Author: Chris

Midoricon 2012

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This guest post was wrote by Zach Weaver, an avid manga and anime fan. Not to mention he is becoming a regular guest writer here at JP. Being the workaholic I am, I was unable to get the day off to cover the con. So here is Zach’s take. My group headed over to Salt…

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Dekotora

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Americans like to pimp out their muscle cars with rims, LEDs, exotic paint jobs, and more. The Japanese like to decorate their…semis. Of course they do it in Japanese obsessive-off-the-kappa style. These decorated trucks or dekotora look like Las Vegas on 8 wheels. Workers actually use these Art Trucks (atotrakku as they are also known)…

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Sumo

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Massive mountains of man flesh in thongs smash together in a ring in an attempt to shake the earth with their girth. At least that is how us Westerners view sumo. Sumo isn’t just a sport. It is also a way to preserve tradition. The sport aspect of sumo looks simple on the surface. To…

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Visual Kei

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Visual kei is a style movement in Japanese music. KISS would be proud of their heavy makeup. Although the hair styles might be a bit too much work for the old school rockers. Visual kei is also full of flamboyant costumes and often makes you wonder what sex the musician really is. Some people consider…

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Moe

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Moe is slang often associated with super kawaii (cute) characters and people. Moe doesn’t have a set definition, nor is it a genre. It is considered a love for certain characters from manga and anime. The word moe is a pun that means “budding” such as a flower. It is also similar to the word…

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Issei Sagawa–Japan’s Cannibal Killer

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Now and then on my blog I will do a post about the worst of the worst–serial killers.  When trying to come up with a premise for this week’s post, I stumbled across the strange and macabre story of Issei Sagawa, a cannibal and minor celebrity.  Yes, you read that right: a cannibal and a…

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