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Weekly Word! Hanaji
Hanaji: Nosebleed. In Japan this signifies someone who is too excited or thinking sexy thoughts. In anime and manga, if a character gets a nosebleed it's a sure sign they're a horny pervert.
Courtesy of The Otaku Encyclopedia, page 95.
Computer Powered Dinosaur [foot warmer]
One Japanese company has apparently discovered a way to use the USB port in your computer to give you the power of a Wizard. This product is advertised... continuez to full article?
Interview Synopsis with Simona Stanzani
Simona Stanzani, a manga and anime translator, and self-expressed "professional otaku" from Italy was interviewed last Saturday, Nov. 21 2009, in Ikebukuro, Japan. She moved to Japan from Italy in 2007, and has translated to Italian several very famous titles including "Jojo's Bizarre Adventure", "Ghost In the Shell", and "Soul Eater."
She had the delight to be interviewed in a *Megane Suit Cafe, surrounded by, well, sexy dark haired young men in suits and glasses. The following is a portion of her lucky interview. click to continue maybeh?
define "Yaoi-Chan"
As defined by The Otaku Encyclopedia
yaoi-chan: A put down for fans of yaoi or female Otaku in general.
It's something I never knew, but I found it so damn amusing! As a fan of yaoi I wouldn't be remotely offended if someone called me that - hell, I'd consider it a compliment! It's just so catchy, don't you think?
Miyazaki is Made of Win - reason #85
Hayao Miyazaki, famous anime director of such epic things as, Princess Mononoke, Castle in the Sky, Howl’s Moving Castle, Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (which is pure awesomeness by the way!), was awarded at the British Fantasy Awards at FantasyCon 2009 this last weekend. Specifically he won The Karl Edward Wagner Award, which is specially labeled as the “Special Award.”
What is really cool about him winning this award, is that it is not selected from any specific genre - so Miyazaki, and his more than pleasant interpretation of anime, stood out to the British Fantasy Awards, FantasyCon, and to the British Film Society. And Ponyo has not even been released their yet!
source: Anime News Network
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