Shogi, also known as Japanese chess, is a two-player strategy board game. Its earliest predecessor of the game, chaturanga, originated in India in the 6th century was brought to Japan where it spawned a number of variants. Two players, Sente (Black; more literally, person with the first move) and Gote (White; person with the second move), play on a board composed of rectangles in a grid of 9 ranks (rows) by 9 files (columns). The rectangles are undifferenti
【J-SUB Product Introductions – Anime Popculture related Items】 The from October starting 4th season of 『My Hero Academia・僕のヒーローアカデミア』 is now one of the most hotly anticipated anime to come out this fall!! My Hero Academia, or short HeroAca, was first published in the WEEKLY SHOUNEN JUMP issue no. 32 in 2014 and has been serialized since in 24 volumes! The anime ran for its 1st season from April to June 2016, the 2nd season from March to September 2017, the 3rd season aired between April t
Japan is a country filled to the brim with avid chopstick users. People acquire the skill to use chopsticks from an early age. Since chopsticks are a big part of Japanese food culture, you can find them in all sorts of designs in Japan. We at J-Subculture like to keep tabs on the assorted designs of chopsticks and today we'd like to talk about combat chopsticks! It's about time you've ditched the drab, wooden ones, isn't it? Man, do I know the struggle...So combat chopsticks--what are they? Tha