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Monthly Archives: April 2012

Lost Anime: The Road to Munich

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April 23, 2012 1972 anime International Olympic Committee Israel Japan Munich Olympic Games sports anime TBS volleyball Yasutaka Matsudaira Leave a Comment

Shrek in China, 1200-1100 BC

Photo © Helen McCarthy
April 21, 2012 Art China history nothing new under the sun shang dynasty Shrek Smithsonian Institution travel United States yangzi river Leave a Comment

Small Things: Heroes of Plastic

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April 19, 2012 anime Char Aznable gachapon Gundam Japan toys Leave a Comment

Heart of the Nation: celebrating anime and Japan in Washington DC

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April 17, 2012 AFI Silver Theatre cinema cosplay Hayao Miyazaki Hugo Martin Scorsese matsuri My Neighbour Totoro National Cherry Blossom Festival Nausicaa of the Valley of Winds Ponyo Porco Rosso Princess Mononoke Smithsonian Institution Spirited Away Studio Ghibli Washington DC 2 Comments

Men In Monster Suits: The Most Awesome Battle Ever – King Kong vs Godzilla

King Kong vs Godzilla, photo © Steve Kyte
April 12, 2012 collecting general silliness Godzilla Japan kaiju King Kong Lego toys Leave a Comment

Commonwealth of Magic

April 9, 2012 anime Arts Blade Runner cinema Eastercon fandom film Hayao Miyazaki movies My Neighbour Totoro Television Leave a Comment

Lost Anime: Uchujin Pipi

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April 8, 2012 8 Man anime history Isao Tomita Japan Kazumasa Hirai manga NHK Osamu Tezuka Phoenix Sakyo Komatsu science fiction SF 1 Comment

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Eightman the manga Eightman the anime Eightman the merchandise Wanpaku Oji poster
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Anime, manga, Japan

  • Akita International Haiku Network
  • Anime Manga Haiku
  • Anime World Order
  • Art & Literature Junkie Paradise
  • Colony Drop
  • CosJoy
  • Frederik L. Schodt
  • Ghibli World
  • GhibliWiki
  • Gilles Poitras
  • Heritage of Japan
  • Jim Breen's Japanese Page
  • kamishibai.org
  • Kyoto International Manga Museum
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  • Lucky Cat
  • Mangablog
  • Matt Thorn
  • Metropolis – Japan's no.1 English language magazine
  • Nerima Animetion Site
  • Nishikata Film Review
  • School Girls and Mobile Suits
  • Stone Bridge Press

Books, comics, movies

  • Cartoon Brew
  • Chronicles of Mershane – SF with a dark twist
  • D-I-Y Hamstercraft
  • Down The Tubes
  • extralarry
  • Peter Stanbury
  • Sex, Drugs & Comic Books
  • The British Library
  • The Times Literary Supplement

Costume, Dolls, Embroidery

  • CosJoy
  • Fine Cell Work
  • geekchixxx
  • Historical Costumes in Film
  • Licca-chan's Castle
  • Mr. X Stitch
  • Open Source Embroidery
  • The Costume Gallery
  • The Costume Society
  • Violarium
  • Volks in English

Helen

  • Humane Education Society
  • Manga Cross Stitch on Facebook
  • Mary's Meals
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