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Anime History - The Golden Age
The release of Space Battleship Yamato is often cited as the beginning of the Golden Age of AnimeThis shift towards space operas became more pronounced in…
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Anime History - Post War
Toei Animation and Mushi Productions Animation was founded and produced the first color anime feature film, Hakujaden (The Tale of the White Serpent,…
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ANIME HISTORY - THE 1970s
Anime History - The 70s During the 1970s, the Japanese film market fell apart due to competition from television. Toei slowly got out of the production of…
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Anime
Anime (アニメ) is a style of animation originating in Japan. Anime is characterized by character and background styles which may be created by hand or may be…
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J-Rock Japanese Rock Music
Japanese rock is a form of popular music, often abbreviated to "J-Rock" in much the same way that "J-Pop" is used as an abbreviation of Japanese Pop.…
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J-Pop Artist List
List of J-Pop artists: Numbers and Symbols 2 Days 2 PLATOON 3B LAB.☆ 3.6 MILK 4D-JAM 7 HOUSE 12. Hitoe 19 54-71 135 175R 0930 10,000 Promises. &G ∧ucifer…
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J-Pop History
J-pop is an abbreviation of Japanese pop. It refers to Western-influenced Japanese popular music. The term J-pop was coined by J-Wave, an FM radio…
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J-Pop & Popular Culture
J-pop music is an integral part of Japanese popular culture. It is used everywhere: anime, stores, commercials, movies, radio shows, TV shows, and video…
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Japanese Dance
There are many traditional dances in Japan, but the one of the most famous and common dances is the Bon dance, called "Bon Odori" in Japanese. People…
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Japanese Literature
Japanese literature spans a period of almost two millennia of writing. Early work was heavily influenced by Chinese literature, but Japan quickly…
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Japanese Folk Music
There are four main kinds of Japanese folk songs (min'yō): work songs, religious songs (such as sato kagura, a form of Shintoist music), songs used for…
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Lecture by Mr Fusanosuke NATSUME
Mr Fusanosuke NATSUME is the foremost manga (comic) critic of today and one of the few who systematically critiques Japanese manga and its industry. In…