Above, "Twintail" from Ultraman. Below, the "Slide-Rock Bolter" from Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods, a 1910 guide to mysterious creatures of North America.
April 22, 2013
July 23, 2011
Save the Earth
Forget the goddamn radioactive cows. Hiroko and I discovered this wedged between two rocks just off the coast of the Miura peninsula. Look familiar? Yeah, I thought so. Sure, he's small now, but in the blink of an eye:
I'm pretty sure this means we're all dead. Eventually. Or maybe not.
January 21, 2011
Ge Ge Ge no D'oh
Spotted in an 1968 episode of "Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro" -- is that Smithers from the Simpsons!?
March 19, 2010
Hi-Chew
Separated at birth? At left, an ad spotted on the train for Morinaga's new "Hi-Chew" candy. At right, a still from some quality entertainment that's fun for the whole family.
June 02, 2009
April 12, 2009
Little Big Man
Separated at birth: Chucky.... And Captain Harlock?
"Chucklock" on the right is a particularly fine vintage of French "Albator" product. They just don't make 'em like this anymore. C'est la guerre!
December 31, 2008
Sock Puppet Conspiracy
A friend of Hiroko's was sending us links to old Muppet Show clips on YouTube when it hit me: Kermit's no frog! He's a kappa! I mean, c'mon...
Frog.
Kermit and a suspiciously similar-looking lifeform supposedly recovered off the coast of Mito in 1836:
You make the call. Hey, it wouldn't be the first time a famous American icon was found to have yokai skeletons in his closet...
May 28, 2008
Superdeformed
Long-lost brothers?
Doublas M2 from "Mazinger Z":
July 08, 2006
Separated At Birth
Bandai "Redking" vinyl / Okinawan palm tree.
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