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Protected: Japan’s National Parks offer immersive experiences in extraordinary environments
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Eating Among the Trains
Continuing my visit to train and train-adjacent locales in Japan, here are my thoughts on two eateries in and around Tokyo: Platinum Fish Cafe and Curry Niagara. Platinum…
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The Otakusphere: Speculation, space trains and fezes are cool
Here we are again at the end of the latest week of coronavirus craziness. We should coin the term coronavirus cabin fever because alliteration is awesome. Or cool…
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Japan’s Golden Week 2023 Brings Long Lines, Traffic Jams
Things appear to be "back to normal" for Japan's extended Golden Week holiday - and the result is jam-packed tourist traps.
Protected: Sustaining the Future of Hiroshima’s Traditions and Ecology
Hiroshima was perhaps a natural choice for the G7 Summit, with its solemn history from WW2 and its forward-thinking goals toward a sustainable future.
Lotus Eaters and Steam Trains: The Myth of the Galaxy Express
Author’s note: I wrote this after watching the first 10 episodes of the show. If there is anything further on that contradicts this, I apologize. Galaxy Express 999…
Protected: Fall 2022 Preview and Video Companion
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Magnificent Mom’s of Anime!
In North America, once every year, on a special Sunday in May, everyone spends the day trying to express to the Mom figures in their lives how much…
Otsuki: The Gateway to Mount Fuji
Looking for an escape from Tokyo? Explore Otsuki in Yamanashi Prefecture and discover the charms of small-town Japan at the foot of its tallest mountain.
The Kojiki and Japan’s Earliest Literature
Kobayashi Eitaku, Izanagi and Izanami, c. 1885Via Wikimedia Check out the Read Japanese Literature podcast. Episode 1: The Kojiki—Gods having sex, founding of the imperial dynasty, and some of…
The Magnificent Grand Scene Volume 6 Review
Title: The Magnificent Grand Scene (Kenrantaru Grande Scene)Genre: Sports, slice of life, dramaPublisher: Akita Shonen (JP), Media Do (US)Creator: CuvieSerialized in: Champion RedTranslation: Momosuke, IncRelease Date: May 21, 2019 Kanade and Shoko’s performance of Pizzicato…
The Magnificent Grand Scene Volume 9 Review
The Magnificent Grande Scene volume 9 provides enough balance in continuing to develop its cast while still maintaining its sharp edge in storytelling.
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Rivalries, money, competitiveness and fun somehow manage to collide in The Magnificent Grande Scene Volume 7, where it's all Youth America Grand Prix time!
The Magnificent Grand Scene Volume 8 Review
A combination of intense competition, character growth and wonderful artwork define Volume 8 of The Magnificent Grand Scene.
The Magnificent Grand Scene Volume 10 Review
The Magnificent Grand Scene Volume 10 highlights language barriers and mental challenges as Kanade's trip to Marseille tests her physically and mentally.
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The Magnificent Grand Scene Volume 5 Review
Title: The Magnificent Grand Scene (Kenrantaru Grande Scene)Genre: Sports, slice of life, dramaPublisher: Akita Shonen (JP), Media Do (US)Creator: CuvieSerialized in: Champion RedTranslation: Momosuke, IncRelease Date: March 26, 2019 With a sprained ankle, Kanade…
The Magnificent Grand Scene Volume 4 Review
Title: The Magnificent Grand Scene (Kenrantaru Grande Scene)Genre: Sports, slice of life, dramaPublisher: Akita Shonen (JP), Media Do (US)Creator: CuvieSerialized in: Champion RedRelease Date: December 18, 2018(Note: To finally (or hopefully!) close the loop on…
Protected: VTuber Spotlight: Ecotone
We had the pleasure of interviewing Ecotone. Learn how they introduced themselves, and what they had to say about their streams.
Demon Slayer the Movie-Mugen Train: All Aboard?!
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Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train – All Aboard
In 2020, and what I believe to be the first time ever, the highest grossing film of the year wasn’t American. It wasn’t Chinese, either, which one could…
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Banana Fish and The Golden Sheep
Whoops, it’s been two week and I completely forgot to edit this episode, so here’s what’s about to be two episodes in quick succession! Hope you don’t mind.…
Protected: LiA Bespoke Project – The Chrysanthemum Taboo
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Love, Chunibyo and Other Delusions!: Take on Me: Planes, Trains and Automobiles
We have watched the first two seasons, but there is still a movie! The ride has had many ups and downs, plenty of good and plenty of ‘meh’,…
In Defense of Gateway Anime
Yes, it’s true There are a lot of cynical people in the anime community that think you’re a tasteless noob if you just so happen to love a…
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Roughest Sport Out There Sailor Moon, Dragonball Z were among my classic staples as a kid but there was a show that lead me down the weird avenue…
Closing the Underworld’s Gateway: Hunter x Hunter and Avoiding a Developmental Death
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Shinkalion and Japan’s Railway Museum
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Fanart Friday: Kakashi Trains with Tsunade
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This Week in Anime - All Aboard the Mugen Train!
Demon Slayer: The Movie: Mugen Train was the biggest film of 2020 and it finally made its way from theaters into living rooms. Nick and Steve take on…
Protected: IDOLM@STER Streaming Picks
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The Haunted Bookstore – Gateway to a Parallel Universe
Information for the light novel series The Haunted Bookstore – Gateway to a Parallel Universe. The official English release is from Seven Seas.
Golden Boy and Aim for the Ace
Welcome back to sports anime!! We had too little sports anime talk for a while because we were talking about our top five movies and top five anime…
Golden Boy and Aim for the Ace
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Turn A Gundam Staff, Production, and Episode Analyses – Episode #29 “Two Aboard the Soleil”
Turn A Gundam’s twenty-ninth episode was broadcast on Fuji TV on October 28, 1999. Turn A Gundam’s twenty-ninth episode was broadcast on Fuji TV on October 28, 1999.
Protected: The Backlog: a Third Year in Review
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Protected: Traveling for well-being through water, woods, and wilderness
Japan’s wide range of natural environments offers travelers a rich choice of ways to improve their well-being and engage with their surroundings. Well-being tourism is a type of…
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Dr. STONE S3 8 – [The Trump Card Aboard the Science Vessel]
Welcome all, to another week of Dr. STONE! This week we meet our major antagonists, figure out their relationship with the island, and most of all see the…
Protected: [REVIEW] Intimate Disconnections: Divorce and the Romance of Independence in Contemporary Japan
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Otafu Susume 53 – All Aboard the Chaos Train! (Bullet Train)
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Trains: an introspection on art as discourse
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Japan’s sex industry exists because of the narrow definition of prostitution found in the 1956 law that ended licensed prostitution in Japan. Namely, the law defines sex as…
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