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Brian Ashcraft
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Originally from Texas, Ashcraft has called Osaka home since 2001. He has authored six books, including most recently, The Japanese Sake Bible.

I’ve seen them. I’ve seen all of them in order. I’ve rewatched them all starting since about May. Read more

Many of the most strikes scenes with Godzilla are in the trailers, if that helps with the minute count. There are some scenes at the end that are good, but that seem to defy basic rules of storytelling in a frustrating and unfulfilling way. Read more

Maybe! But this kinda stuff shows up in other Godzilla movies, minus the Rising Sun badges and obsessive military hardware labelling. Read more

Actually, no. A whole bunch of Godzilla films are wonderfully silly and goofy. They’re playful and fun. This movie doesn’t have that sense of joy. Read more

I post what people send. People send in cool viking burials, they go up! Read more

Just a friendly addition. Some countries have strict privacy laws — Japan, for example. So often the news has to blur people’s faces out in photos and during taped footage because it hasn’t gotten permission to use all their images. Apparently, people can actually sue over this! (Though, I don’t know how likely that Read more

I believe the issue is, and correct me if I am wrong, that companies in Japan own all the rights? So it’s up to them to save all this shit. Read more

Yeah, totally odd now that you mention it. A few years back, I do remember speaking to a Capcom employee about this speech (he was there, too), and he didn’t seem to think it was strange... I wonder if Capcom was doing SFII location tests in 1990, though, or if Nintendo staff were in close communication with Capcom Read more