In Japan there is a lot of manga, but around manga there are video games, manga on cellphones, manga in card games... so people not only enjoy manga but also the products around it.

Between last night and this morning, I've been getting a lot of messages from overseas fans along the lines of 'There's an American comic ripping off Bleach!' I'm not that good at English, but I looked at the site and it seems it's a comic by Nick Simmons, the son of Gene Simmons. To be honest, I'm more bothered by the fact that Gene Simmons' son is a comic artist than whether or not it's a rip-off.

If I were rain, That joins sky and earth that otherwise never touch, Could I join two hearts as well?

Noooo, there’s no way I, a mere handsome and sexy shopkeeper, could possibly have bankai!

He who does not fear the sword he holds is not worthy of holding a sword. -Hisagi Shuuhei

Blooming under a cold moon, we are like fireworks... Rising, shining, and finally scattering and fading. So until that moment comes when we vanish like fireworks... Lets us sparkle brightly, Always.

Don't die. Don't die! You don't have to win. You don't have to keep trying! Just don't get hurt anymore, please!