Archive for May, 2010

Buying Anime and Manga Art

Posted on May 30, 2010. Filed under: anime, Consuming, Japan, manga | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Helen McCarthy gets a lot of requests to authenticate anime and manga art. She always says no, but here’s her quick guide to doing it yourself.

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Unknown in English 3: Yukio Tamai

Posted on May 21, 2010. Filed under: comics, Consuming, films, Japan, manga | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Yukio Tamai is a mangaka whose work is largely unknown in English – except to scanlators. And given how piracy eats profits, he may stay that way.

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International Haiku Network links West of England, North of Honshu

Posted on May 15, 2010. Filed under: Consuming, Creating, events, haiku, Japan, writing | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Modern haiku are written in many languages. Now, an international haiku group based in Japan aims to link haiku fans around the world.

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‘The Art of Osamu Tezuka: God of Manga’ in the Gulf

Posted on May 13, 2010. Filed under: anime, Creating, manga, travel, writing | Tags: , , |

‘The Art of Osamu Tezuka: God of Manga’ has attracted attention all over the world, but for the author, seeing it in the hands of a soldier serving in the Gulf was a very special honour.

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Unknown in English 2: Juzo Yamasaki

Posted on May 9, 2010. Filed under: anime, comics, Consuming, films, history, Japan, manga | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Juzo Yamasaki is a successful and much-loved manga author and anime creator who could walk down any European or American street unrecognised.

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