There’s a sort of derogatory attitude taken by people in the US and Japan over China. The nation, not to make light of their questionable ethics, is beleaguered with bad press. In Japan’s case, it’s the recent debacle over the fishing boat collision last year, as well as mounting concerns over China’s haughtiness since being […]
Animangos
February 1, 2011 by 5 Comments
So there’s recently been this onslaught of people calling into question the term of animu and mangos; one is a corruption of the word “anime†which is, itself, a truncated form of “animation†that Japanese people use; the other is a fruit that sounds vaguely like “manga.†I personally don’t have a problem calling anime […]
Why is this here? This is terrible
January 12, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Some people calling themselves artists decided to melt together a bunch of anime figurines in the form of an even larger figurine or whatever those other shapes are (in some attempt at being “meta” probably). The end result is an atrocious mess of colorful plastic that I imagine is reminiscent of Takashi Maurakami, or an […]
Larry Hama and the making of a ‘real American hero’
July 29, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Every so often, a Hollywood movie studio makes plans to bring a popular property — be it a comic book, toy or TV series — to the big screen. Fans then fervently follow news of project developments, eager to learn the names of the screenwriter, director, and actors, or to glean script details. When Paramount Pictures […]
TOM YASUMI: From Tokyo to SpongeBob in 44 years
July 15, 2010 by 2 Comments
Tom Yasumi has worked in animation for the past 22 years, his entire professional life. He is currently an animation director for the hit cartoon series, “SpongeBob SquarePants.†He’s worked on many of Nickelodeon’s popular shows, including “The Rugrats†and “Rocko’s Modern Life.†He has worked on “SpongeBob†for the past 12 years. He was […]
MANGA REVIEW: Reboot: X-Men goes kawaii
July 15, 2010 by Leave a Comment
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 comic is a misfit in itself within the world of Marvel’s hit X-Men series. Through the frame of a shoujo-manga artist, this original English manga […]
MANGA REVIEW: Time to get schooled
July 15, 2010 by Leave a Comment
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 back for its second year. This continuation of the original series starts off with Tsukune Aono returning to Yokai Academy for his second year. All […]
MANGA REVIEW: A walk on the wild side
July 15, 2010 by Leave a Comment
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†and “Ayashi no Ceres,†is no stranger to fantasy settings, but “Arata: The Legend†serves as her first foray into comics for boys. In “Arata,†[…]
MANGA REVIEW: A collection from the legend
July 15, 2010 by Leave a Comment
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 to shoujo manga (comics for and about girls). Born in 1949, she is one of “the magnificent forty-niners,†a group of shoujo manga artists that […]
State of the Industry A Q & A with Fred Schodt on the end of the anime and manga boom
July 15, 2010 by Leave a Comment
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 the man and his comics. His first book, “Manga! Manga! The World of Japanese Comics,†was published in 1983, and is still an invaluable resource […]
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