{"id":10094,"date":"2015-09-15T15:45:28","date_gmt":"2015-09-15T14:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.insidejapantours.com\/?p=10094"},"modified":"2022-02-10T15:46:50","modified_gmt":"2022-02-10T15:46:50","slug":"japans-weirdest-manga-and-anime-in-140-characters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/15\/japans-weirdest-manga-and-anime-in-140-characters\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan&#8217;s weirdest manga and anime in 140 characters"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Like this post? Help us by sharing it!<\/h4><ul class=\"wpfai-list\"><li class=\"wpfai-list-item facebook\">\r\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidejapantours.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F10094&amp;t=\" title=\"Facebook\" class=\"wpfai-facebook wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x\"><\/i>\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-facebook fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><li class=\"wpfai-list-item twitter\">\r\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidejapantours.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F10094\" title=\"Twitter\" class=\"wpfai-twitter wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x\"><\/i>\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-twitter fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><li class=\"wpfai-list-item pinterest\">\r\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidejapantours.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F10094&amp;description=&amp;media=\" title=\"Pinterest\" class=\"wpfai-pinterest wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x\"><\/i>\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-pinterest fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><li class=\"wpfai-list-item linkedin\">\r\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidejapantours.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F10094&amp;title=\" title=\"Linked In\" class=\"wpfai-linkedin wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x\"><\/i>\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-linkedin fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><li class=\"wpfai-list-item envelope\">\r\n      <a href=\"mailto:?subject=&amp;body=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidejapantours.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F10094%20-%20\" title=\"E-Mail\" class=\"wpfai-envelope wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x\"><\/i>\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-envelope fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><li class=\"wpfai-list-item stumbleupon\">\r\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stumbleupon.com\/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidejapantours.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F10094\" title=\"Stumble Upon\" class=\"wpfai-stumbleupon wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x\"><\/i>\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-stumbleupon fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><li class=\"wpfai-list-item reddit\">\r\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidejapantours.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F10094\" title=\"Reddit\" class=\"wpfai-reddit wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x\"><\/i>\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-reddit fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><\/ul><p>Ordinarily, we like to steer people away from the idea that Japan is \u201cweird\u201d and \u201ccrazy\u201d. Yes, there are lots of things about Japan that are different from what you\u2019re used to \u2013 but that doesn\u2019t make them weird, it just makes them different. A lot of the time, Japan\u2019s \u201cweird\u201d aspects (loos with heated seats and water jets, taxi doors that open automatically, capsule hotels) are just bloody good ideas, and the rest of the world should be considered \u201cweird\u201d for not adopting them.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>But then there\u2019s the very special world of <strong>manga and anime<\/strong>. They provide entertainment to millions of adults and children in Japan and across the globe, but there\u2019s no defending Japan\u2019s vast netherworld of comics and cartoons against charges of weirdness.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoyable? Yes. Creepy, unsettling and downright twisted? Absolutely.<\/p>\n<p>Japanese cartoons go where no Disney character would ever be seen dead, and were doing terrifying, post-apocalyptic, I\u2019m-pretty-sure-it\u2019s-not-OK-for-my-children-to-see-this bizarreness decades before anyone had ever heard of <a href=\"http:\/\/sundial.csun.edu\/2013\/03\/adventure-time-might-not-be-the-right-show-for-kids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adventure Time<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now I have a tendency to ramble (and when it comes to a subject as interesting as this, I could go on forever) so I\u2019ll keep this brief. Though I\u2019ve steered clear of anything too gory or blue &#8211; (that\u2019s a rabbit hole you go down at your own peril) &#8211; be warned, some of these are not for children.<\/p>\n<p>So without further ado, here are 20 of Japan\u2019s weirdest manga and anime, in 140 characters or fewer:<\/p>\n<h2><strong>1. Deadman Wonderland<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>A teenage boy trapped in a Battle Royale-style theme park prison uses his blood as a weapon to fight his oppressors.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/maxresdefault.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10108 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/maxresdefault-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Deadman Wonderland\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/maxresdefault-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/maxresdefault-720x405.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/maxresdefault-390x219.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/maxresdefault-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/maxresdefault-510x287.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/maxresdefault.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>2. JoJo\u2019s Bizarre Adventure<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Successive generations of the Joestar family save the world from supernatural foes using superpowers called \u201cStands\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Jojos.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10106\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Jojos.jpg\" alt=\"Jojo's Bizarre Adventure\" width=\"800\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Jojos.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Jojos-300x120.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Jojos-720x288.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Jojos-390x156.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Jojos-780x312.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Jojos-510x204.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(It sounds pretty standard, but I am assured that it\u2019s not. I struggled to summarise this one in 140 characters.)<\/p>\n<h2><strong>3. Toriko<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Superhuman Gourmet Hunter searches for precious foods to create his full-course meal &#8211; the most highly sought-after ingredient being GOD.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Toriko.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10115 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Toriko-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"Toriko\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Toriko-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Toriko-720x450.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Toriko-390x244.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Toriko-780x488.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Toriko-510x319.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Toriko.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>4. Gyo<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>A young couple struggles to survive being repeatedly attacked by fish with mechanical legs, and a dangerous odour called \u201cdeath stench\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Gyo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10104 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Gyo-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Gyo\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Gyo-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Gyo-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Gyo-720x1079.