Tag: manga

There are many approaches to studying a foreign language, including the Communicative Method, stressing verbal communication with other students, the ...

One common theme in anime is the dramatic and/or humorous tension that arises when girls are attracted to other girls. ...

Language reflects the society that creates it, and there are many interesting words that give us insight into Japan. I ...

Sometimes I think my family would make the basis for an interesting 4-koma manga series along the lines of Darling ...

I happened to see an article that officially declared anime and manga to be good ways of learning a foreign ...

It's time for a new anime season, even though I still haven't caught up with the previous one. There are ...

Last time I talked about how 謙遜 (ken-sohn, with a long vowel on the end), meaning humility, is considered an ...

One thing textbooks don't tell you about becoming bilingual in a language is the way you'll naturally come to internalize ...

I happened to see that popular actress Ayame Gouriki, famous for her energetic nature and boyish short-cut hair, was awarded ...

It's fun to look up odd place names, like Intercourse, Pennsylvania, Climax, Michigan, Whiskey Dick Mountain in Washington State or ...

This may not exactly come as a surprise, but I love anime fandom. It's a warm and comfortable place filled ...

One question I'm asked sometimes is, how do Japanese feel about otaku? Originally a semi-formal way to say "you" or ...

I've been a student of Japanese since that first day in 1987 when I started Higurashi-sensei's class at SDSU. (There ...

Two important concepts related to Japan are 建前 tatemae (tah-teh-mah-eh) and 本音 honne (hon-neh), which essentially mean "the facade or ...

It's fun to analyze the way anime, game and manga companies go about creating characters that will win the hearts ...

One of the more exotic aspects of Japan are its "love hotels," private hotels that couples can go to in ...

One thing about Japanese women which amuses my wife no end is their pre-conceived notions about what it's like when ...

One of the greatest names in the history of anime and manga is Matsumoto Leiji, creator of classic space operas ...

Kanji, of course, are the characters that communicate meaning in written Japanese, imported from China around the 4th Century A.D. ...

As an American living in Japan, I go about my day in a normal way, hitting the gym, filling my ...

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

I often write about a useful method for understanding Japan through the concept of kata, a word that can mean ...

Japan is starting to get into "Christmas mode" as cities turn on beautiful illumination in parks and other public areas ...

I like to watch late-night TV in Japan because there's always something interesting to see, like the show in which ...