Note: This article was written by Jameel Raeburn. What’s the ideal starter anime? It’s the question for every anime enthusiast who is recommending a series, or an exploratory watcher curious to dive into the world of anime for the first time. However, there’s no clear answer. While anime is thankfully more accessible than it’s ever been, there are so many characters, plots, genres and themes that you might feel overwhelmed at first glance. You may turn to friends to hopefully nudge you in the right direction, but you can get thirty conflicting answers from thirty different people. The idea of what’s the perfect starter anime has been hotly debated online. In an interview with Michael B. Jordan , the actor revealed his five anime recommendations for those who haven’t watched it before. “ One Piece , Dragon Ball , Naruto , Bleach , and Hunter x Hunter ” were his responses.
- 4/26/2024
- by Guest Author
- Crunchyroll
Although considered by many academics as one of the best Japanese films of the 80s, and having won a number of awards in Japan, including the Grand Prix from the Young Cinema Grand Prize at the 1985 Tokyo Film Festival and Best Director from Three Continents in Nantes, “Typhoon Club” remains a relatively unknown film in the West.
Typhoon Club is screening at San Diego Asian Film Festival
The story revolves around a number of students attending a school at a suburb in Tokyo, and takes place on a five days span, mostly before and after a typhoon hits the place. Rie is the popular girl in the class, and has a rather strange relationship with Mikami, who is the male equivalent of hers. Both, however, hide some psychological issues, with Rie being filled with self-doubt and Mikami with dark philosophical thoughts, dealing with the way an individual can overcome his species,...
Typhoon Club is screening at San Diego Asian Film Festival
The story revolves around a number of students attending a school at a suburb in Tokyo, and takes place on a five days span, mostly before and after a typhoon hits the place. Rie is the popular girl in the class, and has a rather strange relationship with Mikami, who is the male equivalent of hers. Both, however, hide some psychological issues, with Rie being filled with self-doubt and Mikami with dark philosophical thoughts, dealing with the way an individual can overcome his species,...
- 11/13/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
By Earl Jackson
For a long time, Japanese cinema of the 1980s was a closed book to me. I just could not engage with the soft-focus, candy-pastel dreamscapes, the ubiquitous permed hair for both sexes, the relentless innocence of the idols who seemed to have learned acting from hostage ransom videos, and the ramshackle macho veneer concocted with crayons and a bullhorn. But in 2004 I attended an immense and beautifully curated 1980s retrospective sponsored by the Japan Foundation held in an upscale shopping mall in Seoul. That intense exposure was a real education which included an introduction to the almost preternatural, haunting countercharm of Yusaku Matsuda, amplified by the devoted Korean Matsuda fans I met there.
In recent years, international attention to the work of Shinji Somai and Nobuhiko Obayashi has filled in vital pieces of the 1980s, however Matsuda's cult status in Japan has yet to spread beyond domestic screens.
For a long time, Japanese cinema of the 1980s was a closed book to me. I just could not engage with the soft-focus, candy-pastel dreamscapes, the ubiquitous permed hair for both sexes, the relentless innocence of the idols who seemed to have learned acting from hostage ransom videos, and the ramshackle macho veneer concocted with crayons and a bullhorn. But in 2004 I attended an immense and beautifully curated 1980s retrospective sponsored by the Japan Foundation held in an upscale shopping mall in Seoul. That intense exposure was a real education which included an introduction to the almost preternatural, haunting countercharm of Yusaku Matsuda, amplified by the devoted Korean Matsuda fans I met there.
In recent years, international attention to the work of Shinji Somai and Nobuhiko Obayashi has filled in vital pieces of the 1980s, however Matsuda's cult status in Japan has yet to spread beyond domestic screens.
- 5/16/2023
- by Guest Writer
- AsianMoviePulse
Health concerns have led Japan's Emperor Akihito to address the nation for only the second time in his reign, setting the stage for his possible abdication after 28 years. In a rare, pre-taped video broadcast on Monday, the 82-year-old head of the world's oldest monarchy discussed his willingness to consider resignation - an act for which there is no precedent in modern Japan and no existing legal pathway. Akihito is the son of Emperor Hirohito (now called Emperor Showa), who ruled Japan during World War II - although his role in the war remains contested among historians to this day. Akihito...
