It's Time to Duel! A History of Anime Card Games in the US!
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Pokemon! Yu-Gi-Oh! Dragon Ball Z! Sailor Moon...? From Ani-Mayhem to Zatch Bell, there have been some interesting anime properties that have made the transition to card board in the US.
Japanese Folklore & Mythology - a primer for enjoying films, anime, manga
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Get the most from Asian entertainment when you understand the cultural background. Come learn why it's smart to fart at a kappa and why to this day the Japanese answer the phone, "Moshi moshi"!
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Who are those four guys wandering in the background everywhere? What's the difference between bakemono and ayakashi? What are those little creatures that show up in your favorite anime? Get the most from your Asian entertainment when you understand the cultural background! Come learn why it's smart to fart at a kappa and why to this day the Japanese answer the phone, "Moshi moshi"!
Yasuri is the head of the Kyoto school of Japanese sword martial arts in the Edo era. He sets out for a trip to collect the twelve treasured swords created by a legendary swordsmith Shikizaki Kiki.
Kenichi Shirahama is always getting bullied. One day he meets a cute girl who helps him build the courage to begin training in many styles of martial arts at a mysterious dojo where she lives.
Sawako Kuronuma's one wish in life is to make friends, which is hard when everyone who meets her cowers in terror, due to her resemblance to Sadako from the Japanese horror movie series The Ring.
Discussion of the problems of adaptation decay across different media - manga, anime, games, prose, etc.
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Manga are turned into anime. Novels become anime. Video games, role-playing games and collectible card games become manga and anime. Manga and anime are turned into games. Sometimes the transformation works wonderfully, but sometimes the new version loses something essential. Join us for a discussion of the phenomenon of adaptation decay.
Macross Frontier marks the 25th anniversary of the Macross franchise. It is a direct sequel to the first series and Macross 7, taking place after the space war against the Zentradi.
Macross Frontier marks the 25th anniversary of the Macross franchise. It is a direct sequel to the first series and Macross 7, taking place after the space war with the Zentradi.