Tag: Anime

It's fun to analyze the various social rules at work in Japan, most of which are completely invisible to Japanese ...

One the more interesting shows this anime season has been Papa no Iu Koto wo Kikinasai!, aka PapaKiki!, aka Listen ...

One show I've been enjoying this season has been Rinne no Lagrange, a fun-fun moe mecha anime with some yuri ...

The Japanese are masters of influencing emotions using voice, and I'm often amazed at the eerie beauty of the voices ...

It's funny the way a person's perceptions of a place can be influenced by stereotypes. For example, there are many ...

When it comes to anime, there are two sides to my personality. On the one hand, I make a point ...

The other evening I was sitting in front of the TV, wanting to watch some lighthearted and relaxing anime, so ...

The current anime season is an extra-good one, with several interesting series I want to follow, and I've had to ...

Anime is a highly stylized art form featuring characters designed to appeal to viewers on different levels, and it's fun ...

One reason I like anime is that it's a very visual medium in which futuristic and/or fanciful ideas can be ...

Is it possible to understand the Japanese through the relationship they have to their feet? Let's give it a try. ...

I often write about the kokumin-sei or "national character" of the Japanese. By and large they're a harmonious people, preferring ...

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, ...