tokyo s willing cog, in an enormous machine requiring long hours, low pay, total dedication. and sometimes, what s called karoshi, death by overwork. here in a society of tight spaces and many expectations, the pressure s on. to keep up appearances, to do what s expected. to not let the interior life become exterior. but at night, things are different. what do you need to know about tokyo? deep, deep waters. the first time i came here, it was like it was a transformative, experience. it was a powerful and violent experience. it was as if it was just like taking acid for the first time. meaning, what do i do now? i see the whole world in a different way. i often compare the experience of going to japan for the first time, going to tokyo for the first time, to what eric clapton and pete townsend must ve gone through, the reigning guitar gods of england, what they must ve gone through the week that jimi hendrix came to town. you hear about it, you go see it, the whole
his 1986 manga, urotsukidoji was about half-human half-beastial space invaders in search of an evil supreme being. it contained unbelievably graphic, lurid, violent, and one would argue, offensive images of sex acts involving not sexual organs, but other protuberances. it became a huge hit and has been imitated widely over other manga and in live action films. a whole genre of lurid and extraordinarily well drawn madness. at mana ulmi restaurant, toshio tries to explain. you know, this, girl seems like, a high school girl. so basically, it s forbidden. notice, by the way, the distinguished owner and her complete lack of shock or offense at the graphic, frankly,
tentacle and demon manga. and demon. there is tentacle and demon anime. mm-hmm. a lot. ah, that looks good. for dinner there s katsuo tataki, fresh bonito seared quickly over a flame arranged in bite sized pieces garnished with daikon, fresh greens, sprouts, and ponzu. toshio comes here often for the tomato nabe, commonly a favorite of sumo wrestlers as part of a weight gain diet. basically it s a hot pot of meat and vegetables. chicken, pork, beef, fish balls keep getting fed into the pot, usually alongside much beer and rice. adding that much needed bulk up factor is so important to sumo wrestlers and cable tv hosts. thank you. so appealing to the hidden desires of a manga buying audience, men want filthier, dirtier, more violent? in japan, you can t be rude
know? because they probably don t have enough experience to do that with real men. anthony: but nobody s going to the fish market and asking for live octopus? [ laughter ] toshio: no. anthony: probably not. toshio: probably not. lash impact goes sky high. lash sensational sky high mascara from maybelline new york. limitless length plus volume. sensational from every angle. lash sensational sky high mascara. only from maybelline new york.
orifices, you couldn t actually show humans penetrating each other. toshio: in japan? anthony: right. toshio: it was a big no-no at the time. so, i invented tentacles anthony: right. toshio: to be evasive about the law. anthony: also, demons. toshio: demons. anthony: that s fantastic. whether you meant to at the time, you absolutely changed the world of manga. you created an entire spectrum of pornography that didn t exist before. if you go if you go to youtube now, there is tentacle manga. toshio: mm-hmm. anthony: there and tentacle and demon manga. there is toshio: and demon. anthony: tentacle and demon, uh, anime. toshio: mm-hmm. anthony: a lot. ah, that looks good. for dinner there s katsuo tataki. fresh bonito seared quickly over a flame arranged in bite-sized pieces garnished with daikon, fresh greens, sprouts.