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Category Archives: Japan
So You Want To Read Manga In Japanese
Try This. I only just saw this, but try this link and take a look. It’s by the Japan Foundation and well, I can’t draw and I can’t program in Flash by myself, so I don’t want to repeat anything … Continue reading
Anime Review: Densetsu no Yuusha no Densetsu
Legend of the Legendary Heroes 伝説の勇者の伝説 The English translation of this throws me WAY off. When I wrote a rant about this show (link in spoiler section), I got the name wrong. It’s an odd name, and here’s why. Usually, … Continue reading
Japanese Films: Seven Samurai
Shichinin no Samurai (Japanese: 七人の侍) Seven Samurai is known to students of movie-making for its introduction or popularization of a variety if filming techniques, particularly for the use of visual imagery to represent one aspect of the story without resorting … Continue reading
The Decay of the Power of Japan’s Emperors
A Bit Of Useful History Following the Genpei War (the subject of The Tale of Genji), which gave rise to the Bafuku (government said to be run out of a general’s tent rather than a palace), the Imperial line was subject … Continue reading
Why We Watch Anime, Part 4: Culture
Culture Means Civilization I know I’m going to get into some controversial territory here, but it is for a good cause. This is, after all, called The Japanese Culture Blog. It is about appreciation of culture, and Japan has it. … Continue reading
Why We Watch Anime, Part 3: Visual Art
Creativity + Visual Art While other nations have no lack of artists, it is Japan’s mix of creativity and visual art involved in the cel (celluloid) animation used for anime. While hard economic times and an improvement in technology have created … Continue reading
Japanese Gaming: Super Robot Wars
A Storied Japanese Gaming Franchise Known as スーパーロボット大戦 or Super Robot Taisen in Japanese, this franchise goes back to rather ancient gaming times and continues haltingly into the modern era. What The Heck Is A Super Robot? For Americans and other … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Japan, video games, Weird Stuff
Tagged culture, gaming, Japan, mecha, OG, Original Generations, SRW, suparobo, Super Robot Taisen, Super Robot Wars, video games, スパロボ
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Why We Watch Anime, Part 2: Music
Creativity in Music Building upon the principle of creativity, the second distinct reason why people watch anime has nothing to do with the eye. Rather, it has to do with the ear, filling our minds, and souls, with music that … Continue reading
Posted in Anime, Art, Culture, Japan, Music
Tagged anime, art, culture, J-Pop, Japan, music, Yoko Kanno, Yuki Kajiura
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J-Comi: Can It Overcome Growing Pains?
Some Unrequested Advice 日本語版は英語の後 (Japanese version below English) So, I was speaking to my Japanese culture interested friends about J-Comi. I had asked for an update if the site went up, and apparently it did. Also, it apparently has some … Continue reading
Japanese: That’s How It Is
ソーユーこと This reads like “soo yuu koto.” This is Tokyo dialect, under-pronouncing the first part. One might see the “koto” part either in kana or as kanji, but what we’re really seeing is actually: そういう事 The “sou” part indicates something … Continue reading