Tag: Anime

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 ...

I like to post various things to my Twitter feed, including various observations about Japan as well as info on ...

Japan is a unique language in that so many of its words come from English or (depending on the era) ...

Japanese are fond of attaching events to dates, and whenever I get in my Mazda MPV, my "car navi" greets ...

Anyone who's watched more than a few anime series is probably familiar with the common trope of the token character ...

We're extremely happy to announce that the long-awaited eroge Deus Machina Demonbane is finally shipping! One of the most awesome ...

I have a friend named Josh, and I call him "Josh," but if we were Japanese I'd probably have some ...

I write often about the interesting ways Japan influences the West and vice versa. When the Matrix was released in ...

This Sunday is the day to do something special for that most excellent of people, your mother. The custom of ...

Every gaijin who speaks some Japanese knows the agony of accidentally using the wrong word of nihongo at an embarrassing ...

You never know what wacky thing Japan will think of next. As Japanese get older, the divorce rate is on ...

Dealing with Japan often involves encountering new paradigms, a concept I encountered when I came to Japan as an ESL ...

One of the best things about making a visit to Japan is going to the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, Tokyo. ...