After all the KagoTube posts, I wanted to revisit Kazuo Umezu's own YouTube channel. Umezz (with Demerin's help, naturally) has continued to post goofy and interesting clips.
Here is his most recent clip, featuring a bevy of paper masks, GWASHI hands and a strange giant-sized naked Umezu cut-out! (The cut-out feature Umezu's face on a big reproduction of a naked figurine. YES). Enjoy:
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Wednesday, April 08, 2009
Thursday, April 02, 2009
UMEZU CREATES ART FOR 101TOKYO FAIR
Here's another quick, stolen-from-Umezz.com article while I finalize some captions for the 108 Taco Che post pictures. According to a recent post, Kazuo Umezu created a piece and participated in the 101TOKYO Contemporary Art Fair 2009. The fair is an expo of pop and fine art, held annually in Tokyo and going on now from April 2 - 5.
For a "CHARART" (character + art?) comics exhibit, Umezz created a new art print with some Sony Digital tie-in. The piece is signed by Umezz and features a creepy, noir-ish image from a 1969 Orochi comic of his.
Rocking the Gwashi! in front of his piece.
I don't see Demerin, who are these other fools?
Signing the print... inside the Makoto-chan house!
Sony logo aside, this is pretty wicked.
If you happen to be in Tokyo, it's 10 bucks to check out the event, though their website didn't make it seem quite up our alley (beyond the Umezu-connection). Nate won't be attending because dude will be in California this week! We are hanging out this weekend, and I hear he's bringing signed Kago goodies for me (and stuff to give away via Same Hat). Will keep you guys posted!
For a "CHARART" (character + art?) comics exhibit, Umezz created a new art print with some Sony Digital tie-in. The piece is signed by Umezz and features a creepy, noir-ish image from a 1969 Orochi comic of his.
Rocking the Gwashi! in front of his piece.
I don't see Demerin, who are these other fools?
Signing the print... inside the Makoto-chan house!
Sony logo aside, this is pretty wicked.
If you happen to be in Tokyo, it's 10 bucks to check out the event, though their website didn't make it seem quite up our alley (beyond the Umezu-connection). Nate won't be attending because dude will be in California this week! We are hanging out this weekend, and I hear he's bringing signed Kago goodies for me (and stuff to give away via Same Hat). Will keep you guys posted!
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
THE HAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH!
I WANT TO GO TO THERE.
Linked from Umezz.com, I just read an article detailing the ins & outs of Kazuo Umezu's famous Makoto-chan house in Kichijoji. In summary, it is a dandy horror nerd Valhalla.
The article is written by mangaka and author Kentaro Takekuma, who has written and lectured on manga and co-wrote Even a Monkey Can Draw Manga! with another favorite of mine, Koji Aihara. Not surprising that Takekuma and Umezu are buddies, huh?
Takekuma explains in his post that these pics were taken in February at a housewarming party hosted by Kazuo Umezu. He notes that Umezz decorated the entire house (surprise!) and not pictured here are an amazing library curated by Demerin, including every published work by Umezz. Also worth noting, apparently the woman who filed the original lawsuit against the home lives... next door to the Makoto-chan house!
Okay, so here are the pics from inside the house. PREPARE TO BE AMAZED:
Check out the original post here. I am still waiting for someone to FIND THIS HOUSE and put it on the Same Hat Guide To Everything!
Linked from Umezz.com, I just read an article detailing the ins & outs of Kazuo Umezu's famous Makoto-chan house in Kichijoji. In summary, it is a dandy horror nerd Valhalla.
The article is written by mangaka and author Kentaro Takekuma, who has written and lectured on manga and co-wrote Even a Monkey Can Draw Manga! with another favorite of mine, Koji Aihara. Not surprising that Takekuma and Umezu are buddies, huh?
