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Japan Stories それぞれの日本
A beautifully written patchwork of stories of contemporary Japan each of which focuses on and mainly revolves around one person with associated minor characters who, though obviously less…
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An interesting conjunction - How to Japanese - September 2023
"これいる？ vs. これ欲しい？" #learnjapanese
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Yuri Manga: Sore ha, Haru no Arashi no You ni, Volume 1 (それは、春の嵐のように)
Aoi is an office lady who dreams of a “normal life.” She tells her her friend that she wants to get married. Chi-chan appears to accept it. Aoi,…
Family of Strangers (閉鎖病棟 それぞれの朝, Hideyuki Hirayama, 2019)
A collection of patients at a psychiatric clinic eventually find new strength to accept themselves through mutual solidarity Hirayama’s empathetic social drama
アニメ業界の今とそのこれから – NAFCA代表ロングインタビュー
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Break Down That Wall / その壁を砕け / Sono kabe o kudake (1959)
Obscure Japanese Film #108 Izumi Ashikawa and Yuji Odaka in foreground Saburo (Yuji Odaka) is a young Tokyo garage mechanic who has been w...
How to Japanese Podcast – Episode 43 – それが
Ahoy! Here’s the podcast, kanjilubbers! This month I’m talking about the message behind the message, inspired in part by my high school calculus teacher, Dr. Collins. Check out…
いる vs ある #learnjapanese
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Twilight Saloon (たそがれ酒場, Tomu Uchida, 1955)
A generational divide echoes around a beer hall filled with a defeated sense of bonhomie until finally finding a point of rest in Tomu Uchida’s elliptical single set…
__ませんか vs Wouldn't You Like ___ #learnjapanese
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"Would it Be これがいりますか？" #learnjapanese
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Children of the Beehive: What Happened Next (その後の蜂の巣の子供たち, Hiroshi Shimizu, 1951)
In an interesting piece of meta docufiction, Hiroshi Shimizu revisits the Beehive a few years later to find out how the orphans live now.
Apart from Life (地の群れ, Kei Kumai, 1970)
Marginalised communities turn against each other while locked out of an increasingly prosperous society in Kei Kumai’s uncompromising post-war drama
Velvet Hustler (紅の流れ星, Toshio Masuda, 1967)
A gangster laying low realises there is no escape from his sense of ennui in Toshio Masuda’s post-modern re-imagining of his earlier Red Pier
"Should You Say あなたの物ですか？" #learnjapanese
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A Brother and His Younger Sister (兄とその妹, Yasujiro Shimazu, 1939)
A young man’s love of go ends up getting him into hot water at work in Yasujiro Shimazu’s surprisingly progressive shomingeki.
「商業vs同人」から「開かれた公的表現vs閉ざされた私的表現」へ
以前、同人誌とはなんだろうかという問いを2013年に発表した。2013年――同人誌の再定義あれから１０年が経った。 これまで商業誌と同人誌という区分けで日本のマンガ・アニメ・ゲームの世界を考えることが可能だったが、ネットとコロナ禍のためにこれが大きく変わったと兼光は考えてる。 最大の変化はプラットフォームとコミュニティが紐づけされなくなったのだ。以前は雑誌ごとに読者コミュニティがあり、よりデ…
The Voice Acting of Sore Ga Seiyuu!
DISCLAIMER: I do not own this video. Credits to LEGOF for the fansub. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOV9RxS8Rwhb_lejDThmQnw A side-by-side comparison of voice actresses in action. Recorded on the first take. Ichinose Futaba…
Episode 671: Kekkai, Sore wa Nai deshou!
This week on Anime Pulse we got an end to a subbing era, Japan being desperate for children, and being reincarnated into a poor family. Up first IRL…
Can You Say このぬいぐるみいる？ #learnjapanese
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行こう ikou VS 行きましょう ikimashou #learnjapanese
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今期で注目しているアニメ その他諸々
シングルの発売以来、リリリリさんのMaihimeをヘビロテしているけど、未だに「代替できない仲間」を「大体できない仲間」と聞き間違えてしまう。のは、ここだけの秘密です。どうもこんにちは、麦です。 さて、早くも4月がやってまいりました。ということは、もうすぐ新作アニメが雪崩を打って到来します。かれこれ20年程、アニメの海に溺れている者としては、その荒波に揉まれるのもやぶさかではないといいますか…
墓碑銘の楽しき混乱 A Fun Derangement of Epitaphs
KONOSUBA -An Explosion on This Wonderful World!, Stella of the Theater: World Dai Star, Yuri Is My Job!, Attraction, Maihime
Woman of Design (その場所に女ありて, Hideo Suzuki, 1962)
Post-war women find themselves constrained by a relentlessly patriarchal society in Hideo Suzuki’s workplace melodrama
カルト、腐敗、そして崩壊: 大敗北で日本の与党を有権者が拒絶。お尻叩かれた自民党の現状
故安倍晋三元首相の罪悪: 使途不明金、失敗した経済政策、そして旧統一教会との関係が彼の党を追い詰めた。 2024年の衆議院選挙で、自民党は苦杯を舐める結果となりました。1955年以来、ほぼ途切れなく政権を握ってきた自民党が、遂に崩壊の危機に瀕しています。与党がその腐敗スキャンダル、失敗した経済政策、そして最も批判されるべきは、統一教会との関係から逃れられなかったのです。日本のメディアはその側面に多く言及しませんが、旧統一教会が批判的な報道を行う新聞やメディアを訴え始めたためです。 自民党とその連立パートナーである公明党は、政権維持に必要な233議席を確保できず、214議席に終わりました。自民党自体は191議席に減少し、立憲民主党が148議席を獲得して、衆議院の最大の野党となりました。 [...]