- 8/8/2016
- by Peter Mikelbank
- PEOPLE.com
Prince William made his first-ever trip to Japan on Thursday, all smiles as he kicked off his official visit. When the prince arrived that afternoon, hundreds of well-wishers greeted him at Haneda Airport. Prince William was then escorted across Tokyo Bay in a speedboat alongside Tokyo governor, Yoichi Masuzoe. Five boats traveled with them, spraying water in the colors of the Olympics to give a nod to the fact that Tokyo will be hosting the 2020 Games. Following his arrival, Prince William headed to the Hamarikyu Gardens to meet local schoolchildren and participate in a traditional tea ceremony - the first in a series of events packed into his busy schedule. Over the next few days, he'll visit Fukushima and disaster sites in northeastern Japan, meet with locals who were affected by the tsunami, visit with Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, and put on traditional attire for a dinner with the country's prime minister.
- 2/26/2015
- by Laura-Marie-Meyers
- Popsugar.com
Prince William was welcomed to Japan on Thursday with a ceremonial shower of water. Five boats sprayed water in the colors of the Olympics into the Tokyo Bay as a smiling William, 32, was heralded on his first afternoon in Tokyo. Earlier, the prince's scheduled jet had bounced onto a wet Tokyo tarmac around mid-afternoon local time at the start of his four-day royal visit to Japan. While the reception wasn't quite as fanatical as when his mother visited in 1986 (when "Diana Fever" swept the nation), hundreds of well-wishers came out in the dreary weather to Haneda Airport to greet William.
- 2/26/2015
- by John Matthews
- PEOPLE.com
Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress nm2751736 autoMichikoMichiko[/link][/link] are to visit the UK later this month. The royals will attend a series of events including marking Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee, including a luncheon hosted by the monarch at Windsor Castle and a banquet at Buckingham Palace. The five-day visit, which will begin on May 18, will be the first occasion Emperor Akihito, 78, and Empress Michiko, 77, have made an official overseas trip since 2009 when they visited Hawaii and Canada. Official duties for the emperor - who has visited Britain seven times previously, with his first trip as a crown prince in 1953 for the queen's coronation - have been cut back in recent years due to health problems. Before confirming...
- 5/9/2012
- Monsters and Critics
Japan's Emperor Akihito has left hospital after heart bypass surgery. The 78-year-old royal - who is the head of state in the country - bowed to medical staff at the University of Tokyo hospital when he left after a three week stay yesterday (04.03.12). He was accompanied by his wife Empress Michiko and Takashi Kadowaki, a senior doctor from the Imperial Household. Around 100 patients and visitors waved to him in the lobby of the hospital as he left to head back to the Imperial Palace. He will now need a week or so to rest before attending official duties, but he is expected to be present at a memorial service to commemorate one year since...
- 3/5/2012
- Monsters and Critics
In Tokyo, Holland's Prince Willem-Alexander towered over Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko during a meeting at the Imperial Residence. Last weekend his adorable daughters, Princess Catharina-Amalia, Princess Alexia and Princess Ariane, who are six, five, and three, respectively, made a public appearance at a harvest celebration known as Fruit Parade, or Fruitcorso, in the Netherlands. The girls looked precious in their summer dresses—young fashion plate Catharina-Amalia appeared to be wearing an eye-catching Liberty of London print. The floats, entirely made of fruit, looked to be straight out of the Satyricon:...
- 9/14/2010
- Vanity Fair
Italy's Emanuele Filiberto, Prince of Venice and Piedmont, recently reminisced fondly about his 2001 fling with Kate Moss, whom he met in Corsica. "Who would not fall in love with Kate Moss? She is charming, intelligent, and very beautiful ... not bizarre or weird at all," the Prince said in the Italian magazine Chi. Apparently, the couple stayed together for about eight months. Love is in the air! While the Italian prince waxed poetic over lost supermodels, the Japanese royal family got a little poetic themselves. Emperor Akihito and Empress nm2751736 autoMichikoMichiko[/link][/link] celebrated 50 years of marriage with a poetry-reading ceremony. The theme of this year's reading—which is a 1000-year-old tradition—was "light."...
- 1/15/2010
- Vanity Fair
Japan's Crown Princess Masako has said she will keep working to fight her stress problems. The 46-year-old royal - who is married to Crown Prince Naruhito - said she has been working with medical professionals to solve her illness. She said: "I would like to continue my efforts to recover, with the help of people around me. "Under the guidance of my doctor, I have been doing my best, step by step, to regain my health, mentally and physically." She also thanked her fellow royal family members, including Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko. "I am deeply grateful that their majesties have always been looking after me carefully, and I also appreciate the encouragement and support I receive from the Crown...
