So I started doing some doujinshi translation to help my Japanese out a bit. Needless to say it’s been a tiresome effort. Though it got me thinking – the acceptance (specifically, sale and distribution) of doujinshi in today’s day and age is a mystical thing. However, if you know anything about Japanese culture (and you […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So to wrap up this little series of “I am an American Japanese-student” (A tribute to Azrael’s old Outpost Nine article series “I am an English-teacher in Japan”), I decided to share my current perspective on my experience with Japanese education. I’ve been alluring to this in the past two articles, so here it is! […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
If there’s anything I’ve learned about Japanese culture, it’s that there is a time and a place for everything. The language doesn’t just have ~9 different levels of politeness on how to ask a question, its also supports the strict social norms for not asking about people’s individual thoughts, ideas, or emotions. The way you […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So after living in Japan for 4 months and I think I’ve gotten a very genuine exposure to the education system, daily life, and managing at least some interpersonal-ish relationships (it’s very hard with a language barrier to make Japanese friends, but more on that later.) As I am always writing about how I have […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So I really wanted to lighten the mood on this event with jokes, or even highlight the recent tragedy in addition to our Madoka podcast which was to come out today (along with my Madoka 10 post), but in the end I decided on a simple, unfunny, informative post. What I really want to talk about is […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So, as you guys know ggkthx subs has included a few commercials into their fansub releases. So, I thought I’d look into some other Japanese commercials…
Tasofro Frontier
Fly System
Pandadanpa
Innocent Key
UI-70
Silver Forest
Sonic Hybrid Orchestra
~xi-on~
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