Takekuma explains in his post that these pics were taken in February at a housewarming party hosted by Kazuo Umezu. He notes that Umezz decorated the entire house (surprise!) and not pictured here are an amazing library curated by Demerin, including every published work by Umezz. Also worth noting, apparently the woman who filed the original lawsuit against the home lives... next door to the Makoto-chan house!
Okay, so here are the pics from inside the house. PREPARE TO BE AMAZED:
Check out the original post here. I am still waiting for someone to FIND THIS HOUSE and put it on the Same Hat Guide To Everything!
Monday, March 09, 2009
YOUR OWN PRIVATE UMEZU
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
JUST BECAUSE...
As an addendum to the Umezz Fest 08 post, here is a clip of Demerin playing the FEVER theme from Dr. Mario:
UMEZZ FEST '08
We all missed it, but a few months back in Kochijoji, Kazuo Umezu hosted a big UMEZZ FESTIVAL '08 event. I was secretly scheming a way to get over to Japan in time to attend (or get Nate, Same Hat's Man in Japan to sneak in) but no luck this time. Luckily, Umezu and Demerin have posted pics of the entire happening.
The event was held on 9/14 at Star Pine's Cafe, and included dancing, comedy skits, a Q&A, exclusive Umezu goods, and prizes like DVDs and figurines for folks in the audience.
GODDAMMIT, I WILL BE THERE FOR UMEZZ FEST 09!
Party people in the place to be.
Umezz webmaster & mangaka, Demerin.
The sultan of horror manga.
Rocking the cape with UMEZZ PERFECTION edition panels on the walls.
The greatest jacket of all time?
Goddess of Love and Umezu.com themed Yokosuka base silk jacket. AMAZING!
Scooby Doo-eseque comedy sketch, it appears.
Very disturbing stuff, this.
Finale group shot...
So, who else wants to go to the next one in 2009??
The event was held on 9/14 at Star Pine's Cafe, and included dancing, comedy skits, a Q&A, exclusive Umezu goods, and prizes like DVDs and figurines for folks in the audience.
GODDAMMIT, I WILL BE THERE FOR UMEZZ FEST 09!
Party people in the place to be.
Umezz webmaster & mangaka, Demerin.
The sultan of horror manga.
Rocking the cape with UMEZZ PERFECTION edition panels on the walls.
The greatest jacket of all time?
Goddess of Love and Umezu.com themed Yokosuka base silk jacket. AMAZING!
Scooby Doo-eseque comedy sketch, it appears.
Very disturbing stuff, this.
Finale group shot...
So, who else wants to go to the next one in 2009??
Monday, September 01, 2008
UMEZZ.COM CHANNEL ON YOUTUBE
This has been floating around online for about two months, for those keeping track on Umezz.com. Webmaster Demerin and company have compiled a number of clips for the launch of Kazuo Umezu's personal YouTube channel!
There are about ~30 videos so far, and the majority are informal interviews with the man himself. Naturally, these are all in Japanese but full of gems and great moments. Here are few highlights from the channel to date:
# Umezu signing and embellishing a board for a lucky fan:
# SO RIDICULOUS! Uncle Kaz playing a microKORG synthesizer while wearing cat ears and meowing:
# Demerin and Kaz chatting about her first manga collection, Umezology:
# Spritely and behatted Umezz on stage at the 2005 Fukuoka Hero Festa:
There are about ~30 videos so far, and the majority are informal interviews with the man himself. Naturally, these are all in Japanese but full of gems and great moments. Here are few highlights from the channel to date:
# Umezu signing and embellishing a board for a lucky fan:
# SO RIDICULOUS! Uncle Kaz playing a microKORG synthesizer while wearing cat ears and meowing:
# Demerin and Kaz chatting about her first manga collection, Umezology:
# Spritely and behatted Umezz on stage at the 2005 Fukuoka Hero Festa:
Sunday, June 22, 2008
UMEZU PHOTO GALLERY UPDATES!