- 12/11/2009
- Monsters and Critics
Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko smiled as they met Us President Barack Obama for the first time yesterday - as he almost bent double to shake their hands. Obama - who stands at over 6ft tall - had to make the exaggerated bow as he paid his respects to the diminutive pair when they met yesterday (15.11.09). He stopped off at the Imperial Palace to meet the royals on part of his nine-day tour of Asia, which also includes Singapore and China. An onlooker said: "It was a very funny site seeing Obama almost bend over completely double when meeting the emperor - but in Japan it will be looked upon very favourably. "A very low bow is seen...
- 11/16/2009
- Monsters and Critics
Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress nm2751736 autoMichikoMichiko[/link][/link] wave during a ceremony to mark the 20th anniversary of the monarch's coronation to the throne at the National Theatre in Tokyo, Japan, 12 November 2009. Epa/Junji Kurokawa/Pool Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress nm2751736 autoMichikoMichiko[/link][/link] wave paper lanterns as they acknowledge to the well-wishers during a special event to mark the 20th anniversary of the monarch's coronation to the throne at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan, 12 November 2009. Epa/Shizuo Kambayashi/Pool Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress nm2751736 autoMichikoMichiko[/link][/link] applaud from a bridge of the Imperial Palace during a special event to mark the 20th anniversary of the monarch's coronation to the throne at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan, 12...
- 11/12/2009
- by James Wray
- Monsters and Critics
Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko have made their first visit to Honolulu in 15 years. The royal couple flew into the islands and after being greeted by local dignitaries including Governor Linda Lingle and Admiral Timothy Keating, Commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, headed straight to Kapiolani Park. The park is home to a rainbow shower tree which the emperor and empress planted on a visit in 1960 to mark the 100th anniversary of the relationship between the United States and Japan and is a symbol of friendship. People arrived hours before the couple arrived at the park, hoping to get a glimpse of Akihito and Michiko. Spectator Harriet Lum, a Pearl City resident, said: "I just went to...
- 7/17/2009
- Monsters and Critics
Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress nm2751736 autoMichikoMichiko[/link][/link] visited Canada's poorest neighbourhood yesterday (12.07.09). The royal couple - whose 11-day tour of the country marks the 80th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Canada and Japan - were shown around the Vancouver Japanese Language School and Japanese Hall by Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson, who showed them pictures of the area's history. He told them: "These are the oldest neighbourhoods that visitors settled in. Now, it's a very culturally diverse and dynamic neighbourhood. It's got a rich history." Speaking about the couple's visit to the former Japan Town area of the city - which was populated by early Japanese settlers to Canada and is now known as the Downtown Eastside - the mayor admitted...
- 7/13/2009
- Monsters and Critics
Japan's Emperor Akihito made his first public appearance in Canada yesterday (06.07.09). The 75-year-old royal and his wife Empress nm2751736 autoMichikoMichiko[/link][/link] kicked off their official visit to the North American country at a ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries. The royal couple arrived at the Governor's House in Ottawa in a carriage escorted by Royal Canadian Mounted Police in full parade dress. They were greeted by Governor General Michaelle Jean, the official representative of Queen Elizabeth, Canada's head of state. She said: "We cannot imagine a greater honor than the presence of their Majesties in Canada to mark the 80th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and Canada. "The visit represents a chance to...
- 7/7/2009
- Monsters and Critics
Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko (C) arrive during an official welcoming ceremony at Rideau Hall the official residence of the Governor General of Canada in Ottawa, Canada, 06 July 2009. Epa/Fred Chartrand Japanese Emperor Akihito (R) inspects the Governor General's Honor Guard during an official welcoming ceremony at Rideau Hall the official residence of the Governor General of Canada in Ottawa, Canada, 06 July 2009. Epa/Fred Chartrand Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko (2-l) are greeted by children during an official welcoming ceremony at Rideau Hall the official residence of the Governor General of Canada in Ottawa, Canada, 06July 2009. Epa/Fred Chartrand Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko are greeted by the Governor General...
- 7/6/2009
- by James Wray
- Monsters and Critics
Japan's Emperor Akihito is "looking forward" to his upcoming trip to Canada. The 75-year-old monarch and his wife Empress Michiko are due to depart Japan tomorrow (03.07.09), for a 15-day tour of Canada and the Us Pacific Island state of Hawaii. It will be the first time Akihito has visited Canada since he travelled to the North American country in 1953 as a 19-year-old prince on his first ever official trip. In a statement, the royal reminisced about his initial journey to Canada, revealing he stopped there on the way to Britain to attend the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. He said: "The official residence of the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia in Victoria, which we will be visiting during...
- 7/2/2009
- Monsters and Critics
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