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Toshio Maeda drew tentacles as a way to circumvent Japan's strict censorship, and unwittingly created an entirely new genre—tentacle porn.

VICE's art editor Nick Gazin dives into the storied Japanese art form of manga to guide people past some common misconceptions and toward a completely objective list of the top manga comics.

Elliot and Ian are in Japan, on a journey which includes getting friendship-married at a Buddhist temple and joining the party in the world's smallest gay bar.