February 2012
12 posts
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Akihabara - A Model of Development In Japan?
This could be the start of something or just another attempt to market Cool Japan. The Economy Minister of Japan, Motohisa Furusawa, believes that the Akihabara business model can be used in other areas.
Does this mean we’ll see idol groups singing to motivate factory workers? A big question is how will the otaku react to their way of life being used for the sake of the economy. Japan...
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Je Dois Avoir Mes Manga! Otaku Madness
For you manga fanatics out there, here’s a very funny and charming video from France, appropriately titled “Otaku Madness”, about one such individual (which I found via AnimeNation). FalCrow Production did a pretty good job of capturing the sorrows of a huge manga/comics fan when his reading material doesn’t arrive. In some ways, we’re somewhat similar to this fan....
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Two Years of Manga Therapy - Where To Go From Here
This week marks the 2nd year of Manga Therapy. I don’t know what to say, honestly. I’m very amazed at myself for keeping at it for so long. Though right now, a few things bother me.
I’m wondering whether I should change my writing style, move the blog to a Wordpress.org account, and how to promote my blog further. At times, I do look at my site analytics and say “Well,...
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The Omega-3 Is Strong In This One - CRIMSONS: The...
Many manga readers know that manga covers all types of subjects, so why not a story about a group of fish. A very unusual manga series called “CRIMSONS: The Red Navigators” is getting a great deal of attention in Japan. This tale of “hot-blooded ocean drama”, written by Takanori Kanno and published in Shonen Sunday Super, covers Shintaro, a young salmon, and his...
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In Russia, Anime (Supposedly) Kills You.
As a psychology enthusiast, this news really bothers me. Over the past couple of weeks, six Russian teenagers committed suicide. The thing was that these kids had the good life. So what happened? A well-renowned Russian child psychologist named Olga Makhovskaya, blames anime in an article published by “The Voice of Russia”.
Now why would she blame anime? One fact is that the teens...
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Another Issue For VIZ Media - What Can Replace...
Pop Quiz: What will happen when two of these iconic characters are eventually gone from the spotlight?
Wow, VIZ Media. They’ve been getting a lot of attention lately, huh? After reading Zach Logan’s editorial “The War On Manga”, I decided to browse the many comments on the entry. One excerpt from a comment stood out to me, especially given with how sales in the U.S....
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Manga Therapy on Pinterest
If anyone wants to know what I’m interested in (in the form of lovely images), be sure to check me out on Pinterest at:
http://pinterest.com/mangatherapy/
As you can see, my profile isn’t swarming with many pictures. Maybe I should post up pictures of pretty boys to please all the fujoshi since Pinterest IS mostly catered towards women.
Pinterest is still invite-only. If you want...
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Japan Is Awesome, Sexism, Women In Power, and...
Here are some goodies to read and share with friends.
Made Better in Japan - The Wall Street Journal takes a look at the rise of high-detail Japanese fashion, food, clothing, and service. Basically, Japan is incorporating many international styles and blending them into products that are just as good as the original source. It’s amazing to see how the country can make Brooklyn coffee...
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Tite Kubo - The Best Poet in Manga? The Poetry of...
With much of the hoopla surrounding the final arc of the BLEACH manga, I want to take a look at a feature of BLEACH that doesn’t get enough attention: the poems. Every volume of the manga has a poem centered around the character featured on its respective cover. A majority of these poems are very enlightening and one has to wonder about Kubo’s intentions in inserting them into the...
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Pirates and Hunters For the Win - MangaHelpers...
One of my favorite manga community sites to visit, MangaHelpers, recently had their awards event, the MH Manga Awards 2011, where users voted which manga series, characters, and moments ruled in their eyes. A wide variety of categories were available and there were a lot of good nominees that deserved to win. Without further ado, here were the winners:
Best Seinen: Vinland Saga by Makoto...
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ZETMAN PV Trailer: Two Tales of Justice
One of my favorite seinen manga series, Masakazu Katsura’s ZETMAN, comes to life this April! This is probably the only anime I’m looking forward to in the Spring 2012 anime season.
I’ve heard some crazy things about the series ripping off of Tiger & Bunny. It’s actually the other way around. Though I do feel that the ZETMAN anime may have never been green-lighted if...
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20 Things To Anticipate For The Next/Final Arc of... →
I normally do not reblog, but this is too good to pass up.
itsbleach:
To see much, much more just check out the Repeat and Reboot posts for everything, since this is just pick of some of what is to come!
The new arc kicks off immediately after the Lost Agent arc and will take place in an ‘Ice Palace’ located underground.
Grimmjow and Neliel (possibly…
Basically, everything will come...