Monthly Archives: May 2011

The wonderous parts of the world

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Celeste

It’s been a long time coming, but I’ve finally had a moment to sit down with the Mushishi manga. I say a long time coming because I was the most ardent of fans during the anime’s original airing. The 2006 … Continue reading →

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Eaten by giants!!

Posted on May 23, 2011 by bateszi

I started reading Shingeki no Kyojin because ‘giants attacking mankind’s last city’ sounded really cool. Continue reading →

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Welcome to the Financial District

Posted on May 16, 2011 by dengar

The Japanese economy is currently in the middle of a huge transformation.  A generation ago, a Japanese person could finish school and seamlessly transition into a company job.  The job might have grueling hours, but in return it offered lifetime … Continue reading →

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Middle-aged men drinking tea

Posted on May 3, 2011 by bateszi

As any right thinking English gentlemen will tell you, tea is what our great British Empire was built upon and, well, most of what I knew about Hyouge Mono before it aired was that it somehow involved tea. Continue reading →

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