Tag: otaku

Today is the best day of the month for the J-List staff, payday, so I thought I'd write a bit ...

I write often about how the Japanese love it when foreigners take an interest in their culture, and nothing is ...

It can be interesting to analyze the themes used in the creation of characters for anime and manga: the fiery ...

I get a lot of requests from people planning trips to Japan asking for places they should visit. For visits ...

J-List is based in Gunma, a landlocked prefecture in the exact center of Japan that's said to be shaped like ...

Today is the "birthday" of Hatsune Miku, the popular Vocaloid singer that has come to represent Japan in the eyes ...

As the anime industry has changed, with fans no longer willing to plunk down $800 to own a series on ...

Well, my wife has gone back to Japan, having spent a nice two weeks with me here in San Diego ...

Japan is, on the whole, a very safe place. The number of murders in the entire country is among the ...

One of the major themes of the past three decades of animation in Japan has been the movement away from ...

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

Today is Geek Pride Day, a special day for all of us to celebrate the nerdier side of life, from ...

Although I do my best to be a gentleman, there are times when I've inadvertantly been less than chivalrous to ...

It seems that a Japanese city can't be complete until it has a big tower for tourists to visit and ...

The word otaku has come to represent fans of anime, manga and 2D gaming culture, but the word is a ...

Over the weekend I went down to Tokyo to meet with some friends and have Osaka-style kushi-katsu, which is meat ...

One of the more enjoyable aspects of watching anime in the 21st century is seichi junrei or "making a pilgrimage ...

One of the more enjoyable aspects of getting used to life in Japan, at least coming from California, is the ...

Akihabara is the area of Tokyo famous for its Electric Town shopping district and for being the international center of ...

On Sunday I went to Costco, the American warehouse retailer that recently opened a store near the J-List office here ...

Yesterday I went to Akihabara on business, which is always more fun than sitting behind a computer screen at the ...

There are many Japanese customs associated with starting the new year off right, from praying for good fortune at the ...

Another big part of the year-end festivities for many is attending Comic Market, the sprawling doujinshi event held in Tokyo ...

Well, the first season of the I Have Few Friends anime has ended, although I wish it would go on ...