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Gyo-390x585.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Gyo-780x1169.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Gyo-510x764.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Gyo.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>5. Saint Young Men<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>If Jesus and the Buddha were roommates in Tokyo, apparently they\u2019d spend their days sightseeing, boozing, gaming and blogging about it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Saint-young-men.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10111\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Saint-young-men.jpg\" alt=\"Saint Young Men\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Saint-young-men.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Saint-young-men-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Saint-young-men-720x405.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Saint-young-men-390x219.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Saint-young-men-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Saint-young-men-510x287.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/newsletter\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-32153\" src=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Newsletter_SignUp_Banner-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2400\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Newsletter_SignUp_Banner-4.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Newsletter_SignUp_Banner-4-300x60.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Newsletter_SignUp_Banner-4-1024x205.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Newsletter_SignUp_Banner-4-768x154.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Newsletter_SignUp_Banner-4-564x113.jpg 564w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Newsletter_SignUp_Banner-4-1536x307.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Newsletter_SignUp_Banner-4-2048x410.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Newsletter_SignUp_Banner-4-1200x240.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Newsletter_SignUp_Banner-4-900x180.jpg 900w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Newsletter_SignUp_Banner-4-720x144.jpg 720w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Newsletter_SignUp_Banner-4-1440x288.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Newsletter_SignUp_Banner-4-390x78.jpg 390w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Newsletter_SignUp_Banner-4-780x156.jpg 780w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Newsletter_SignUp_Banner-4-510x102.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>6. Bobobo-bo bo bobo<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Hero Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo uses his Fist of Nose Hair to prevent the Hair Hunt Troop capturing the hair of innocent bystanders.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Bobobobobobo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10099 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Bobobobobobo-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Bobobobobobo-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Bobobobobobo-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Bobobobobobo-390x293.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Bobobobobobo-780x585.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Bobobobobobo-510x383.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Bobobobobobo.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>7. Space Dandy<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>A \u201cdandy guy in space\u201d, his robot assistant, and an alien cat, hunt new alien life forms and hang out at a bar called BooBies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/space-dandy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10114 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/space-dandy-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"Space Dandy\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/space-dandy-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/space-dandy-720x432.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/space-dandy-390x234.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/space-dandy-780x468.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/space-dandy-510x306.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/space-dandy.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>8. Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Lizard Knight and college student attempt to save the Earth from a \u201cbiscuit hammer\u201d poised to crack the planet in half.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/lucifer-and-biscuit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10107\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/lucifer-and-biscuit.jpg\" alt=\"Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer\" width=\"800\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/lucifer-and-biscuit.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/lucifer-and-biscuit-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/lucifer-and-biscuit-720x372.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/lucifer-and-biscuit-390x201.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/lucifer-and-biscuit-780x403.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/lucifer-and-biscuit-510x263.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>9. Animal X<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Shy young man meets race of bloodthirsty dinosaur men. Later becomes pregnant.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/animal-x2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10098 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/animal-x2-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"Animal X\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/animal-x2-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/animal-x2-670x1024.jpg 670w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/animal-x2-720x1101.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/animal-x2-390x596.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/animal-x2-780x1192.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/animal-x2-510x780.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/animal-x2.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>10. Akikan<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Anthropomorphic female drink cans fight each other to determine whether steel or aluminium cans are superior.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/akikan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10095\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/akikan.jpg\" alt=\"Akikan\" width=\"800\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/akikan.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/akikan-300x112.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/akikan-720x269.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/akikan-390x146.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/akikan-780x292.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/akikan-510x191.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>11. Sleeping with Hinako<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>An anime of a sleeping girl designed to be played at night so you don\u2019t feel lonely in bed. Both creepy and desperately sad.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/hinako.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10105 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/hinako-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Sleeping with Hinako\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/hinako-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/hinako-720x405.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/hinako-390x219.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/hinako-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/hinako-510x287.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/hinako.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>12. Fooly Cooly<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Boy is hit on head with left-handed bass guitar; head becomes portal for giant robots.