, horror Episodes: 12 Studio: SILVER LINK. Seikyou Academy has a paranormal investigation club. What’s the big deal, you may be thinking? Tons of anime high schools have paranormal investigation cubs. That’s nothing to get excited about. Well, what if I…
Awww yeah! It’s that time of year again. The time when I post another silly “scarier in Japan” post! I actually really enjoy writing these. It’s tricky coming up with new ones by now but I think I hit the jackpot with superstitions. Japan has some really fun ones! If you are curious about the…
Maby, like me, you really enjoy Halloween time and want to get into the spirit of things with some appropriately-themed anime. And maybe, also like me, you happen to be a coward that doesn’t want to spend the next month sleeping with the lights on! Who am I kidding? There’s no way I’m getting to…
Today, let’s talk a bit about haunted houses in Japan. There are two types of haunted houses in Japan. The historical types where supposed murders or tragedies happened, and rumours spread. There are a lot of those in the US as well. Not that many in my neck of the woods. I think it’s because…
Titles: Sankarea Genre: Horror, drama, comedy, supernatural, romance, ecchi Episodes: 12 + 1 (I Too Am A Zombie) Studio: Studio DEEN I remember when twilight came out and a large number of people made fun of young women for finding pale vampire boys attractive. But you know what, it’s not like boys aren’t just as…
This is kind of a silly title, I know. I couldn’t come up with anything good that explained this post. See, I know that Halloween is a fairly recent occurrence in Japan and they don’t have many traditions around it, so I wondered if there was anything typically Japanese that was similar to North American…
I’m happy and a little surprised to confirm that I still get very excited for my yearly countdown to Halloween. That’s when I turn this blog to a place for all things mildly spooky and supernatural. And I’ve got something special planned for you this year. I’ve actually come up with something of a theme….
Every year around Halloween time I write a Scarier in Japan post. I’ve covered creepypastas monsters and urban legends (twice). This year, I’m going for campfire stories. So what are campfire stories? Well, they’re not that different from urban legends or creepypastas really except that they are generally believed to be older than the internet….
Titles: Tokyo Kushu, Tokyo Ghoul Genre: Drama, horror, action, Episodes: 12 + 12 Studio: Studio Pierrot Kaneki is bad with girls. He’s a shy book nerd who’s never been that great at making friends, to begin with. Not that he doesn’t have any friends. He has Hide and that’s the best friend anyone could wish…
There are very few traditions here on I Drink and Watch Anime. Well, besides drinking and watching anime. And the drinking is optional. This isn’t a very structured place… But there is one tradition that is very near and dear to me. And that is my yearly countdown to Halloween. What can I say, I…
Oh man, I hope I didn’t mislead my readers there. Sadly, this is not in fact a post where I cosplay as 15 different characters from Avatar but rather a post where my avatar cosplays as 15 different anime characters. I understand if you are disappointed and I hope you forgive me. You see, on…
Because I read my comments, I do know that a fair bit of you aren’t exactly fans of Demon Slayer as an anime. In fact, the comments would lead me to believe that most of you really disliked the series and dropped it early on. But today I’m not really going to talk about the…
I’m trying to leave a or Genre: Action, adventure, comedy, horror, supernatural, JoJo Episodes: 26 Studio: David Production Few families have had such a sordid and eventful history as the Joestars. An established line of the British aristocracy, you would think that they would be able to enjoy peaceful days in the lap of luxury….
think the first question any normal person asks themselves when faced with the prospect of travelling to a marvellous place they have always wanted to visit is: What yummy food can I expect to ingest??? So naturally, if you are ever going to spend Halloween in Japan, you should really know about the candy!