Animania 2011
On Saturday, I went to Animania, an Australian festival celebrating Japanese pop culture. It was held in one of the big hotels in Melbourne. There were lots of people dressed up in costumes from Japanese animation and computer games. They had a quiz on anime, there was a chess game where people in costume were [...]
Posted by Aidan under Culture, Culture - Japan, Culture - Western | Permalink | No Comments »Isle of Man schoolgirl becomes an anime star in Japan
Rebecca Flint, 14 – aka Beckii Cruel – is an internet hit among anime fans and her debut album is tipped to top Japanese charts. Like most 14-year-old girls, Rebecca Flint likes to dress up and dance. But unlike most girls, she records and posts her performances on YouTube… http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/feb/07/rebecca-flint-anime-beckii-cruel Related Articles: The Japanese tourist [...]
Posted by Aidan under Culture, Culture - Japan, Culture - Western | Permalink | No Comments »New Books About Anime & Manga
The Rough Guide is a series of travel books and guides to different cultures. They have just released a Rough Guide to Anime and a Rough Guide to Manga. http://www.japantoday.com/category/book-reviews/view/manga-and-anime-roughed-up Related Articles: Top 60 Popular Japanese Phrases of 2010 Teaching Osaka-Ben to Foreigners Blood Types A rush to Himeji before renovations Please support my blog [...]
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