Hokusai’s “Great Wave off Kanagawa,” 1833
I was in Oregon when the quake and wave first struck Japan last month. More specifically, I was in a little comfort food eatery called Belly in downtown Eugene, sipping a martini.
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Satoshi Kon, 1963-2010
Posted by Roland Kelts on September 11th, 2010 at 8:23 PMSatoshi Kon, one of the most gifted, innovative and searchingly intelligent artists working in the anime medium and the film world at large, died on the morning of August 24 from pancreatic cancer–at the age of 46.
Audio: Censorship in Manga Lecture by Jason Thompson
Posted by Gavin Lees on May 10th, 2010 at 1:00 PM
This audio file is a “rough draft” of the lecture on censorship in manga and anime that Jason Thompson recently delivered at TCAF this weekend, presented at the 2010 Sakura Con in Seattle, WA. Click here for audio
Why Size Matters: Manga and Anime on-screen
Posted by Roland Kelts on April 19th, 2010 at 12:01 AMAnime Boston and the release of the iPad occur on the same day and same street. Will manga and other Japanese pop media find a new lease on life via the hand-held screen?
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The Rough Guides to ANIME and MANGA: Review
Posted by Roland Kelts on December 9th, 2009 at 11:30 AMThe Rough Guide to Anime by Simon Richmond et al.; Rough Guides; 304 pp., $18.99; Softcover; ISBN: 978-1858282053
The Rough Guide to Manga by Jason Yadao et al.; Rough Guides; 304 pp., $18.99; Softcover; 978-1858285610
Britain’s so-called “Rough Guides” have …
Japan Pop: DOA?
Posted by Roland Kelts on December 9th, 2009 at 12:25 AMThe creativity isn’t lacking. Japanese artists are working harder than ever to produce ever more expansive versions of their craft. What’s wrong is the delivery system.
Which reminds me: Everyone’s writing about “putting the genie back into the bottle.” Last …
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