APH X Nyan Koi

Music : Nyan Koi OP – “Nyandaful! (にゃんだふる！)” by Yui Sakakibara

” I think all the boys wanted to be Herlock.”

Mainichi : Could you please conclude with a general statement about manga and anime?

Simona Stanzani : I think that manga and anime are a very important part of Japanese culture, and that, at their highest level, they have a pivotal role in modern communication art.

It is time to get rid of the ancient, outdated concept of “if you read manga you become stupid” or to consider them mere commercial entertainment; of course a big share of them is made to sell, but even the most commercial titles do have artistic and cultural value.

Japanese should be proud of anime and manga, because they are very strong and unique means of expression, and a symbol of excellence for Japanese culture in the world.

Manga fascination: An interview with translator Simona Stanzani, Mainichi, November 21, 2009

Archeologist Nico Robin

Emperor Akihito, marking the 20th anniversary of his coronation Thursday, says he is concerned young people are forgetting their history.

“What worries me most is that the history of the past will gradually be forgotten. The reign of my father began at a very difficult time. There are many lessons that we can learn from the 60-some years of his reign. He viscerally knew the importance of peace“.

Emperor, on 20th anniversary of accession, concerned young people forgetting history, 12th November 2009

School Rumble X Natsu no Arashi!

Lex Luthor ~ Hero Of Humanity

Not a man.

Not even close.

Yet most accept him like a member of the family. Grown-up little girls and boys, certain that the uncertain will bully them, find comfort in their…big brother from an another planet.

He’s made himself appear so much like us he has almost everyone forgetting he’s not one of us.

Almost.

Lex Luthor in Lex Luthor: Man of Steel

Those with power can wipe the past clean, and can rule the future.
Master Erigor

How History is Written…

In writing these plays, Shakespeare had nothing to help him except the standard history books of his day. The art of the historian was not very advanced in this period, and no serious attempt was made to get at the exact truth about a king and his reign. Instead, the general idea was that any nation that opposed England was wrong, and that any Englishman who opposed the winning side in a civil war was wrong also.

History Is Written by the Victors, Insights, 1994

A good gaijin obeys the law, the police caution – ”It is best for orderly society.”

A Good Gaijin Obeys, NYT, April 17, 1988,

Haruhi-sama is not amused

Manga Compared to a Plague

Israel Punzano : Lo que parece seguro es que a este ritmo dentro de poco estaremos todos leyendo manga. El éxito del cómic japonés entre los jóvenes no presagia nada bueno para los autores europeos.

Moebius : El manga es una plaga. La invasión ha sido total, como demuestra las cuotas de mercado que ha conseguido. Es una epidemia. Me recuerda a lo sucedido con las abejas de la Amazonia que suben hasta Norteamérica y matan a las especies autóctonas. En Francia, los camarones han desaparecido porque echaron en nuestras aguas una especie foránea que acabó con ellos. Los nuevos también están buenos, pero no son los mismos… Tienen un acento espantoso. El problema es que el manga llega a Europa, pero el cómic europeo no va a Japón. Eso es lo injusto.

“El ‘manga’ es una plaga”, El Pais, 15/11/2009

Google Translation

Israel Punzano : What seems certain is that at this rate, soon we’ll all be reading manga. The success of Japanese comics among youth does not bode well for European authors.

Moebius : Manga is a plague. The invasion has been complete, as demonstrated by market share that has been achieved. It’s an epidemic. It reminds me of what happened to the bees that go up the Amazon to North America and kill native species. In France, the shrimp have disappeared because they threw in our waters a foreign species that killed them. New also are good, but not the same … They have an awful accent. The problem is that the manga comes to Europe, but European comics is not going to Japan. That is wrong.

“El ‘manga’ es una plaga”, El Pais, 15/11/2009

See Also : Axis Powers Hetalia ~ Korea Declares War on Otakudom over Anime Dispute

The most important pattern that I am trying to show here is that the fourth pillar is the greatest tool for diverting public attention away from what really matters. As readers and interested citizens of the world, we should strive to learn about those events that are pushed to the back pages.

Media is the 4th Pillar of Power – Looking Beyond the Fireworks, Alexey Sazonov, Russia Today, 14 November, 2009

Happy is Happy

Furry Fandom

Anthrozoologist, Kathy Gerbasi, who studies human-animal interactions and furries, has witnessed furry interaction first-hand.

“People say that being in a fur suit allows you to do things you might not otherwise do, like dance in public, clown around, give people a hug,” she says.

Who are the furries? , BBC, 13 November 2009

Happy

Happy (ハッピー) is a blue, talking cat with the ability to use magic. Series creator Hiro Mashima was originally going to name him “Freyr” after the Norse god.

See Also : Furry Revolution