The Magical Country of Otakustan, where Dreams Come True
Recently I talked about how the members of the wider online community of people fascinated with Japan and its popular ...
Recently I talked about how the members of the wider online community of people fascinated with Japan and its popular ...
The new Macross Frontier "Wings of Goodbye" (Sayonara no Tsubasa) movie opened yesterday, and being a dedicated Japan blogger and ...
In other news, I'm happy to announce that, okagesama de, my son passed his high school entrance exams. Since his ...
It's been another unbelievable roller-coaster of a year for all of us a J-List, a time of learning new things ...
The rapid changes brought by the Internet have forced just about every industry to adapt. Anime is no different, and ...
Over the weekend my family and I went down to Yokohama to check out a high school we might be ...
It was a year ago Saturday that Crayon Shin-chan creator Yoshito Usui died after falling 100 meters down a sheer ...
"If Burger King married Dairy Queen, their child would be Jack in the Box." This bit of wisdom was uttered ...
One of the highlights of Anime Expo was the concert given by the two singers of Macross Frontier, the 25th ...
I'm enjoying my time in San Diego, doing various family-related things right now. The other day a couple of friends ...
If you've ever spoken with a Japanese person at length, you may have noticed them making strange "agreeing noises" while ...
I saw the news that Robotech creator Carl Macek had died on Saturday, making it a sad day for all ...
The Japanese use a great number of English words in their daily speech, often changing their nuances to fit a ...
Anime and manga are extremely visual media which communicate strong emotions through meticulously designed characters. To make their creations more ...
The J-List crew had fun at our official company New Year's Party on Friday, consuming lots of good food and ...
This has really been an awesome year to be an anime fan in Japan. In addition to the usual stream ...
It's fun to observe how the social trends of each era are reflected in the anime being produced at the ...
It's not every day a Macross movie comes out, so my son and I headed down to our local theatre ...
People who study marketing know that competitions often come down to two companies, like Coke and Pepsi for carbonated sugar ...
An interesting thing has happened to anime over the past few years: it's become quite common to see well-known products ...
Another tragedy struck the anime world, with the news that Kazuhiko Kato, the composer of the "Do You Remember Love?" ...
Over the weekend I had some fun with my copy of Macross Ultimate Frontier, a superb game for the Sony ...
It's time to mark a very special anniversary which has meant a lot to many of my generation. While you ...
The most interesting kickboxer in Japan would have to be Yuichiro "Jienotsu" Nagashima, an avid anime fan and cosplayer who ...