Gotta catch ‘em all! In their world, you dont buy or adopt your pets, you fight them, defeat them, and convince them to live in small balls. Such action surely brings friends closer in the world of Pokemon. A character centric adventure anime series inspired from the game created by Satoshi Tajiri, Pokemon was an instant success amongst kids and young adults alike.
The story revolves around Ash ketchum, a young boy who wishes to become the greatest pokemon master. With different friends to accompany him on his journey, and his trusty sidekick pikachu (an electric pokemon who can release electric shocks through his cheeks), Ash battles several gym leaders and the notorious Team Rocket throughout the anime. Capturing and training pokemon has been depicted as a lifestyle. Fancy having a fire breathing dragon as your pet?
Magic weilding cute teenage girls wearing sailor uniforms and fighting supernatural enemies, well that pretty much sums up the whole of Sailor Moon. With a cat to guide them (yes, a cat), Sailor Moon, Sailor Mercury, Sailor Mars, Sailor Jupiter, etc. lead the battle against hordes of demons from the Dark Kingdom, Black moon, Dark Moon, and the likes.
With hairbands turning into flying energy discs and bubble attacks, almost anything girlie can be the most unexpected weapon the opponents ever faced. School life could’ve never been this eventful!
Just to lighten up the mood ^_^
Q: Where does Kagome clean her clothes?
A: Inu-washa
Q: Why is Light like a lift?
A: Because he’s an L evader.
L: you seem different today Light.. whats up?
Light: YAGAMI backwards spells “I’m a gay”!
And to finish this post with a yo mama joke.. 😉
Yo momma is so Fat even Naruto doesn’t believe it! 😛
Well NARUTO needs no introduction. Its an all time fav of all Manga, Anime lovers.
The Manga series has been written and illustrated by the Pioneer Manga artist Masahi Kishimoto. When Masashi Kishimoto for the first chapter of Naruto printed back in 1999, little did he know that his work that he initially described as “the art stinks and the story’s a mess” would become one of the most popular contemporary manga of the time.
Still being printed, the series has sold over 100million copies worldwide, and since 2002 it has been adapted into an anime series.
The plot revolves around Naruto Uzumaki, an adoloscent Ninja who aspires to become a Hokage i.e. the strongest leader. A troublemaker rejected by the society due to having a demon – a 9 tailed fox sealed within him, and his determination to becoming the greatest ninja of the country, the hokage, and for the first time in his life, making friends and getting appreciation. The story telling style of kishimoto is very character driven, although the plot is equally elaborate and well designed to keep readers/viewers hooked.
Almost every significant character goes through a catharsis throughout the whole series, with respect to mental and physical characteristics. With brilliantly illustrated fighting scenes and backgrounds, Naruto has been widely appreciated for being one of the most well made ‘all round’ manga of the time.
Kishimoto has made Naruto into a manga that can be enjoyed by people of all ages, due to the ranging levels of emotions and meaning in the story. From deaths of really important characters and revelations of their pasts, to hilarious fight sequences and serious interactions between the characters, Kishimoto has executed every bit of the manga with perfection. Overall, a must for those who are looking for a truly ‘complete’ shonen experience.
Naruto has been a huge success world over. The Manga is still running.
Naruto was first published by Shueisha in 1999 in the 43rd issue of Japan’s Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine. Viz Media has the license for the Anime and Manga for North American production.
Naruto was later adapted into Anime series produced by the Studio Pierrot.And the sequel to the Anime series- Naruto: Shippuden has been airing since 2007.
In additon to the Anime series there are 6 movies and several OVAs (Original Video Animations) of the Manga by the Studio Pierrot and Aniplex. And many other merchandise such as light Novels, Video Games, Trading cards etc.. have also been developed by several companies.
http://www.popjapantravel.com/tours/group-tours/tokyo-anime-fair
Pop Japan Travel is a premiere provider of Pop Culture Tours in Japan. The company is an agency that organizes tours throughout Japan. Their specialize in theme-based tours, like the Hanabi Tour they offer for those who wish to enjoy the traditional fireworks display and other iconic summer festivals of Japan, the Akihabara tour of rthe technology and anime geeks, etc.
Japan the land of Anime and Manga, attracts a lot of youth. A must for the Japan Pop Culture Lovers.
The Tour goes to:
Tokyo
Kyoto
Osaka
whats great is that you also have variety of other options to choose from.
But due to the current situation in Japan, they have cancelled all their Japan services for 2011. But there is 2012 to look forward to.
Let us all pray for the quick recovery in Japan.
The Akatsuka Award is a semi-annual award presented to comdey centric mangakas by the Japanese publisher Shueisha.
The award was named after Fujio Akatsuka, one of the most successful gag manga artists. Since 1974, it was started to reward new mangaka in the Comedy Manga category. Its counterpart award, Tezuka Award, awards new mangaka in the Story Manga category. Its named after the legendary Osamu Tezuka.
The Tezuka Award is for the New Comic Artists in the Story Manga category whereas Akatsuka award is offerd for the Comedic Manga category.
The purpose of the awards is to cultivate new artists or also called Mangakas.
Anime Expo, Los Angeles is considered as the biggest Anime Convention in America.
The convention is traditionally held on the july 4th weekend.
The events which garner most attention at the Expo are Cosplay contest, Anime Music Video competition and the Charity Auction.
The exhibit hall at expo showcases products from various exhibitors and also the fan art. Apart from that other cosplay material can also be purchased.
Yes, of course there is also cosplay.
http://www.facebook.com/TOKYOPOP#!/TOKYOPOP?sk=wall
One stop destination for anything that concerns Manga is the publishing house TOKYOPOP.
Founded originally in 1997 as Mixx, its an Entertainment brand which distributes and publishes Manga in Japanese, English and German.
It was restructured as TOKYOPOP in 2008.
Tokyopop boasts of a varied list of Manga titles like Fruit Basket, Hetalia, Chibi Vampire, Loveless, World of WarCraft, Gothic & Lolita Bible , to name a few.
http://www.comiket.co.jp/index_e.html
Comiket or Comic Market, is the world’s largest self published Comic book fair and takes places bi-anually in Tokyo, Japan.
It is held once in August(the Summer Komike) and once in December (Winter Komike).
NastuComi (Summer Comiket) is three days long, and usually is held during the weekend around Aug 15. FuyuComi(Winter Comiket) is two to three days long and usually is held between Dec 28 and 31.
The next Comiket, will be held on August 12, 13, 14 2011.
You can find Doujinshi, selfpublished by Anime and Manga fans. Comiket was one of the first regular established festivals in Japan.
http://www.ghibli-museum.jp/en/
Ghilbi Museum, Mitaka Tokyo features the Japanese Anime work of Studio Ghibli. It officially opened in Oct 1, 2001.
It is unlike any Conventional museum, the motto of the museum itself is “Let’s become lost children together”.
In the words of the Hayao Miyazaki, Executive Director of the Museum , who designed the Museum himself :-
The Kind of Museum I want to make-
A museum that is interesting and which relaxes the soul
A museum where much can be discovered
A museum based on a clear and consistent philosophy
A museum where those seeking enjoyment can enjoy, those seeking to ponder can ponder, and those seeking to feel can feel
A museum that makes you feel more enriched when you leave than when you entered!
To visit the museum tickets should be purchased in Advance for any specific date.
Its a must Visit place for the fans when touring Japan.
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