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Category: Pop Culture
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Top 10 Anime in History
Anime is a medium that constantly presents various experiences, giving rise to various emotions and opinions, leaving a permanent or momentary mark on history and on ourselves. Our individual experiences aside, some anime have shaped the standard of the medium itself. We think that these animes that we present to you have paved the way… Read more
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Sumikko Gurashi cupcakes at Konbini
Lovely and colorful desserts are a way to celebrate our favorite kawaii characters, and Japan is the perfect place to take advantage of this. For example, Bandai often releases famous Japanese character desserts from brands like Sanrio and Disney. Bandai Candy has just released some desserts of the Sumikko gurashi characters from San-X. Sumikko Gurashi… Read more
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“ANIMATION × PARALYMPIC: Who is your hero?”
A series of animated short films produced by NHK, which they have called “ANIMATION × PARALYMPIC: Who is your hero?” , will promote the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo. Each episode features a different Paralympic sport. The project aims to introduce new Paralympic sports heroes through engaging characters and stories that will be created in… Read more
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“The Future I Saw” – Prophetic Manga by Ryo Tatsuki
Today we are going to talk about a very interesting topic that is about a prophetic mangaka, Ryo Tatsuki, who has predicted several events that have happened and others that are about to happen! Ryo Tatsuki began her professional career in the 1970s and in the 1980s she shared with the world that she had… Read more
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13 Experimental Shorts by Tezuka Osamu, Japan’s “Walt Disney”
Tezuka Osamu (1928-1989) is known as “the god of manga” in Japan. He created classics of Japanese animation for children and adults, in virtually every genre, from horror to romance to action. The amount of works Osamu accomplished in his lifetime is mind-boggling, with some estimates as high as 150,000 pages of manga. (You can… Read more
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Pokemon Celebrates its 25th Anniversary with a Colorful Interactive Display
To celebrate 25 years of its wonderful, ever-expanding world that began as an 8-bit game, an interactive exhibition called “Pokemon Colors” will travel to various cities in Japan, starting with Tokyo. Pokemon Colors will kick off at the Matsuya Ginza Department Store on July 22, and will include 4 interactive areas, an art workshop area,… Read more
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“Aiai-gasa” – The symbol of lovers
You have probably seen in anime or manga the symbol of “Aiai-gasa” (相合い傘) and it is the Western equivalent of writing a heart with the names of lovers inside it. “Aiai-gasa” comes from the kanji相合い(aiai) which means to do something together and傘(kasa) which means umbrella . What does this mean? Well, let’s explain it! (You… Read more
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Nintendo opens its Gallery Museum in Kyoto with completion scheduled for 2023
Mama mia! Nintendo announced on June 2 that it will open the “Nintendo Archive Gallery” (tentative name)” facility to display the products that have been released by the company throughout its history and is scheduled to be completed in 2023. The “Gallery Archive” will be built in the city of Uji, Kyoto, a factory that… Read more
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Manga “Jujutsu Kaisen” Draws Fans to Senkoji Temple
The growing popularity of the manga series ” Jujutsu Kaisen ” (呪術廻戦) has led fans of the series to visit the place associated with one of their favorite characters in a temple in central Japan. This site is Senkoji Temple in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, where Ryomen Sukuna , a two-headed, four-armed monster featured in Nihonshoki… Read more
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Themed installation opens in Yokohama with “life-size” Gundam statue
A themed installation featuring an 18-meter “life-size” movable statue of Gundam , a giant robot featured in a Japanese science fiction animation series, opened in the city of Yokohama. The new statue, which has more than 20 moving parts, was built at the Gundam Factory Yokohama complex after the 40th anniversary of the broadcast of… Read more