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Category: General

  • Trouble in the Japanese Animation Industry

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    Seems like times are getting tough in the Japanese animation industry. Disheartened by a monthly salary that tops out at 50,000 yen, a 26-year-old animator who joined the production team a year ago said, ‘Sometimes I want to give up-I never imagined it would be like this.’ Only with parental financial support can the animator…

  • 31

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    Today’s my birthday. I turn 31. 31 on May 31. Let’s hope for a good year.

  • Tokyo Storefronts

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    JapanDesignNet takes you on a tour of Tokyo storefronts. Pics galore. Link via RE.

  • Get to Know Your Blogger

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    Another interview with me is up, and you can read it here. I think I’ll add permanent links in my “about” section to these (also the one done with Robert).

  • Midnight Eye May Update

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    Japanese cinema specialists Midnight Eye have recently released a new update to their site that includes a lengthy interview with Kitamura Ryuhei (known for his cult classic VERSUS, and now director of the final Godzilla film), and a review of THE TASTE OF TEA, the new film by SHARK SKIN MAN AND PEACH HIP GIRL…

  • Tokumaru Shugo in Koenji

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    Marxy lets us know that Tokumaru Shugo (who I’ve been gushing about for a couple of weeks now) will be live at Enban in Koenji on Friday June 4 (he goes on at 7). That is absolute bad news for me because my job prevents me from seeing live shows that start at 7 during…

  • Book Cafe Culture

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    The latest edition of REALTOKYO editor Ozaki Tetsuya’s OUT OF TOKYO column takes us on a tour of a developing bookshop and book cafe culture in Tokyo, and takes a look at the new PAPER SKY produced BOOK246 shop. If Tokyo is to have wars, then let them be book/cafe wars! Shortly after the “golden…

  • Godzilla Versus Everything

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    Looks like Godzilla is going out with a bang. The 28th film in the series will pit Godzilla against 10 other monsters, wrecking Sydney, New York, Paris, Shanghai and much of Japan in the process, said a spokesman for production company Toei. But this won’t really be the last film in the series. Godzilla is…