2008-11-21, 04:17 | Link #882 | |
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In fact, many of my female friends are big fans of the Key games (Air, Kanon, Clannad), but the only anime that my male friends seem to appreciate are Prince of Tennis, Full Metal Alchemist and Death Note (which the girls also like). Meanwhile, I've recently been drawn towards Josei stuff like Nodame Cantabile and Honey and Clover... partly due to my mum's influence It just goes to show that the "gender stereotypes" (shoujo, shounen, seinen, josei, etc.) targetted by the anime/manga industry aren't always true. Though maybe they're more relevant in Japan than in Hong Kong and Taiwan! P.S. In case you couldn't tell, I am male. |
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2008-11-21, 04:23 | Link #883 | |
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I couldn't stomach SHUFFLE either. Neither did my friends. Male OR female. Prince of Tennis and Full Metal Alchemist are aimed at males, but I found no interest in them. My friends do like them, however. |
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2008-11-21, 04:27 | Link #884 | |
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Haha, I don't think so. But it's true that I can live without partying, unlike a lot of people in the UK. (Just give me my daily half-hour of anime or J-drama!) |
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2008-11-21, 04:29 | Link #885 |
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Allright there! Are you following up with the After Story?
I suggest you start with Ep 5 actually. That's the first side story that actually matters. Although Ep1-4 were important, they were more about Sunohara. That gave it a slow start, actually. |
2008-11-21, 05:12 | Link #886 | |
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Last edited by Risaa; 2008-11-21 at 05:13. Reason: feels dirty using the "naughty" emote. Ew. |
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2008-11-22, 09:35 | Link #889 |
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OHHH NOOOOO. They've been MOVING ABOUT! Oh s**t, that's worse than the Falun Gong/Scientologists people in Tokyo/Singapore/Canada/wherever. Man, last I heard, their HQ was at Harajuku, then SHINBASHI!
Must be going about the Yamanote.
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2008-11-27, 23:28 | Link #890 | |
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2008-11-28, 05:43 | Link #892 |
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This is a a mock-up of an admission interview conducted by the Osaka University of Economics and Law (I believe the student wants to study law)...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21aj-G3mRbs Even though I come from Asia myself, I'm frankly surprised at how very stiff and stilted this entire procedure is. I was interviewed at several medical schools in Hong Kong and the UK, and none of them were half as mechanical as this one. What is most striking is how the Japanese interviewers naturally assume a "superior" attitude. They don't bow in return and don't even stand up when the interviewee enters. The respect is very obviously one-sided. Whereas the interviews I attended were formal in their own way, there was a very pervasive atmosphere of mutual respect. I was treated as an equal, a gentleman. Interviewers came to the door to greet us, shook our hands, addressed us by name and thanked us. All of my interviewers also tried their best to put us as ease... at Hong Kong University, my (Chinese) interviewer actually said "loosen up a bit, don't be so tensed" when I sat down in a similar manner to the girl in that video! At Cambridge, the interviewers sat us down in big, comfy chairs and assumed a conversational attitude. On the other hand, any pretence of concern expressed by the Japanese interviewers ("and now, please take care in returning home") comes across as very artificial and scripted. So... I wonder whether this mock interview says anything about Japanese culture? Or is it actually a difference between the sort of mannerisms doctors and lawyers are expected to have? (bedside manner vs. courtroom manner, respect for patients vs. detached professionalism) Last edited by Yukinokesshou; 2008-11-28 at 05:59. |
2008-11-28, 07:01 | Link #893 | |
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2008-11-30, 09:31 | Link #896 | |
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2008-11-30, 16:08 | Link #897 | |
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I'm not looking for a fight but I feel the need to be nit-picky about your usage of "natural". Saying that "they 'naturally' tend to look down on Chinese or Korean" implies that all Japanese do this, and that they can't help that they do this - it's "natural" for them to. Also, it relieves individual Japanese from responsibility when someone implies that it's merely natural for them to do so (once again, "they can't help it - they're Japanese").
Normally I wouldn't address such a small thing about a post but this kind of word usage *is* a basis for racism - and racism makes pandas cry. Please be careful about your word choice next time... //drops it and leaves now Quote:
2. You mean like the tailor? |
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2008-11-30, 22:33 | Link #898 |
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The tailor... no, they usually don't do this kind of things. You should go to either Akiba (in Tokyo), Nihonbashi (in Osaka) or Osu Kannon (in Nagoya, where the World Cosplay Summit 2008 was held) and look for a cosplay shop or something.
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2008-11-30, 23:53 | Link #899 | |
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My impression is that jobs are an even bigger part of your identity in Japan than other parts of east Asia, so the interviews are particularly nasty. Also, humility and an ability to swallow your pride (read: take shit every day day in day out until youre promoted past the point of the shit-giver, then take it some more from the next level up) is a plus in the Japanese working world. |
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2008-12-02, 00:50 | Link #900 | ||
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2.) Yeah. I was looking for those... a tailor who can modify such. Already have the following items planned: Looking at the following shops: Quote:
Akiba / Nakano Broadway -> Harajuku -> Saitama -> *whatever パトリシア・マーティン "パティ" mentioned in the anime* List a few shops. Needed to enjoy to the max.
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