In the past few months, UMEZZ.com has updated Kazuo Umezu's Picasa Photo Album with three new galleries of awesomeness. Have I mentioned that I love this man?
The galleries each span a recent appearance/event in Tokyo:
1) UMEZU SUPER FESTIVAL 46
2) OME☆KOBOSHI 4
3) 17TH ANNUAL TOKYO SPORTS FILM AWARDS
(Tokyo Sports is a famous daily newspaper)
Please keep in mind, you are looking at a 71 year old dude. Amazing.
From the Super Carnival, tables of Makoto-chan goods.
The entire Umezu crew gets in on the fan dance. (That's webmaster/mangaka Demerin in the pink suit + silver boots)
Umezz signing autograph boards for fans. I missed this event by only a month.. DAMN!
A photo you didn't expect, right? Kazuo Umezu shootin' the shit onstage with Beat Takeshi, at the Tokyo Sports Film Awards.
Umezu looking dapper at the post-ceremony press conference.
Our patron saint hamming it up with his award and GWASHI hand in effect.
MORE FROM NEW GALLERY 1: スーパーフェスティバル46
MORE FROM NEW GALLERY 2: オメ☆コボシ4
MORE FROM NEW GALLERY 3: 第17回東京スポーツ映画大賞
The galleries each span a recent appearance/event in Tokyo:
1) UMEZU SUPER FESTIVAL 46
2) OME☆KOBOSHI 4
3) 17TH ANNUAL TOKYO SPORTS FILM AWARDS
(Tokyo Sports is a famous daily newspaper)
Please keep in mind, you are looking at a 71 year old dude. Amazing.
From the Super Carnival, tables of Makoto-chan goods.
The entire Umezu crew gets in on the fan dance. (That's webmaster/mangaka Demerin in the pink suit + silver boots)
Umezz signing autograph boards for fans. I missed this event by only a month.. DAMN!
A photo you didn't expect, right? Kazuo Umezu shootin' the shit onstage with Beat Takeshi, at the Tokyo Sports Film Awards.
Umezu looking dapper at the post-ceremony press conference.
Our patron saint hamming it up with his award and GWASHI hand in effect.
MORE FROM NEW GALLERY 1: スーパーフェスティバル46
MORE FROM NEW GALLERY 2: オメ☆コボシ4
MORE FROM NEW GALLERY 3: 第17回東京スポーツ映画大賞
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
UMEZU ÜBER ALLES
I wanted the first post after our unplanned 3 week absence to be killer. So here I go, compiling everything awesome from the English and Japanese versions of Kazuo Umezu's Homepage; Your guide you to a bountiful spread of mp3s, video, games and other fun stuff for Umezu freaks.
A month or so ago, we posted about Kazuo Umezu's online photo gallery, hosted on Picasa Web Albums. He continues to add new photos to the album on a regular basis, so check it out again for his most recent snapshots from media events and convention thingies.
My GF pointed out that Umezz seems to really enjoy being famous. And it's true, more than most other mangaka that we talk about on this site (stoically badass Mr. Hino, or terse Mr. Maruo, or semi-reclusive Junji Ito, etc), Umezz seems to be continually cultivating his image, and perpetuates a persona that is really wacky and expressive. Smartly, this in turn encourages a relationship not just with his manga and works, but with him as a media figure and icon.
To this end, Umezu's site is PACKED FULL of MANY, MANY GOODIES. Now, it may be Umezu's idea (homeboy is 80 years old, keep in mind), but it appears that the day-to-day site operations are run by his weird/cute webmaster DEMERIN. She comes up on his site often, and you can learn more at her personal site. She's young, draws comics (including a recent biography/horror manga about Umezu's life), and from what I can gather, works as Umezu's personal assistant and webmaster. She also has a hat that reads DEMERIN, akin to Umezu's helmet reading KAZZ. Pretty chill.
