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a strong and very prominent message and theme throughout the various studio ghibli films is a sense of strong young females who do not require the help of a man; instead these females may need support at times (like chihiro… Continue Reading →
yeah definitely just booked my trip to visit japan for 2 weeks as my own graduation gift… so that’s pretty cool
Why are Asian characters in movies always foreign? Is it so hard to believe that someone can be cast in an Asian American role and not have a “foreign” accent? There are so few movies that have Asian American actors… Continue Reading →
I had an interesting talk with one of my seminar classmates about watching Americanized anime growing up like Dragonball Z, Pokémon, Sailor Moon, etc, on networks like Toonami. I’ve noticed for many American children, this is pretty normal and that… Continue Reading →
don’t really have much to say, I never know what to post in here because all my other stuff is in paper and rock…
This song always brings me peace and brings me a strong feeling of nostalgia and security. I love these synthesia covers of piano songs because they give me a visual representation of what the music looks like since I don’t… Continue Reading →
This probably isn’t something I’ll explore too deeply in my paper but there is a lot of Japanese influence on animated films like in Big Hero 6 — but for American viewing, things like this are toned down from how… Continue Reading →
I’ve always been a super picky eater growing up and only once I was in high school did I start branching out with my food options — like I remember the first time I ever had take-out teriyaki. I was… Continue Reading →