Archive for December, 2008
Susuharai ~Edo Period
->Japan gears up for New Year, Mainichi Japan, December 20, 2008
-> Susuharai at Higashi Honganji in Kyoto, December 22, 2008
Susuharai
Susu-harai (煤払い house cleaning) is a ritual cleaning ceremony. Priests and parishioners beat the dust out of the tatami in the large halls to prepare for the New Year.
The idea is the stains, physical [...]
Fighting Pandemic with Magnesium
Magnesium
Magnesium is a chemical element with the symbol Mg, atomic number 12, atomic weight 24.3050 and common oxidation number +2.
Magnesium, an alkaline earth metal, is the ninth most abundant element in the universe by mass. It constitutes about 2% of the Earth’s crust by mass, which makes it the eighth most abundant [...]
Magnesium : A Cure for Depression, Anxiety and other Conditions
Manga fans have been getting a fix of chemistry, with a new study guide starring moe personifications of the 118 elements making up the periodic table.
“The Periodic Table: Learning Basic Chemistry through Moe” (元素周期 萌（も）えて覚える化学の基本 Gensoshuki: Moete Oboeru Kagaku no Kihon) has sold 17,000 copies in the [...]
Revelation of a Destiny
Everyday is an Ἀποκάλυψις
Takeshi Kitano playing Hideki Tojo on Christmas eve
“The script read somewhat differently from the image of Hideki Tojo as we have known him…With special makeup on, I looked very much like Mr Tojo and I couldn’t help laughing…I felt as if Mr Tojo had descended on me and I was happy” said Kitano.
Wartime General Tojo [...]
Happy Birthday Kenshiro, and Happy Birthday to all the Warriors of Love.
Oskar von Reuenthal by Belial
Oskar von Reuenthal, one of the Twin Stars of the Empire. A military leader who turned against his superior, a friend who fought his friend. A man who despite all this remained loyal and noble to the end. Hail thee, Storm Eagle!
Via Pingmag
Originally, I went to Joshibi University of Art and Design, as I admired melancholic and expressive art by the likes of Takehisa Yumeji and Junichi Nakahara
Eiko Hanamura (えい子 花村)
Takehisa Yumeji
Born in Honjo village of Okayama prefecture in the south of Honshu island, Yumeji Takehisa reached an outstanding popularity in Japan. As a painter, illustrator [...]
While still a student, Kishimoto studied the work of some of the most famous manga artists and Japanese animators. In addition to “Dragon Ball” and “Akira,” he read, re-read and copied the drawings in Hiroyuki Okiura’s sci-fi fantasy “Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade,” Koji Kiriyama’s ninja tale “Ninku” and Masamune Shirow’s groundbreaking cyberpunk tale “Ghost in [...]
Without shadow, there would be no light
Beautiful Mad video. It’s fantastic to think Logh Love is spreading all around the world.
Shshd
a MAD for Reinhard and Oberstein in Legend of the Galactic Heroes made by shshd——Yeah, it’s me,one of the 銀英 FANs from China!
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