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Japanese Culture: Geisha, A Term Of Art
芸者 (げいしゃ、geisha) Let’s start with a bang: Geisha is a gender-neutral term in the original Japanese. This word is actually quite simple, combining 芸 (“gei,” lit. performance) with 者 (“sha,” lit. “person who does ___”). Thus, the word itself suggests a … Continue reading
Japanese Culture: The Legacy of Sun Tzu
Sun Tzu, Adopted Guru of Japan One rather interesting footnote of Chinese history is that the land where Sun Tzu is said to have hailed, the state of Wu, was more or less the eastern tip of China, the closest … Continue reading
Japanese Culture: Hontai (Main Force – Military Lingo)
A Simple Concept When Put Simply This is an idea used in military strategy, including any video game hailing from Asia. That this is technically Japanese is almost besides the point; the idea goes back to ancient China, to the … Continue reading
Japanese School Culture: The Sailor Fuku and the Gakuran
Origin In Japanese, 服 (fuku) simply means clothing. In the case of an individual set of clothes, we may safely read this as outfit. Sailor Fuku = sailor outfit. The “sailor outfit” came to Japan in the early 1920’s. Although … Continue reading
Conversations: Monster Hunter (Video Game Series)
A Monster Franchise For our second “conversation,” here is IceBurner, an acquaintance of mine from the western half of the United States. IceBurner is a fan without peer of the Monster Hunter video game series, a smash hit in Japan … Continue reading
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Gundam 00 In Depth: Ali-Al Saachez
I think I would be inconsiderate to reply to Velocity7’s answers to my “interview” questions without explaining who this guy, Ali-Al Saachez, is. Antagonist, And Proud Of It Imagine, for an instant, a war otaku who’s good at the real thing. … Continue reading
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Conversations: Gundam 00, Part 1
So Let’s Communicate Blogging is about communication. It’s essentially a conversation. But, it’s hard to have a one-sided conversation. I’ve decided to start a different kind: blogging interviews with people interested in different aspects of Japanese culture. In this case, … Continue reading
Anime Review: Heroman
So, Did It End Well? Hell, Yeah. I’ve been bullish on Heroman for some time. The only real question was if the final episode would live up to the high quality of show that this has become, managing to evade … Continue reading
Anime Review: Occult Academy (Seikimatsu Occult Gakuin)
Normally, I’d review an anime after it ends, but the climax of the show has come and gone with episode 12. So, I’ll proceed here and try not to do any spoilers per se. One Stop Occult Trope Shopping This … Continue reading
Anime Review: High School of the Dead
So, The Anime Is Over. High School of the Dead ran for twelve largely action-packed episodes filled with modern horror. By modern, I mean sailor fuku, panty shots, and extreme behavior by the humans in the midst of the zombie … Continue reading