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Comiket 81 Doujinshi Manga Festival Rages on at Odaiba

January 6, 2012

The latest Comiket event was held in December 2011, so if you were trying to make it, then you’re probably too late. Comiket is the largest comic book fair dedicated to self-publication in the world, and it is held twice a year. The event is held in August and December and both the August and [...]

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Anime Music and the Subcultures that Influence It

May 25, 2010

Just as in North America, music and subculture are largely intertwined. Therefore, it’s only natural that the characters portrayed in an anime series would share that same fate with their own music. There are many different varieties of music-based subcultures in Japan, but a few in particular tend to show up more often than others. [...]

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Shinto Shrines: A Symbol of Japan in Anime and in Life

May 12, 2010

One of the most enduring symbols of Japanese faith in all of anime, manga and any other form of popular culture is the prominent display of a Shinto shrine. In the religion of Shinto, a Kami is a form of divinity that often requires a sanctuary structure. This structure, called a honden in Japanese, marks [...]

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