Tag: Anime

One of our favorite recent anime series is I Have Few Friends, known by its requisite four-syllable nickname as Haganai, ...

One thing you have to know about the Japanese people: they really love rice. The Japanese eat it with most ...

The Japanese use English in many ways in their daily lives, for expressing words related to automobiles or technology, for ...

I have a lot of respect for companies that work hard to understand the countries they do business in, and ...

It's funny how people often come to associate place names with products. The first time I visited the city of ...

One the less memorable anime series of 2010 was Sora no Woto ("Sound of the Sky"), which can be described ...

Japan is a country with no guns at all...or so I thought when I arrived here in 1991, and learned ...

Tomorrow marks the start of Golden Week, a cluster of Japanese holidays that usually fall near each other. In theory, ...

It's funny, the things about Japan that delight foreigners who come here. The unique sound of a Japanese train crossing, ...

We've got a slightly irregular update schedule since I'm traveling this week, but don't worry, the J-List staff has posted ...

I really enjoyed the Haruka arc of Amagami SS+, especially all the jokes related to foreigners, which were hilarious and ...

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. ...