Tag: Japanese

The Japanese Developer Of Downwell Used To Be An Opera Singer

Click here to read at Kotaku.com.

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Japanese Game Exec Has Disappeared, Nobody Can Find Him

Read at Kotaku.com.

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The Life of Cats in Historic Japanese Woodblock Prints

Japan and cats. What’s not to like?

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Utagawa Kunimaro (active ca. 1850-75), A Brief History of the Buddha Dainichi Disguised as Otake, 1849. Color woodblock print; 22 ½ x 16 inches. Courtesy Hiraki Ukiyo-e Foundation.

Alison Herman Says This Gorgeous, Bizarre Anime Series Should Be Your First Binge-Watch of 2015

It’s some goodness from the 1990s.

KOICHI KAWAKITA: The Man Who Redefined Godzilla for the 1990s

Rest in Peace, Koichi Kawakita, “Godzilla” movies’ visual effects director…

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Koichi Kawakita, December 5, 1942 – December 5, 2014

Classic Works of Literature Turned Into Beautiful Book Sculptures

See sculptures from artist Tomoko Takeda’s “Fragments of Story” series.

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A Sneak Preview of Haruki Murakami’s Forthcoming Illustrated Novel, “The Strange Library”

Thanks to The Guardian gallery!

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Japanese Television Spots for “Guardians of the Galaxy”

Clearly amusing, but we wish we could understand Japanese for full effect.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwwzQvFoVzE