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Author Archives: J Sensei
Japanese Folklore: Yuki Onna (The Snow Woman)
雪女（ゆきおんあ） While I like the younger, cuter version in Nurarihyon no Mago, by rights, Yuki Onna a.k.a. “Snow Woman” is one of Japan’s more popular and enduring figures in folklore. The above image is taken from “Kwaidan,” a film from … Continue reading
Why We Watch Anime, Part One: Creativity
So Why Do People Watch Anime? This is a question posed to me by Andre Klein, the guy who owns the server this blog runs on and the man behind Learn Out Live. A German national, he has a family … Continue reading
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Quick Opinion: OreImo Episode 8
When Anime Insiders’ Oxen Are Gored For the context of this, you should look at Random Curiosity’s review of episode 8 here, and for what I’m about to quote, original credit goes here. Essentially, this episode was about a bubbly … Continue reading
Fortune Arterial: Vampires and Astonishing Normality
OK, OK, The Gallery Was Right… How Can It Be This Normal? Fortune Arterial is a show that starts out with a special little twist unworthy of spoiler tags: the leading girl (as well as her big brother) is a … Continue reading
A More Sincere “Iron Man” Worth Watching
A Better, More Human Tony Stark If there’s one thing that I have to criticize the Iron Man movies for, it is having a Tony Stark who is, in terms of his persona, someone absolutely impossible to sympathize with. His … Continue reading
Mecha Anime: Gundam Dynames (From: Gundam 00)
A Sniper’s Dream Come True For people who have not actually watched Gundam 00, this post may show you things you have not seen before. Really, I wanted to resume showing the background of the Gundam 00 Movie, not so … Continue reading
Education Through Naruto: Yudan Taiteki
I decided to use something out of Naruto manga for educational purposes. I mean, why not? It may not be high literature, but it can be used to show little pieces of the Japanese language. Audio Version [audio:https://jp.learnoutlive.com/media/Naruto%20Yudan%20Taiteki.mp3]download mp3 油断大敵 … Continue reading
The YouTube of Manga? For Real?
Above: “Absolutely not!!” (ironic promo image used for the subject of this post by Ken Akamatsu, creator of Love Hina, and thus the actual holder of the intellectual property thereof.) いいえ、本当かも （It Really Might Be For Real!) The Gist: Ken … Continue reading
Japanese Culture: “Chick Flick” Anime
Like Romance Novels On A TV In American culture, a “chick flick” is a romance oriented movie that occurs from a woman’s perspective and is meant to play to a woman’s tastes. There is anime like this as well, and … Continue reading
Japanese Rap Music: Send In The Clowns
Where Seriousness Goes To Die I make a bad clown. Even though I laugh at a lot in my personal life, I’ve been very reluctant to be a clown in my professional life. I’m just not good at it, but, … Continue reading