Now, like other internationally-minded creators, he has versions of his site in English and German along with the Japanese edition. But to be frank, the non-Japanese are wimpy and have only a pittance of information and are rarely updated. Well, after our last post I sortof assumed that maybe people had digged through his homepage and found all the goodies; But actually, I can totally see how the busy Japanese interface can be intimidating to the casual visitor.
So, okay dudes... If you can read Japanese, I definitely recommend you simply check out his site yourself--- but for everyone else, we here present an authoritative Umezu Site AV Compendium:
First up: Kazuo Umezu ring tones!
Click here for about 15 different ringtones, which are conveniently hosted in four different sound file types to choose from. You'll find:
+ メールなのら！ - meeru nanora!
+ 電話なのら！ - denwa nanora!
+ 着信なのら！ - chakushin nanora!
+ マッチョメ マッチョメ - macchome macchome
+ グワシ！（その１） - gwashi!(1)
+ グワシ！（その２） - gwashi!(2)
+ サバラ！ - sabara!
+ イボイボうつれー！ - ipo ipo utsuree!
+ メールどすえ！ - meeru dosue!
+ 電話どすえ！ - denwa dosue!
+ 着信どすえ！ - chakushin dosue!
+ ごんぬずぱ！ - gon'nuzupa!
+ ハプ、ハプ！ - hapu hapu!
+ ガーン！ - gaan!
+ アウ、アウ！ - au, au!
+ グワシ！楳図かずおです！ - gwashi! Kazuo Umezu desu!
+ エグリエグリポテグリプッシュン！ - eguri eguri poteguri pusshun!
+ エグリエグリポテグリプッチン！間違えた！(NG Version) - eguri eguri poteguri putchin! machigaeta!
+ イアラー！ - iaraa!
For the lazy folks, we've hosted the two most quintessential files here... Umezu belting out his catchphrase 'Gwashi'!
GWAAAASH 1
GWAAAASH 2
This sounds crazy, but the site goes as far as to feature a history of Gwashi, and panels from his oeuvre detailing wacky mandatory hand poses that accompany shouting of said phrase. Click here for Google Translate mangled (but decipherable) English version.
Next up: Kazuo Umezu television commercial!
In the same Download section of the site, you can find a commercial from 1995 for the opening of the Kazuo Umezu Haunted House. The Haunted House was located in Ōita prefecture, and depicted a number of creepy scenes sourced from Umezu's manga. For easy viewing, I've uploaded the file to our Same Hat channel on YouTube:
Pretty, um, scary right? I guess the pencil drawings overlaid on flames isn't the most convincing, but Umezu looks and sounds pretty creepy. If you don't like watching it lower-res on YouTube, you can download it as WMV from his site (Right-click here).
The next goodies are probably my favorite-- a series of posts where Kazuo Umezu reads panels from Drifting Classroom.
This is a fucking brilliant idea (My hat's off to him or Demerin or whoever thought of this one) and makes me wish I could buy an 'audiobook' recording of say, 14 or Left hand of God, Right hand of the Devil!
Click each panel to hear Umezu read the text (and in some cases, the sound effects!). To make it even cooler, he's mostly reading the dialogue of the Sekiya-san, the lunchlady-turned-child-murderer!!
「きょうからおれが学校の支配者だっ！！関谷さまといってみろ！！
「あっ、ぼっちゃん！！ごはんを持ってきてくださったのでございますかっ！」
「わるうございましたっ、こうかいいたしております！ウグググ・・・」
「ありがとうございます、ありがとうございます！ああ、なんとおいしそうでございましょう！」
「こんなせまいへやの中でさびしく死んでしまっても、ぼっちゃんのしんせつは一生涯忘れません！」
「バカめが！！石でもかじれるようないい歯をしているわっ！！」
「こんなラーメンなんかくえるかっ！！」
「おとなは人間でガキは動物よ！だからおとながガキを生かすも殺すもかってよ！！」
「ザザザザザザ・・・」(and Version 2)
Okay, penultimate media artifact of amazement: Podcasts!
