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[Recommended Read] Anime Hanabi’s “The Easiest Asian Language!”

By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting As some of you may know, Iā€™ve been on a (mostly quiet) journey to learn more about East Asian cultures and languages. Iā€™m still building confidence when it comes to speaking, but Iā€™d say I have a decent handle on reading and writing low-level Japanese and, lately, Iā€™ve also been casually exploring Chinese and Korean. So when Anime Hanabiā€”a fellow … Continue reading [Recommended Read] Anime Hanabi’s “The Easiest Asian Language!”

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[Language Debate] Tankōbon Is Not A Volume?

By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting A few years ago a friend and I applied for an open Editor position at Kodansha (US). I made it far enough to warrant a few calls from HR, though not far enough to fully interview (sadly, my language skills were not able to meet the role requirements). My friend, however, has stronger Japanese skills and looked like they … Continue reading [Language Debate] Tankōbon Is Not A Volume?

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[Concept Review] Learning Japanese Through Anime?

By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting I don’t know about everyone else, but I’ve been pretty consistently on TikTok for the last few months. I enjoy consuming the content, particularly content regarding updates about anime and what is going on in the larger anime/manga fan community. Recently the app has been recommending a lot of “learn Japanese through anime” videos on my For You Page, … Continue reading [Concept Review] Learning Japanese Through Anime?

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The Japan Foundation – Parallel Worlds: Translating Manga – Ā Notes

Ā  Credit: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting Ā  About the Event Jocelyne Allen (My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness, Remina) sits down with colleagues David Evelyn (Undead Unluck, Kaiju No. 8) and Jenny McKeon (Blank Canvas, Bloom Into You) to discuss the translation of manga across genres. How is translating a shonen title different from working on a yuri book? What is simulpub? Who decides what … Continue reading The Japan Foundation – Parallel Worlds: Translating Manga – Ā Notes

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The Importance of Names in Natsume Yuujinchou – Analysis

By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting If you know me at all, youā€™ll know thatĀ Natsume Yuujinchou is probably my all time favorite anime/manga. It is to me as Yu Yu Hakusho is to Krow, @coffeewithkrow (if you know, you know).Ā  And one of the things that always has stood out to me about Natsume is the importance of names within the story. Itā€™s not expressly … Continue reading The Importance of Names in Natsume Yuujinchou – Analysis

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Theory: Now Entering the Demon King, Iruma!

silvershoelaces: theanimeview: By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting If youā€™ve ever studied Japanese you know that some things get dropped based on the context. For example, in English we pretty much always say, ā€œmy name is ___ā€ or ā€œI am ___.ā€ However, in Japanese you can basically just respond ā€œ___desuā€ (desu acting like a verb ā€œ.ā€) and be fine. Outside of a context, you would probably state the ā€œI … Continue reading Theory: Now Entering the Demon King, Iruma!

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Anime Expo Lite (Anime Expo 2020) –Ā The History of Japanese Visual Pop Culture: Exclusive Preview of Repro Japan

2:20 PM – 2:50 PMĀ (PDT) | Channel 1 | Friday 3 July 2020 Panel Description: Learn about the origins and antecedents of anime, manga, and cosplay from three specialists in the history of Japanese visual popular culture. Christopher Bolton (professor of comparative and Japanese literature at Williams College), Eron Rauch (artist, critic, and instructor at Cal Arts), and Maggie Wei Wu (Ph.D. student in art … Continue reading Anime Expo Lite (Anime Expo 2020) –Ā The History of Japanese Visual Pop Culture: Exclusive Preview of Repro Japan

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Next Stop: Japan House LA!

With the aftermath of Covid-19 not fully seen yet, it can be certain that some shops will be closed, perhaps for good, once the quarantine is over. California is set, I believe, to lift the state-wide lock-down on the 15th (next Friday) and, with that, I wonā€™t lieā€“Iā€™ve been planning on where to visit, which brought me to writing up this post. If you live … Continue reading Next Stop: Japan House LA!

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