During more violent times, there was the tale of a legendary manslayer, the Battousai. However, this assassin suddenly disappeared at the beginning of the Meiji Era, but his legend is still well-known. Ten years later, unbeknownst to the people, the Battousai has abandoned his blood-stained ways and began living as a wanderer known as Kenshin, […]
In this world you can find teachers and lessons to learn often in the most unexpected places, and for those who haven’t realized just how good of a teacher anime can be, it can often be the most unexpected place. However, anime isn’t always so obvious about the lessons it tries to teach its audience,
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Unlike Christmas in western cultures, Christmas in Japan is a little different. As Shinto and Buddhism remain the dominant religions, it is not a religious holiday, but rather more of a romantic one. As Japan is a culture that tends to pick some of the world’s favorite things and adapt them as their own when
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In order to pursue his childhood dream of being a hero, the ordinary and unimpressive Saitama trained so hard that his hair fell out. However, his hard work paid off. Now it only takes one punch to defeat most villains in the city. Unfortunately, beating opponents in one punch is actually pretty boring, but that
They are the type of girl that is prickly like a cactus on the outside, but as sweet as sugar deep inside – Everyone loves a tsundere. Well, everyone loves a well-written tsundere. We cultured modern anime fans are starting to move past the era where tsunderes were beloved for their physical violence. However, a
If you are into anime, it is likely that you are intrigued by at least some facet of Japanese culture, and nothing is more intriguing than their famous historical warrior caste – the samurai. Samurai represent an integral part of Japanese history and culture, serving as some of the most skilled and honorable swordsmen to
It’s almost the Fourth of July, the most American holiday aside from Memorial Day, Labor Day, and Veteran’s Day that one no one remembers because they don’t get the day off. Now, because America is the most important country in the world, it is crucial that we look at how it is represented around the
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