Yes, the site has featured a series of 10 interview-format podcasts, where Umezu discusses topics ranging from his childhood to the film & anime adaptations of his manga to his biggest fear (the hospital!), and tons and tons of other topics. They also bring in a variety of related folks to talk with Umezu. The podcasts are in Japanese (duh), and are both extremely informative and manic (that's not surprising, right?).
After listening to these conversations, I've become sortof obsessed with Umezu (more so with his voice specifically!) Click each link below to view the post on his blog for each podcast (with a summary and pictures), or click 'mp3' to download the file directly.
Umezzcast 1 (mp3)
Umezzcast 2 (mp3)
Umezzcast 3 (mp3)
Umezzcast 4 (mp3)
Umezzcast 5 (mp3)
Umezzcast 6 (mp3)
Umezzcast 7 (mp3)
Umezzcast 8 (mp3)
Umezzcast 9 (mp3)
Umezzcast 10 (mp3)
Finally, I present to you the best thing EVER:
KAZUO UMEZU MEMORY GAME!!
You can download it here (unfortunately, PC only) and begin the madness. Basically Memory + Spastic Umezu = HOURS OF FUN. Check out these screenshots:
Hope you enjoyed the Umezu AV Compendium. And yes, SAME HAT is BACK in BUSINESS!
A month or so ago, we posted about Kazuo Umezu's online photo gallery, hosted on Picasa Web Albums. He continues to add new photos to the album on a regular basis, so check it out again for his most recent snapshots from media events and convention thingies.
My GF pointed out that Umezz seems to really enjoy being famous. And it's true, more than most other mangaka that we talk about on this site (stoically badass Mr. Hino, or terse Mr. Maruo, or semi-reclusive Junji Ito, etc), Umezz seems to be continually cultivating his image, and perpetuates a persona that is really wacky and expressive. Smartly, this in turn encourages a relationship not just with his manga and works, but with him as a media figure and icon.
To this end, Umezu's site is PACKED FULL of MANY, MANY GOODIES. Now, it may be Umezu's idea (homeboy is 80 years old, keep in mind), but it appears that the day-to-day site operations are run by his weird/cute webmaster DEMERIN. She comes up on his site often, and you can learn more at her personal site. She's young, draws comics (including a recent biography/horror manga about Umezu's life), and from what I can gather, works as Umezu's personal assistant and webmaster. She also has a hat that reads DEMERIN, akin to Umezu's helmet reading KAZZ. Pretty chill.
Now, like other internationally-minded creators, he has versions of his site in English and German along with the Japanese edition. But to be frank, the non-Japanese are wimpy and have only a pittance of information and are rarely updated. Well, after our last post I sortof assumed that maybe people had digged through his homepage and found all the goodies; But actually, I can totally see how the busy Japanese interface can be intimidating to the casual visitor.
So, okay dudes... If you can read Japanese, I definitely recommend you simply check out his site yourself--- but for everyone else, we here present an authoritative Umezu Site AV Compendium:
First up: Kazuo Umezu ring tones!
Click here for about 15 different ringtones, which are conveniently hosted in four different sound file types to choose from. You'll find:
+ メールなのら！ - meeru nanora!
+ 電話なのら！ - denwa nanora!
+ 着信なのら！ - chakushin nanora!
+ マッチョメ マッチョメ - macchome macchome
+ グワシ！（その１） - gwashi!(1)
+ グワシ！（その２） - gwashi!(2)
+ サバラ！ - sabara!
+ イボイボうつれー！ - ipo ipo utsuree!
+ メールどすえ！ - meeru dosue!
+ 電話どすえ！ - denwa dosue!
+ 着信どすえ！ - chakushin dosue!
+ ごんぬずぱ！ - gon'nuzupa!
+ ハプ、ハプ！ - hapu hapu!
+ ガーン！ - gaan!
+ アウ、アウ！ - au, au!
