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Japanese culture & Hanayome to Papa
Someone on my friends list pointed out last night's Japan Times article, "Manga frenzy proves that we're all kids at heart", which reminded me of a post I really liked at neomarxisme's blog: "Massing, Demographics, and the Beginnings of Japanese Pop Culture". I can't remember if I ever linked to it before, but it's an interesting read on the youth- ( Read more... ) -
Some reccs, a list of new music & a bit on jdramas
I read two wonderful fanfics recently:- Juunengo no Shiawase (Happiness Ten Years Later), is a really lovely Sapuri fic by nihongofrancais who is the biggest Sapuri fan I know. If you loved Sapuri, don't miss this fic.
- Untitled Kurosagi fic by ilanabean42. She says it's unfinished, but it reads like it is and it's wonderful.
- Juunengo no Shiawase (Happiness Ten Years Later), is a really lovely Sapuri fic by nihongofrancais who is the biggest Sapuri fan I know. If you loved Sapuri, don't miss this fic.
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More comments re: Hanayome to Papa & Bambino!
Episode 3 of Hanayome to Papa was charming - and I'm beginning to warm up to Junno whose character has been far surpassed by the leads (the father and daughter) - but in this episode, he showed improvement. He's still a dork, though, but so are Aiko and her father. This is the total dork drama, but that's what makes it so loveable. If I didn't love ( Read more... )