Tag: Anime

No country is without problems, and the list of challenges Japan faces in the 21st century is certainly not short. ...

It's fun to observe the way visual memes move from one anime series to the next, always evolving and changing ...

I'm currently enjoying the second season of Amagami, an anime based on a popular PS2 game in which you get ...

The current anime season in Japan continues to impress with its great lineup, which forces me to reschedule other activities ...

I started watching Another last night, a dark horror-themed anime which caught my eye because the characters were created by ...

Well, the first season of the I Have Few Friends anime has ended, although I wish it would go on ...

We hope you had a lovely Christmas with family and/or friends wherever you are in the world. We had a ...

The other day my son said, "I really hate rats. It's because of a rat that we don't get to ...

It's no surprise that the Japanese eat a lot of sushi, having invented it and all, and even in J-List's ...

Over the weekend my family and I attended the Christmas Candlelight Service at my daughter's school, a mission-kei (kei meaning ...

Over the years my son and I have had a great father-and-son relationship with Mobile Suit Gundam, watching the various ...

Anime is a funny place, where characters can have the most outrageous hair colors like pink or blue or blonde, ...

The other day I was driving in my Mazda Miata (which is called a Roadster here in Japan, though for ...

I like most things about living in Japan. The people are friendly, the food is good, and I'm never at ...

I'm a fan of the Nichijou anime and manga series, and was even before I discovered that, through a huge ...

Recently a customer posted a question on our Facebook page asking if there were any "realistic" anime series, which seemed ...

One question often asked is, why do anime characters look "Western"? Often Americans will perceive the "large eyes" seen in ...

When I was growing up, I remember thinking that they had arranged marriages in Japan, probably something I got from ...

There are many fascinating new technologies that come along, and you never know which will take off. The QR ("quick ...

I've spent the last few days with Mrs. J-List in Las Vegas, relaxing after a hectic time at Anime Expo. ...

The Fourth of July is a great summer "festival" in the U.S., a day to celebrate America's birthday, eat hot ...

Flying to the U.S. I passed through Narita International Airport, the principle air terminal for people in the Tokyo area ...

Summer has come to Japan, which means doing fun things like attending festivals, shooting off fireworks with the kids, drinking ...

Whenever I'm back in the U.S. I'm amazed at the huge number of channels available to cable TV viewers. While ...