The Melt by Jason Diamond

The Melt by Jason Diamond

Why Japan's Iconic Men's Magazine Popeye Went English For The First Time Ever

City Boys of the Western world, rejoice!

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Jason Diamond
Oct 20, 2025
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I have spent an untold amount ofAmerican dollars buying copies of the Japanese magazine Popeye, and the saddest part is that I can’t even read it. Only in recent years, thanks to the convenience of Google Translate, have I been able to get some idea of what the text says. Before that, it was very much just me looking at the nice pictures and using my im…

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