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Am I Addicted to Anime

WEBIf your anime watching and involvement in otaku life disrupts your ability to live, that is, work and socialize, you may have an addiction. If you don’t have any …

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Anime Visual Language Guide

WEBAnime has a visual language that shorthands character emotions and states of mind. The visual language comes from manga and its efforts to clarify the inner world …

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Understanding Japanese Talismans, Amulets, and Good-luck Charms

WEBJapan has charms for cat health, dog health, human fertility, good luck, prosperity, long life, and just about every other human concern. Good-luck charms and …

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5 Ways to Handle After-Anime Depression

WEBA walk gives your emotions time to cool if you are the type that gets emotionally involved with a story–or angry if it ends poorly. 3. Work on a Hobby. …

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Wabi Sabi by Beth Kempton

WEBKempton visits the origin of wabi sabi, defining each word and tracing its connections with tea. Four components make up wabi sabi: tranquility, harmony, beauty, …

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The Anime Community's Best Trait

WEBThe only way to improve is to be aware of problems so you can address them. However, the anime community has many positive traits too. The most important …

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Matsuo Basho's Life and Haiku

WEBMatsuo Bashō was born in 1644 in the town of Ueno to a minor samurai family. While he is best known for his haiku in the West, his travel journals broke ground …

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Forced Sterilization in Japan: Transgender and Disabled Face …

WEBUntil 1996, the Japanese government forcibly sterilized people with vision problems, hearing problems, intellectual disabilities, mental illnesses, and hereditary …

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Basho’s Travel Memoir, “The Narrow Road of the Interior”

WEBMatsuo Basho is known for his haiku, poetry consisting of 17 syllables divided into lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables. However, he is also famous for his travel …

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Final Letters of Kamikaze Pilots

WEBKilled in the Okinawa area on 28 April 1945 at age 23. Native of Hyogo Prefecture. Honorable Mother and Father, The difficulty of the journey you made to see …

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How To Stop Being a Weeb, a 12 Step Program

WEBWeebs or Weeaboo are defined by a lack of social boundaries, social skills, and an unhealthy obsession with Japanese media culture. The label is meant to be …

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What Does Waifu Mean

WEBWaifu refers to a fictional character an anime fan considers a wife or husband. There is a word for male characters female anime fans love: husbando.It is …

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You Are What You Watch. The Effect of Anime on the Mind

WEBThe Effect of Anime on the Mind. You’ve likely heard the saying “you are what you eat.”. Well, the stories you consume influence who you are as well. Your body …

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William Adams, the First Englishman in Japan

WEBIt took the loss of 5 ships and the death of over 75 crew members for the first Englishman, William Adams,. to set step onto Japan. His story inspired James Clavell to …

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The Pokemon Panic

WEBThe Pokemon panic remains a strange and isolated case in the already bizarre annals of the history of mass hysteria. Sources: Bartholomew, Robert E. Little …

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Sadako and her One-Thousand Cranes

WEBEven the sun is a threat. The book Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes captures the sorrow the 12-year-old must have felt. The book shows her as brave and …

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The Role of Satire: Crayon Shin Chan as an Example

WEBNow, the dub of Crayon Shin Chan differs from the Japanese. It’s Americanized so the satire resonates better, but the themes remain the same. Satire …

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