Tag: Macross

One reason I believe anime became so popular around the world is that it's a medium that's free to tell ...

You never forget your first, they always say. My first anime shower scene was the Macross "Do You Remember Love?" ...

The anime industry has certainly gone through changes over the years. You could break it down into different eras, perhaps ...

I've written before about the way Japan-related fandom can be a place where dreams come true. Many of Japan's professional ...

One thing I like about the Japanese is how creative they are with language. The other day I was choosing ...

One big trend over the past few years has been "otaku marketing," tying product brands to anime series that fans ...

Well, we've come to the end of another year. 2012 was a great year for us at J-List, with lots ...

As a card-carrying fan of oldschool Japanese animation and pop culture, I make it a point to enjoy both cool ...

It's a glorious time for me as an anime fan, thanks to the new Space Battleship Yamato series that started ...

I've written before about my amusing interactions with Tomo, the J-List employee who keeps our site stocked with DVDs, import ...

One of the more unique aspects of Japanese animation has always been the tendency for certain series to feature nudity, ...

One of the first impressions foreigners living in Japan may get is that everything is "about death." This is likely ...

Each language has features which make them unique. Some languages like Chinese or Thai are highly tonal for example (Japanese ...

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

If the anime of the 80s can be summed up as stories about mankind's grand future in space (Gundam, Macross, ...

Last year I had a bit of a family reunion in San Diego, and I got to see several family ...

Anime has certainly changed a lot since 1979, when I encountered Star Blazers/Space Battleship Yamato, the first animated series from ...

Happy Moe Day! Due to the way the kanji for moe looks like the characters for "10-month 10-day" or October ...

While the average Japanese person on the street may think there are "a lot" of foreigners in Japan, in reality ...

One of the more welcome aspects of the Japanese people is their tendency to be humble, a trait you observe ...

I'm one of the lucky few people in the world whose job it is to watch anime, and I've been ...

One of the highlights of Anime Expo was having the president of famed game and anime creator Nitroplus come out ...

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

There are many good things about living in Japan. It's a safe country, and you'll never experience fear here, except ...