Archive for June, 2009
June 30, 2009

Nagauta (長唄, “long song”) is a kind of traditional Japanese music developed during Edo period. “Kikuzukushi” (Chrysanthemum dance) is often used to teach the basics of Japanese traditional dance.
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Posted in Culture, Japan | Tagged Chrysanthemum dance, 長唄, Japan, Japanese Music, Kikuzukushi, Music, Nagauta, National Theater of Japan, Traditional Japanese Music | Leave a Comment »
June 27, 2009

Hanasakeru Seishounen 10
Time to figure out who is whose relative!
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Posted in Anime, Hanasakeru Seishounen | Tagged Anime, Aya Endo, かじか・ルイーサ・くがみ・バーンズワース, カール・ローゼンタール, ファン リーレン, ユージィン・アレキサンドル・ド・ヴォルカン, ルマティ・イヴァン・ダイ・ラギネイ, 眠れぬ夜, Daisuke Namikawa, Daisuke Ono, Eugene Alexandre de Vorkan, 花鹿・ルイーサ・陸深・バーンズワース, Fan Li Ren, Hanasakeru Seishounen, Hanasakeru Seishounen 10, Hanasakeru Seishounen Carl, Hanasakeru Seishounen Eugene, Hanasakeru Seishounen Rumati, Hanasakeru Seishounen Screenshots, Jun Fukuyama, Kajika Louisa Kugami Burnsworth, Lumarty Ivan die Laginei, Natsumi Itsuki, Toshiyuki Morikawa, 倣立人 | 2 Comments »
June 27, 2009

“Mom, I will be a singer!” Ai Kawashima (Place Promised in Our Early Days), a 16 year old girl, promised her mother to make her dream come true, and came to Tokyo alone at the time of high school entrance. With no friends and no support in Tokyo, she started with the street performances. Her steady activities finally led a miracle in the summer of 2003…
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Posted in Anime | Tagged 8月のシンフォニー ―渋谷 2002~2003, Ai Kawashima, Anime, 雲のむこう、約束の場所, Kimi no Koe, Makoto Shinkai, Place Promised in Our Early Days, Saigo no Kotoba, Symphony in August, Symphony in August Ai Kawashima, Symphony in August Anime, 最後の言葉 | 9 Comments »
June 27, 2009

Hanasakeru Seishounen 9
What a fun episode! It’s been a while since I laughed so much
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Posted in Anime, Hanasakeru Seishounen | Tagged Anime, Aya Endo, かじか・ルイーサ・くがみ・バーンズワース, カール・ローゼンタール, ファン リーレン, ユージィン・アレキサンドル・ド・ヴォルカン, ルマティ・イヴァン・ダイ・ラギネイ, 眠れぬ夜, Daisuke Namikawa, Daisuke Ono, Eugene Alexandre de Vorkan, 花鹿・ルイーサ・陸深・バーンズワース, Fan Li Ren, Hanasakeru Seishounen, Hanasakeru Seishounen 9, Hanasakeru Seishounen Carl, Hanasakeru Seishounen Eugene, Hanasakeru Seishounen Rumati, Hanasakeru Seishounen Screenshots, Jun Fukuyama, Kajika Louisa Kugami Burnsworth, Lumarty Ivan die Laginei, Natsumi Itsuki, Toshiyuki Morikawa, 倣立人 | 2 Comments »
June 27, 2009

New Anime Summer 2009
I am going to list most of the shows scheduled for July 2009 in chronological order as documented by Anime News Network, and then I’ll give you a brief synopsis with my thoughts and notes about each anime (grouped by day of the week) with trailers and links to my previews.
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Posted in Anime | Tagged Anime, Anime July 2009, Anime Schedule Summer 2009, Anime Summer 2009, Anime Summer Season 2009, Aoi Hana Anime, Bakemonogatari, Manga, New Anime, New Anime 2009, New Anime Summer 2009, SHAFT, Summer 2009 Anime, Summer Anime 2009, Summer Wars Anime, Tokyo Magnitude 8.0, Umineko no Naku Koro ni, Zan Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei | 29 Comments »
June 26, 2009

Ristorante Paradiso 10
One of the best episodes of the series
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Posted in Anime, Ristorante Paradiso | Tagged Anime, リストランテ・パラディーゾ, Claudio Ristorante Paradiso, Fumiko Orikasa, Nicoletta Ristorante Paradiso, Ristorante Paradiso, Ristorante Paradiso 10, Ristorante Paradiso Anime, Santo Claudio Paradiso | 2 Comments »