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/fooly_cooly.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10103\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/fooly_cooly.jpg\" alt=\"Fooly Cooly\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/fooly_cooly.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/fooly_cooly-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/fooly_cooly-720x450.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/fooly_cooly-390x244.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/fooly_cooly-780x488.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/fooly_cooly-510x319.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>13. Midori Days<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Schoolboy struggles to find a girlfriend due to his tough-guy image \u2013 until one day his right hand turns into a miniature girl.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/midoridays-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10109 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/midoridays-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Midori Days\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/midoridays-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/midoridays-1-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/midoridays-1-390x293.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/midoridays-1-780x585.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/midoridays-1-510x383.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/midoridays-1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>14. Samurai Pizza Cats<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Three cat ninjas split their time between working at pizzeria and battling evil regime. Think Mutant Ninja Turtles meets Tokugawa Shogunate.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/samurai-pizza-cats.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10113 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/samurai-pizza-cats-300x138.jpg\" alt=\"Samurai Pizza Cats\" width=\"300\" height=\"138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/samurai-pizza-cats-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/samurai-pizza-cats-720x330.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/samurai-pizza-cats-390x179.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/samurai-pizza-cats-780x358.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/samurai-pizza-cats-510x234.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/samurai-pizza-cats.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>15. Qwaser of Stigmata<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>A race of people called Quaser battle it out using special powers replenished by breast milk.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/quaser-of-stigmata.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10110 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/quaser-of-stigmata-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Qwaser of Stigmata\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/quaser-of-stigmata-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/quaser-of-stigmata-720x405.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/quaser-of-stigmata-390x219.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/quaser-of-stigmata-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/quaser-of-stigmata-510x287.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/quaser-of-stigmata.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>16. Unko-san<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Anthropomorphised lump of faecal matter lives on a poo island with a band of multicultural poo friends.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/unko.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10116 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/unko-300x193.jpg\" alt=\"Unko-san\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/unko-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/unko-720x464.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/unko-390x251.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/unko-780x502.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/unko-510x328.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/unko.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>17. Yakitate!! Japan<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Warm-handed boy dreams of creating Japan\u2019s national bread, baking bread \u201cusing sheer anger and the power of his burning passion\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/yakitate.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10119 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/yakitate-300x192.jpg\" alt=\"Yakitate!! Japan\" width=\"300\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/yakitate-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/yakitate-720x461.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/yakitate-390x250.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/yakitate-780x499.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/yakitate-510x326.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/yakitate.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>18. The Female Fridge no. 1<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Woman wakes up one morning to find that she has become a fridge in the apartment of the man she has a crush on.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/female-fridge.jpeg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10102\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/female-fridge.jpeg.jpg\" alt=\"The Female Fridge no. 1\" width=\"800\" height=\"1140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/female-fridge.jpeg.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/female-fridge.jpeg-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/female-fridge.jpeg-719x1024.jpg 719w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/female-fridge.jpeg-720x1026.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/female-fridge.jpeg-390x556.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/female-fridge.jpeg-780x1112.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/female-fridge.jpeg-510x727.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>19. Waga Tousou<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>A manga adaptation of Adolf Hitler\u2019s Mein Kampf. They went there.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/waga-tousou.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10118 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/waga-tousou-300x217.jpg\" alt=\"Waga Tousou\" width=\"300\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/waga-tousou-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/waga-tousou-720x520.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/waga-tousou-390x282.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/waga-tousou-780x564.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/waga-tousou-510x368.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/waga-tousou.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>20. Children Can\u2019t Choose their parents<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>A manga about a man who has an affair with a chicken. It\u2019s \u201chaunting\u201d, apparently\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/childen-cant-choose.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10101 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/childen-cant-choose-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"Children Can't Choose their Parents\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/childen-cant-choose-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/childen-cant-choose-729x1024.jpg 729w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/childen-cant-choose-720x1011.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/childen-cant-choose-390x547.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/childen-cant-choose-780x1095.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/childen-cant-choose-510x716.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/childen-cant-choose.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Disclaimer: InsideJapan Tours cannot be held responsible for mental scarring resulting from reading or watching any of the above.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Drop us a line if you want more insight into the world of anime and manga. 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