Sorasoi (そらそい, Katsuhito Ishii, Shunichiro Miki, Yuka Osumi, 2008)
Students on a dance summer camp pick up a few lessons in authenticity and self-confidence while staying in an out of the way hotel in Ishii, Miki, &…
"Can I Say 温めてくれませんか at a Convenience Store?" #learnjapanese
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Dekisokonai Hime-tachi, Volume 4 (できそこないの姫君たち)
Fujishiro Nanaki, having been ostracized by her group of fashionable and popular girls, has found acceptance with the “nerd” group, Kurokawa’s friends Izumi and Iroha. Together th…
Difference Between ともだち (friend) vs ゆうじん (friend) #learnjapanese
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Kita no Onna ni Tamesaretai （北の女に試されたい）
Hokuryuu Aya, who is a tall, cool woman, meets Kuromizu Suzuka who is also a tall, cool woman and both are surprised that the other is as tall…
Dekisokonai no Hime-tachi, Volume 3 (できそこないの姫君たち)
In Volume 1, otaku and class loner Kurokawa Kaede is thrown together with school princess, Fujishiro Nanaki. In time-honored fashion, Fujishiro gives a radical makeover to the girl…
Touching the Skin of Eeriness 不気味なものの肌に触れる (2014) Dir: Ryusuke Hamaguchi
“Touching the Skin of Eeriness” turns from coming-of-age drama to supernatural mystery and is packed full of absorbing physical performances. 不気味なものの肌に触れる (2014) Dir: Ryusuke Hamaguchi…
Touching the Skin of Eeriness 不気味なものの肌に触れる (2014) Dir: Ryusuke Hamaguchi
“Touching the Skin of Eeriness” turns from coming-of-age drama to supernatural mystery and is packed full of absorbing physical performances. 不気味なものの肌に触れる (2014) Dir: Ryusuke Hamaguchi…
Duolingo's Weird Sentence #learnjapanese
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Duolingo Mispronounces "Sakura" #learnjapanese
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Red Post on Escher Street (エッシャー通りの赤いポスト, Sion Sono, 2020)
The extras reclaim the frame in Sion Sono’s anarchic advocation for the jishu life.
The Story of a Man Among Men (修羅の群れ, Kosaku Yamashita, 1984)
An intensely noble gangster attempts to preserve yakuza idealism in the turbulence of the mid-20th century in Kosaku Yamashita’s ninkyo eiga throwback
Inch Forward (走れない人の走り方, Su Yu-Chun, 2023)
An indie filmmaker experiences various setbacks while trying to complete her latest film in Su Yu-Chun’s cheerful dramedy.
Domains 王国 (あるいはその家について) (2019) Dir: Natsuka Kusano
Domains is a thoroughly absorbing drama thanks to excellent performances and its unique structure. Domains 王国 (あるいはその家について) (2019) Dir: Natsuka Kusano
"Can We Say ラーメンを食べないの？ to Offer Friends to Eat?" #learnjapanese
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Yuri Manga: Dekisokonai no Hime-tachi, Volume 2 (できそこないの姫君たち)
Last spring I took a look at a pleasant “opposites attract” school life Yuri romance by Ajiichi. In Volume 1, we met otaku Kurokawa Kaede and fashionable Fujishiro…
Common Japanese Mistake No. 5 ～そう
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Combining Japanese Verb Conjugations #learnjapanese
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Am I "Overcomplicating" Japanese? #learnjapanese
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Dear Etranger / 幼な子われらに生まれ
It’s no secret that divorce is messy and complicated, particularly when children are involved. From the child’s perspective, it may be the moment that you realize your parents…
Are Japanese Particles "Usually Required"? #learnjapanese
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Isn't Dinner 'Bangohan' in Japanese? #learnjapanese
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