Eugene Woodbury

I recently published  Merman in Hiding: a Rhys & Lider Detective Novel . I wanted to credit Eugene for his editing advice.  I turned to ...

Eugene completed a number of translations, most notably translations of the  Twelve Kingdoms novels . He understood that a translation was i...

Utagawa Hiroshige Eugene Woodbury wrote Tokyo South based on his two years in Japan as a missionary from 1978 - 1980, ages 19 - 21. The boo...

Beth, Ann, Eugene Eugene Woodbury, born June 8, 1959, was the third child in our family.  He was the eldest son after two sisters: Ann and I...

  East Sanpete County, Utah, looking northwest at Mt. Pleasant   Thanks to Joe for the beautiful photographs.       

As mentioned in the previous tribute post , Eugene wrote Tokyo South shortly after his return from his mission. A story connected to Tokyo ...

Eugene kept himself updated on changes to Tokyo South. Eugene spent time in Japan as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter...

Family memories regarding Eugene Woodbury's teen years coalesce around his hands-on projects. Growing up, he was a tinkerer with televis...

With Eugene's passing, Peaks Island Press is no longer in operation. Books within the catalog will be republished in 2026.  His 12 King...

Eugene Woodbury unexpectedly passed away at the age of 65 early January 2025.  Memorial posts will appear on this blog in the upcoming month...

Based on the manga created by Toshinao Aoki and Studio Bones, the animation in Dragon Pilot brings to mind the comic strip art of Bill Watt...

Sony has been on an anime buying binge of late, having purchased streaming services Funimation and Crunchyroll, along with retailer Right St...

Back in 2016, Jason Thompson opined on Gizmodo that "Manga publishing is dying." Unable to adapt to New Media, "most Japanes...

In Japanese, the terms honne (本音) and tatemae (建て前) refer to a person's true self versus their public image. It is a compelling subjec...