Bishounen Boys Who Sing (And the Women Who Love Them): The music is great, the men are hot and the music videos are gorgeous... But there\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s one thing that is often ignored when it comes to the Japanese music fandom... It\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s freakin\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\' funny! Join Clare as she lovingly sporks Japanese rock and it\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s fans. Where else can you find Engrish, confused genders, conspiracy theories, exploding fangasms, overloading gaydars and the most beautiful men imaginable... Outside of anime, at least.

5. Modern Love

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Lovingly dedicated to my best friend Jen, for reasons which should be very clear to anyone who knows her. Yeah, so… Honestly, I like VAMPS’ version better than Bowie’s. After I did this comic, I realized the punchline was a tad similar to I’m My Own Mascot’s Masaman Armageddon. Oops…. Sorry, K.Bo! But I defend… Continue reading 5. Modern Love

7. Thoughts on Yaoi

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You ESPECIALLY don’t want to underestimate his want to touch or be touched by other men. Both Illuminati and Vanilla have been known to melt FANGIRLS, let alone gaydars. But to be fair, I think Gackt even had chemistry with the speaker in the Illuminati live. And Moon Child… Well, it’s summed up in the… Continue reading 7. Thoughts on Yaoi

8. Lost in Translation Pt 1

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I’ve read the lyrics for “Hideaway”. I’ve read an English translation of “Hideaway”. I’ve listened to “Hideaway” probably a hundred times. Still don’t understand it and think it sounds like “You got a bojangle”… Don’t get me started on “Stay Away”. WTF does “Trying trying in yourself” mean? But to be honest, this comic is… Continue reading 8. Lost in Translation Pt 1

9. Lost in Translation Pt 2

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This strip was my mum’s idea. She suggested it before I did Lost in Translation Pt 1. I told her I’d already written a strip on the topic of misheard lyrics, but I had to make it work. “Sunrise meatballs” indeed. And much love to Crystal, who pointed out “gay men go”. Thank you so… Continue reading 9. Lost in Translation Pt 2

10. Contact Sport

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I’ve been to two J-Rock concerts. The first– Dir En Grey– I actually had quite a bit of room. Because I’m not a huge fan, I chose to hang back at the bar with my brother. Due to the hugely underaged crowd, the bar was sparse, but the front was indeed packed. When I saw… Continue reading 10. Contact Sport