They nitpicked the costumes, spiders, and of course glitching.
Deluxe editions will come with a temporary tattoo set, a Bento Box set and the aforementioned Ibaraki and Friends lullaby CD. It's amazing It's spectacular It's harder than usual to nitpick This week, Nando and DJ grabbed their spider suits, spent an unnecessary amount of time spray painting them, and talked about Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse. “For years, I’ve researched as many Japanese stories as possible-gotten several of them tattooed on my body-and explored their themes in the songs of Trivium, Ibaraki, and now in 'Ibaraki & Friends,'” Heafy continues “It’s our hope that in exploring these wonderful stories, that the readers will want to learn more about Japanese culture-then more cultures of the surrounding Asian countries, then spread that willingness to learn about stories from all over the world, inspiring curiosity in the many cultures we share around the planet.”Īs stated, Z2 Comics will be releasing Heafy's "Ibaraki and Friends" book with illustrations by Half Sumo this June. These include the monkey/man/bird hybrid, Tengu the eight-headed beast, Yamata no Orochi and a nine-tailed celestial fox, all channeled with neon energy through Half Sumo’s vivid illustrations.
Each spread of "Ibaraki & Friends" presents one of the many legendary tricksters, heroes and mystical beings that occupied the classical Japanese stories Heafy’s mother taught him growing up.