Your Dirty Japanese Manga Primer

Navigating the world of Japanese culture can be tricky, even if you do know how to speak the language. By our calculation the island nation produced roughly 97 billion individual manga title last year and even a few them somehow managed to not fantasy rape or androgynous penis fiends. Toronto's Eye Weekly has an interview with a comic shop owner who will hold your hand and walk you through a bit of background and history on the smutty comic book market. Don't be scared; there's something for everyone.

· "Drawn dirty" (eyeweekly.com)