Japanese pop culture
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MANGA REVIEW: Reboot: X-Men goes kawaii
July 15, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
X-MEN MISFITS By Raina Telgemeier and Dave Roman Art by Anzu (New York: Del Rey, 2009, 192 pp., $12.99 paperback) “X-men Misfits” ironically describes itself by its title succinctly. The […] READ MORE
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MANGA REVIEW: Time to get schooled
July 15, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
ROSARIO + VAMPIRE: SEASON II VOL. 1 By Akihisa Ikeda (San Francisco: Viz Media, 2010, 184 pp., $9.99 paperback) School is back in session. “Rosario + Vampire: Season II” is […] READ MORE
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MANGA REVIEW: A walk on the wild side
July 15, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
ARATA: THE LEGEND VOL. 1 By Yuu Watase (San Francisco: Viz Media, 2010, 208 pp., $9.99 paperback) Yuu Watase, the acclaimed author of other manga series such as “Fushigi Yuugi” […] READ MORE
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MANGA REVIEW: A collection from the legend
July 15, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
A DRUNKEN DREAM AND OTHER STORIES By Moto Hagio (Seattle: Fantagraphics Books, 2010, 288 pp., $24.99, hardcover) Moto Hagio is certainly one of the world’s leading artists when it comes […] READ MORE
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State of the Industry A Q & A with Fred Schodt on the end of the anime and manga boom
July 15, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
Fred Schodt is a well-known expert on Japanese popular culture. He was one of the first to write about manga in English, and was Osamu Tezuka’s personal translator for both […] READ MORE
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Cosplay, transcending the fourth wall and more
July 15, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
With the rising popularity of anime and the subsequent rise in popularity at such anime conventions as Anime Expo and Fanime Con in California, the practice of cosplay became a […] READ MORE
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‘One Piece’ Manga Enjoys Unprecedented Popularity
December 17, 2009 by Nichi Bei Web
TOKYO — The popularity of a manga comic titled “One Piece” remains unceasing with the circulation of the latest 56th volume put on sale this month totaling 2.85 million copies, […] READ MORE
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