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Fruits Basket, my favourite Shojo
Fruits basket is a manga created by Natsuki Takaya and published in the magazine Hana to Yume. This manga was published for the first time in 1998 and ended in 2006. The series has 23 volumes. Fruits basket became so popular that they made an Anime series of 26 episodes in 2001 and in 2015…
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Japanese Arts & Crafts (Part 2)
We continue with the description of the main japanese Arts & Craft that we started in the previous post. 8. Japanese Fans The folding fan was invented in Japan. Japanese fans are considered a cultural item that are used in ritual, dance and festivals. They were also historically used as a weapon of war by the samurai. Japanese folding…
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Japanese Arts & Crafts (Part 1)
Japanese art evolved unique techniques, traditions and aesthetics as the country’s artists were isolated from the rest of the art world for centuries at a time. When Japanese art finally exploded onto the world stage in the 1860s, it changed everything. For example, Japanese art was one of the inspirations for the Impressionist movement in Europe and…
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Top 10 Anime Opening Theme Songs
This is a karaoke list that every otaku want. These are the best opening songs in Anime Thanks to WatchMojo.com Enjoy!
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Rosario to Vampire: a supernatural school comedy.
Rosario to Vampire is probably the manga that put Monster Girls in the mainstream but the manga was a lot more than just cute girls doing cute things. It had actual depth, stakes and action that the anime adaptation decided to completely gloss over. Rosario to Vampire is a perfect example of the source material…
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Izakaya: Japan’s Pub Culture
Izakaya are Japanese pubs. They vary greatly in style, price, menu and atmosphere. Approximately 1 out of every 5 restaurants in Japan can be considered an izakaya. People don’t commonly have house parties, dinner parties or backyard barbeques in Japan. Coworkers, friends and social clubs use izakaya as a venue for get-togethers. Izakaya are also…
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Top 10 Female Anime Characters
Welcome to our Top Ten Female anime Characters This time we bring you strong, safe, and dynamic girls who can fend for themselves. Thanks to WatchMojo.com Enjoy!
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Fairy Tail: the relationship between Grey and Juvia
I can say this without a doubt that the relationship between Gray and Juvia holds a special place in the hearts of many including my own. From the moment they met each other, they impacted each other’s life in a big way. After their encounter both the relationships and characters have gone through major changes.…
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The Art of Japanese Kanji
Kanјі was adopted from the Сhіnеse chаraсtеrs and has been used in Japаn as a wrіtіng sуstem for hundreds of уеars. Lеаrnіng Kаnјі isn’t really diffіcult, but it is very timе cоnsuming. To get to a lеvеl where you can rеad Kanјі in сontеxt rеquires daily praсtiсe for at least 6 mоnths to a уeаr.…
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Harajuku: Fashion stуle rebellіоn in Jаpan
Јаpan is not only fаmоus for its аutоmotivе and elеctronіс that has already sрread all over the world markеt, but it is also fаmоus for its lіfеstyle which is eхtrеme and sеduсe the уoungsters’ dеsire. This сulture is called Hаrајuku. Наrајuku refers to the аrea in the mіddle of Тоkyо, ехаctly around Нarајuku Stаtіon, in…