Around the start of the pandemic, many of the American crews opted out on traveling abroad to film the Japan scenes. This lead to a local DP, David Allen, taken the place of Ed Wu. Nino Campolongo and myself took the place of AC to film three scenes and a few days of Godzilla like special effects right by the US Air Force base in Yokota.

Photos of the Nakano neighborhood through an American Otaku's eyes. 

Super Sentai, better known in America as Power Rangers, was the quintessential live action superhero show for kids back in the early 90s. The show had cool looking teenagers, futuristic ninja costumes, martial arts, giant robots and invading aliens. All the elements to get kids my age in front of the tv screen. 

Generally, fashion dolls are designed, manufactured, and marketed with the same notion the market expects. Danny Choo surprises fashion doll enthusiasts by fusing the innovations of 3D printing, traditional casting, and the principles of wabi-sabi to bring to the masses Smart Doll.

His dark eyes are as focused as a predator on the hunt. His facial expression is emotionless in the face of physically daunting sparring partners or green newbies. It’s as if the reptilian side of his brain takes over at his command.