On a dark and stormy night in late December, a hooded stranger pulls into one of Tokyo’s struggling dive bars. He convinces its ageing female custodian to give him a…
I admit to having been initially wary about the subject matter of Dokudami Tenement Vol. 3. Bearing the subtitle ‘Confessions of a Transgender (Killing Me Softly)’, and written and drawn…
BROKEN FRONTIER AWARDS – BEST COLLECTION OF CLASSIC MATERIAL NOMINEE! Misunderstood in his short lifetime, mangaka Takashi Fukutani strove to give voice to the downtrodden through his art, drawing candid…
Broken Frontier proudly announces the winners of the 14th annual BF Awards, as voted for by you our readers and the BF team. I’m not sure if you can really do…
Broken Frontier proudly presents the shortlists for our 14th annual Broken Frontier Awards. Our staff have selected five nominees for each of the 15 main categories that comprise the BF…
SAFARI FESTIVAL FORTNIGHT! Because all the Safari Feestival debuts would have swamped the regular Broken Frontier weekly Staff Picks this week we decided to cover just some of the handful of…
SAFARI FESTIVAL FORTNIGHT! One of the most exciting new releases available at Safari Festival this weekend, Dokudami Tenement collects the first volume of Takashi Fukutani’s 1980s Japanese cult manga series…
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