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Rurouni Kenshin
The Heart of Japanese Culture, Part 1
You can’t take the Shinto out of Japanese culture, thus it plays a frequent and vis...
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Posted Apr 19, 2007 | Comments (5) | Bangs (2)
Gundam
Hot Anime Podcasting Action!
I don’t think anyone can disagree that podcasting has changed audio entertainment. ...
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Posted Apr 12, 2007 | Comments (0) | Bangs (0)
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Boys Love and Hate
Today, we turn towards perhaps one of the most vocal niches in otakudom: the lovers of sh...
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Posted Apr 05, 2007 | Comments (0) | Bangs (1)
Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter in HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE (2005).
In Search of the Otakukin
Most web-savvy readers will be familiar with the term “Otherkin,” a term used...
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Posted Mar 29, 2007 | Comments (10) | Bangs (2)
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Super Sentai Action Hour!
Today, we look at a staple of Japanese live-action TV. Super Sentai and other tokusatsu s...
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Posted Mar 22, 2007 | Comments (8) | Bangs (1)
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AMVs: Easy as 1, 2, 3!
Anime music videos, fan-made videos where music is paired to anime video clips, have a un...
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Posted Mar 15, 2007 | Comments (2) | Bangs (2)
Hentai
Scratching Your H-Itch
A warning for all sensitive readers: this week’s column looks at the pervy side of ...
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Posted Mar 08, 2007 | Comments (2) | Bangs (1)
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Pop Goes The World
You can’t avoid the J-pop (Japanese pop) music when you go to a convention. The CDs ...
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Posted Mar 01, 2007 | Comments (1) | Bangs (1)
Chobits
Independent Inc.
In the US, the 90s saw to the rise of the independent comic industry. Now, don’t g...
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Posted Feb 23, 2007 | Comments (0) | Bangs (0)
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Sharing the Love
I did intend to talk about something serious and factual this week, you know, with techni...
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Posted Feb 15, 2007 | Comments (0) | Bangs (0)