A Two Post Day with 2 Ns

Wow, two posts in a day.

I have added two new entries to the Anime Companion Supplement. Both start with the letter N.

nikaisen (two time battle) 二回戦

Nurarihyon 滑瓢 or ぬらりひょん

That's it for now. Enjoy.

Fanime 2012 recovery

Fanime 2012 was great. I even went into fanboy mode and got Kia Asamiya's autograph in my copy of the 1993 Studio Tron book. Yamaga-san showed me a dojinshi Carl Horn made for him, it was impressive.

My panels did well, the turnout was so high they had to turn people away from the Japanese Sex Trade in Anime and Manga presentation. For that reason I'm likely to repeat it with updates next year.

For those of you who approached me with requests that I put the information from that panel online it already is.

All of the topics I covered are (or will soon be) in the Anime Companion Supplement, specifically under the following index headings:

BUSINESS - THE SEX TRADE

BUSINESS - THE SEX TRADE - BUSINESS TYPES

TERMINOLOGY - SEXUAL

My FanimeCon 2012 schedule

Here's my current itinerary of panels and events for FanimeCon 2012.

This is subject to change so check the schedules at the information desks in the convention center for revisions.

 Friday:

 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, Stage Zero: Opening Ceremonies

 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM, Panels 2: The Japanese Sex Trade in Anime and Manga

 Saturday:

 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM, Saint Claire Atrium: Yamaga Party (Meet the Guests)

 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, Panels 2: Anime (and Manga) for Parents (and other Grownups)

 Sunday:

 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Panels 1: Universal Gundam vs Other Gundam

 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, Fairmont Regency: Autograph session

 Monday:

 Approximately 3:00 PM, TBD: Closing Ceremonies

Watching one thing leads to reading another thing

I've been busy with too many projects. Currently I'm trying to reduce the number down to one major one which I expect will take up a great deal of my time for the next year.

In the meanwhile I am of course still watching anime reading manga.

Just started watching Princess Jellyfish, I know I'm going to like this one.

The Mayaya character's obsession inspired me to dig out a book I have not read in over 25 years. In fact I bought it in Cartesian Books, a store that had just opened in Berkeley, and since that time the owner aged and eventually retired. The book? The Romance of the Three Kingdoms in the C. H. Brewitt Taylor translation. Cartesian Books had just opened a few days before I discovered it, I walked in, the owner said "are you looking for anything in particular?" I replied "yes a complete translation of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms", he then reached over his shoulder and pulled the two volumes off the shelf behind him and handed them to me. I became a regular customer.

I now know what I'll be (re)reading on my morning commute.

High school fighten'

I have added another title to my live action recommended list.

I've been bad and will try to add new items at a faster pace.

This time I bring you a title that has been a sleeper and is worthy of a larger audience.

Crows Zero

Director: Miike Takashi

Screenplay: Mutô Shôgo

Based on a work by: Takahashi Hiroshi

 

This is a prequel to the famous Crows manga about boys attending Suzuran, a tough high school where status depends on fists. The film is actually a complex one with unique characters and varied motivations. No one has ever taken control of Suzuran and transfer student Takiya Genji is determined to do so. From a solitary new student to building alliances he gains more power to challenge Serizawa Tamao and his team. Complex characters, fun lines "Don't dis the poor", great music and action. I often say that the Crows stories could be recast as a story with samurai vying for power. It just happens to be sent in a working class area of metropolitan Tokyo.

 

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Soapy gals

This week I actually have three entries. All related to the same type of sex trade business and their female staff.

I also discovered some edits in the Japanese editions of Maison Ikkoku from before and after the introduction of the term soaplands into the language.

The entries are:

sōpu-jō (soap jō, soap girl) ソープ嬢

torukoburo (Turkish bath house) トルコ風呂 or トルコぶろ

toruko-jō (Turkish girl) トルコ嬢

A breezy yōkai

This entry takes me back to adding more yōkai entries. This one from the island of Shikoku.

muchi [yōkai] 鞭

I plan to do many more due to the large number of significant yōkai in the Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan manga. If you have not checked out this manga I highly recommend it.