Japanese animation: Kokoro Connect Kanako Itamae and Walter Sebastian Modern Tokyo Times Kokoro Connect is a very gentle anime series which focuses on five main characters. The one binding feature of these individuals is that they are all members of the Cultural Research Club. Therefore, the interconnections and new forces which enter their lives [...]
Tokyo and anime Bill 156: After more than 1 year and no real impact James Jono and Hiroshi Saito Modern Tokyo Times The Governor of Tokyo, Shintaro Ishihara, was adamant that Bill 156 would stem the tide of extreme sexual depictions of children in Japanese anime and manga. Other individuals countered that Bill 156 [...]
Japanese classic animation film: Looking deeply into war through the eyes of children Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Grave of the Fireflies is a very moving animation film which focuses on the innocence of children and the brutality of war. It is a film which blends into reality and it is easy to forget [...]
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Victoria Centeno models in stunning Hatsune Miku cosplay Michel Le Bon and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Victoria Centeno (http://www.victoriacosplay.com/) is a stunning cosplayer from the United States and in these images she shows the grace of herself and connects easily with the fans of Hatsune Miku. In the world of reality and unreality, [...]
Japanese anime: We Still Don’t Know the Name of the Flower We Saw That Day Michel Lebon and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Animation in Japan is admired throughout the world and Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai (We Still Don’t Know the Name of the Flower We Saw [...]
Onmyōdō: Ancient Magic in Japan (Film, Manga, Anime, Novels and Games) By Ledia Runnels Mysterious Japan The magic and mystery of onmyōdō and the onmyōji, who practice the ancient art, are an esoteric combination of Wu Xing, Yin and Yang, Taoism, Buddhism and Shintoism. It came to Japan in the fifth and sixth centuries. In the popular culture of film, manga, anime novels and video games, there are a [...]
Onmyōdō: Ancient Magic in Japan (Film, Manga, Anime, Novels and Games) By Ledia Runnels Mysterious Japan The magic and mystery of onmyōdō and the onmyōji, who practice the ancient art, are an esoteric combination of Wu Xing, Yin and Yang, Taoism, Buddhism and Shintoism. It came to Japan in the fifth and sixth centuries. In the popular culture of film, manga, anime novels and video games, there are a [...]
Hatsune Miku is the perfect girlfriend! Reality or unreality? Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times In Japan it is sometimes difficult to understand the concept of life and death in a nation where more than 30,000 people kill themselves a year. Yes, despite the brutality of the March 11 earthquake which unleashed the tsunami [...]
Tokyo: Anti-Anime and Manga Bill to be enforced on July 1st Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Shintaro Ishihara, the Governor of Tokyo, remains adamant that Bill 156 is a step in the right direction in stemming the tide of extreme sexual depictions of minors in Tokyo. Therefore, the anti-Anime and anti-Manga Bill [...]
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