I dreamt of wandering a frozen hellscape, sliding down chasms and having to fight giant ice spiders the size of horses.
So that bodes well for me, huh?
I've noticed in a lot of Japanese media that gets exported to the USA that the word "demon" is commonly used and in reference to different things.
A few examples of this are Demon Slayer, The Promised Neverland, Shin Megami Tensei, and many more that I cannot think of off the top of my head. It seems like the word demon in these pieces of media all describe different things.
I am familiar with the word "oni." Is an oni a specific type of demon? The appearance of an oni is mostly what I would describe a demon is as an American.
Is a demon just a name for any type of evil monster? Obviously there is something lost in translation here.
Edit: none of you who commented will probably see this, but thank you for the great deal of information on the subject! I have a lot to read about going forward.
I learned that due to demographic drift and decline there is a lot of abandoned houses in Japan. Where are those houses predominantly located (in what regions of Japan)? Are there any wholly abandoned settlements and if yes, are they remote or can be close to the populated areas?
Do Japanese people sometimes use these houses illegally simply for squatting (hermits or runaway youth communes) or maybe as a compounds for criminal activity? Were there any notorious incidents related to akiya?
Are there any (crime, mistery or horror probably) popular Japanese books or films using akiya as premises?
In my country (Russia) thousands of villages became extinct as well. Not anywhere very close to me though, I didn't manage to visit any and get a feel yet.
Hers and Anji's names were also written in Japanese instead of English in old games(pre Xrd).
Cook with togarashi, get a nice basic kimono to lounge around in, buy one anime figurine and display it in your living room semi-ironically
I'm aware that in Yakuza, you can sell plates for a high price and I'm wondering whether carrying plates served as a status symbol IRL in Japan. Read it somewhere but cant remember atm.
Hi everyone, I make videos comparing Sino-xenic pronunciations of Chinese Characters in Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese. I've also included Cantonese, Hokkien and Mandarin due to its similarity as well.
In my most recent video, i've put together a list ofΒ names of planets and the solar system. You can see how similar the pronunciations are from the following example:
Satellite
Vietnamese: vα» tinh θ‘ζ
Cantonese: θ‘ζ wai6 sing1
Mandarin: ε«ζ / θ‘ζ / θ‘ζ wΓ¨i xΔ«ng
Hokkien: θ‘ζ uΔ-sing / uΔ-tshinn
Japanese: θ‘ζ γγγγ (ei sei)
Korean: μμ± θ‘ζ (wi seong)
*You can see from the list above that the word for "Satellite" are based on the Chinese Characters: ε«ζ / θ‘ζ / θ‘ζ
Check out the video for the pronunciation and for to see other similar words! :
Both knights and samurai were real groups of people in history. They both were, at least to my basic understanding, a form of nobility (or at least those in a higher social sphere than most) that acted as well trained warriors for the landed elite. In fictional stories both became a form of symbol. Often being portrayed as brave and honorable warriors that uphold a lot of their cultures values.
Did other societies and cultures also have a class of elite warriors like these two examples and if so did they take up a similar role in their own culture's fiction? I'm most curious about Korean, Chinese, and Vietnamese versions of knights/samurai if examples exist but I'd love to hear about any cultures that had them.
Was wondering this after I saw a video of the Supra in Japan. I know people give it shit for not being "purely JDM" but this view I've only seen the view here in the US. I was curious if people in Japan had the same feelings or didn't care at all, since everyone usually roots for their home team.
Hi. Iβm an English writer. I used to be a creative writer for a Korean mmorpg (the company they used in Strong Girl Bong Soon if you watched that :)) Iβm writing some novels, a light novel and a manwha/webtoon. I love Korean drama and culture, running man, and all the usual Japanese stuff, manga, anime, as well as Asian films in general. My favourite film is A Brighter Summer Day by Edward Yang, but I love Koreeda films and Lee Chang Dong is my favourite Korean director. I would love to meet some Japanese or Korean friends particularly or just anyone into that culture thinks we might like each other. If yiu happen to be an artist interested in the webtoon that would be cool too. Oh Iβm starting out learning Japanese and Korean and speak French if anyone wants to exchange that stuff.
Aside from writing I love cats, animals, philosophy, playing games, songwriting, playing piano and guitar. Im a really honest person, sensitive enough that it makes me cringe saying this and i cant stand disingenuousness, or any part of woke culture, so I pretty much donβt watch western tv anymore. Iβd like to know some sensitive, kind, warm people with maybe shared interests.
I had a bit of a rough time the last two years, I know everyone has, just..uh yeah it would be really nice to make some real friends. :)
Apart from comic cons there's been anime conventions growing in popularity across the country as well. Sure the pandemic has slowed and shut some down. But either way anime is getting bigger in the west than it ever was before (I think). And I am just curious on your thoughts on this growing in the west?
