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Episode 42: Keiichiro Hirano
Listen to Episode 42 of the Read Literature podcast. Transcript available. For the first time ever, RJL brings you information from an interview with a Japanese author—Akutagawa-winner Keiichiro…


RJL’s Interview with Keiichiro Hirano
Akutagawa-winning author Keiichiro Hirano was kind enough to sit down with Read Japanese Literature’s Alison Fincher for an interview on November 18, 2024 to talk about his life…


At The End of The Matinee by Keiichiro Hirano (Review)
I read from somewhere that book covers are suuposed to help boost sales… These two covers (Japan and Taiwan editions on top, USA edition on the bottom) show…


Transcript of Episode 30: Kenji Miyazawa
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Transcript of Episode 22: Fukushima Fiction
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Transcript of Episode 28: Haruki Murakami
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Transcript of Episode 37: Atomic Bomb Literature
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Transcript of Episode 23: Writing from Okinawa
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Transcript of Episode 27: Japanese Children’s Literature
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Transcript of Episode 29: The Stories of Studio Ghibli
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Oishinbo Episode 42
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Transcript of Episode 21: Sexlessness in Japanese Fiction
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Transcript of Episode 24: SF! Japanese Science Fiction
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Transcript of Episode 39: LGBTQ+ Stories from Japan
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Transcript of Episode 41: Christmas in Japanese Literature
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Transcript of Episode 25: Translating Japanese to English
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Transcript | Episode 0: An Introduction
Join Lucy and Robin as they embark on their epic reread/rewatch of all things CLAMP, transcribed from the full episode.
Episode 38 - Dr. Katsuya Hirano (UCLA)
In this episode, Dr. Katsuya Hirano (UCLA) recounts Japanese settler colonization of Hokkaidō during the Meiji Period, underlining the racialization and dispossession of indigenous Ainu inhabitants. We discuss…
Keiichiro Watanabe: Jujutsu Kaisen #02
Most of the time I do this kind of analysis on twitter because aside from reaching a larger audience much faster, I also feel less of a need…


Transcript of Episode 38: Japanese Crime and Mystery Writing
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Hugtto! Precure – Episode 42
Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today I’m eager to dive back into Hugtto! Precure, where I’m frankly hoping for some kind of irreverent, nonsensical…


Transcript | Episode 19: X vol. 1
This transcript has been lightly edited for clarity and readability, which basically just means I cut out some “ums” and some of the many, many, many times we…


Hirano and Kagiura Novel
Spun off from the low-key and charming Sasaki and Miyano, Hirano and Kagiura's light novel adaptation is, well, low-key and charming.


Transcript of Episode 40: LGBTQ+ Stories from Japan, part two
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Transcript of Episode 26: Translating Japanese to English, part 2
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Transcript of Episode 32: Misogyny and Yukio Mishima, part two
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Transcript of Episode 36: Zainichi Writers—Koreans Writing in Japan
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Transcript of Episode 31: Misogyny and Yukio Mishima, part one
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Healin Good Precure Episode 42
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Episode 42, "Into Final Phase!"
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Ahiru no Sora – Episode 42
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Episode 42, "Into Final Phase!"
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Transcript of Episode 43: Japanese Writers Standing Up to the State
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[Interview] Media Blasters – Toshihiro Hirano
This time, Toshihiro Hirano, the director of Rayearth anime and OVA, tell us the challenges of working on Rayearth anime. This interview is a nice complement to the…


Aya Hirano VERSUS Tomokazu Sugita
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Toshihiro Hirano and AIC studio
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Transcript of Episode 34: The End of the World! Japanese Apocalypse, part two
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Transcript of Episode 33: The End of the World! Japanese Apocalypse, Part One
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Transcript of Episode 35: The End of the World! Japanese Apocalypse, part three
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Aya Hirano, the voice of Haruhi announces her marriage
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[Interview] Wings of Hope – Toshihiro Hirano (Rayearth OVA Director)
It’s the only interview I have found in which director Toshihiro Hirano talks about the Special Edition of Rayearth OVA, Wings of Hope. What was the reason for…
Invaders of the Rokujouma!?, Vol. 42
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Review #42 – Hundred
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