+ グワシ！楳図かずおです！ - gwashi! Kazuo Umezu desu!
+ エグリエグリポテグリプッシュン！ - eguri eguri poteguri pusshun!
+ エグリエグリポテグリプッチン！間違えた！(NG Version) - eguri eguri poteguri putchin! machigaeta!
+ イアラー！ - iaraa!
For the lazy folks, we've hosted the two most quintessential files here... Umezu belting out his catchphrase 'Gwashi'!
GWAAAASH 1
GWAAAASH 2
This sounds crazy, but the site goes as far as to feature a history of Gwashi, and panels from his oeuvre detailing wacky mandatory hand poses that accompany shouting of said phrase. Click here for Google Translate mangled (but decipherable) English version.
Next up: Kazuo Umezu television commercial!
In the same Download section of the site, you can find a commercial from 1995 for the opening of the Kazuo Umezu Haunted House. The Haunted House was located in Ōita prefecture, and depicted a number of creepy scenes sourced from Umezu's manga. For easy viewing, I've uploaded the file to our Same Hat channel on YouTube:
Pretty, um, scary right? I guess the pencil drawings overlaid on flames isn't the most convincing, but Umezu looks and sounds pretty creepy. If you don't like watching it lower-res on YouTube, you can download it as WMV from his site (Right-click here).
The next goodies are probably my favorite-- a series of posts where Kazuo Umezu reads panels from Drifting Classroom.
This is a fucking brilliant idea (My hat's off to him or Demerin or whoever thought of this one) and makes me wish I could buy an 'audiobook' recording of say, 14 or Left hand of God, Right hand of the Devil!
Click each panel to hear Umezu read the text (and in some cases, the sound effects!). To make it even cooler, he's mostly reading the dialogue of the Sekiya-san, the lunchlady-turned-child-murderer!!
「きょうからおれが学校の支配者だっ！！関谷さまといってみろ！！
「あっ、ぼっちゃん！！ごはんを持ってきてくださったのでございますかっ！」
「わるうございましたっ、こうかいいたしております！ウグググ・・・」
「ありがとうございます、ありがとうございます！ああ、なんとおいしそうでございましょう！」
「こんなせまいへやの中でさびしく死んでしまっても、ぼっちゃんのしんせつは一生涯忘れません！」
「バカめが！！石でもかじれるようないい歯をしているわっ！！」
「こんなラーメンなんかくえるかっ！！」
「おとなは人間でガキは動物よ！だからおとながガキを生かすも殺すもかってよ！！」
「ザザザザザザ・・・」(and Version 2)
Okay, penultimate media artifact of amazement: Podcasts!
Yes, the site has featured a series of 10 interview-format podcasts, where Umezu discusses topics ranging from his childhood to the film & anime adaptations of his manga to his biggest fear (the hospital!), and tons and tons of other topics. They also bring in a variety of related folks to talk with Umezu. The podcasts are in Japanese (duh), and are both extremely informative and manic (that's not surprising, right?).
After listening to these conversations, I've become sortof obsessed with Umezu (more so with his voice specifically!) Click each link below to view the post on his blog for each podcast (with a summary and pictures), or click 'mp3' to download the file directly.
Umezzcast 1 (mp3)
Umezzcast 2 (mp3)
Umezzcast 3 (mp3)
Umezzcast 4 (mp3)
Umezzcast 5 (mp3)
Umezzcast 6 (mp3)
Umezzcast 7 (mp3)
Umezzcast 8 (mp3)
Umezzcast 9 (mp3)
Umezzcast 10 (mp3)
Finally, I present to you the best thing EVER:
KAZUO UMEZU MEMORY GAME!!
You can download it here (unfortunately, PC only) and begin the madness. Basically Memory + Spastic Umezu = HOURS OF FUN. Check out these screenshots:
Hope you enjoyed the Umezu AV Compendium. And yes, SAME HAT is BACK in BUSINESS!
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