Learned Fangirl on TwitterI quit watching Gundam 00, about a month ago. The storyline was moving at a snail’s pace, even for a mecha show (which is known its glacial plot development) and there were too many characters to keep track of. I come back to it this weekend and a good quarter of the secondary [...]
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So if there was was an example of the mainstreaming of not just Japanese manga but dojinshi (amateur manga) and participatory media in the United States it’s this:
Travel company Pop Japan Travel has scheduled a tour to Comitia, one of Japan’s many dojinshi conventions. Not only that, participatnts who agree can have their dojinshi translated [...]
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With the return of much of late-night television, including the Daily Show and the Colbert Report, the writers’ strike will be ending soon, right? Not likely with the recent cancellation of the Golden Globes. Networks will be running out of new scripted shows (it seems like with the exception of original-flavor Law and Order), so [...]
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“Love the culture? Write a song about it. Then, use it to sell a handbag. “
Susan Scafidi’s summary of Gwen Stefani’s post-No Doubt career at Counterfeit Chic is incisive precisely because the lack of originality shown. Gwen’s co-optation (or misappropriation) of Japanese style, specifically the street styles of the Harajuku district of Tokyo, may be [...]
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