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Wed, May 9 2012
THROUGH THE FIRE: White-Washing Anime’s Real Problem

THROUGH THE FIRE: White-Washing Anime’s Real Problem

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By BRETT FUJIOKA We’ve heard the same story before. Hollywood’s racist. They ruin good ideas and “white-wash” everything. For once, it isn’t exactly about an Asian work, but it’s the same argument... 

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Mon, Mar 12 2012
Aratani Japan America Theatre to Reopen This Summer

Aratani Japan America Theatre to Reopen This Summer

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By J.K. YAMAMOTO, Rafu Staff Writer The Aratani Japan America Theatre, which has been closed since January 2011, will reopen this summer, according to the new president and CEO of the Japanese American... 

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Fri, Feb 17 2012
VIZ Media Releases ‘Arrietty’ Books and Comics

VIZ Media Releases ‘Arrietty’ Books and Comics

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SAN FRANCISCO — VIZ Media LLC, the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North America, brings the miniaturized adventure of famed Studio Ghibli’s newest animated creation — “The... 

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Wed, May 11 2011
New People Entertainment Launches Online Channel to Stream Japanese Film Content

New People Entertainment Launches Online Channel to Stream Japanese Film Content

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A scene from "Yayoi Kusama: I Love ME." SAN FRANCISCO — New People Entertainment, a film division of New People Inc. that focuses on the licensing and distribution of Japanese films and media,... 

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Thu, Mar 31 2011
Lessons of Anime — How to Cope with Japan’s Tragedy

Lessons of Anime — How to Cope with Japan’s Tragedy

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By ANDREW LAM New America Media In Japan’s most popular cultural genres known as manga (comic books) and anime (animation films and series), there’s a recurrent theme in which the country is routinely... 

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Thu, Dec 9 2010
Part Asian, Not Hapa

Part Asian, Not Hapa

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By Mia Nakaji Monnier === My mother is Japanese from Osaka; my father, American from a small town in western Oregon. There’s a word for people like me, used especially on the West Coast and popularized... 

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Thu, Aug 5 2010
BOOK REVIEW: New Book Delves into Philosophy of Otaku

BOOK REVIEW: New Book Delves into Philosophy of Otaku

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By BRETT FUJIOKA (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on July 31, 2010.) === Published in Japan during 2001, Hiroki Azuma’s book, “Otaku: Japan’s Database Animals, took a great deal of time to reach... 

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Thu, Jun 24 2010
Cosplay Confidential

Cosplay Confidential

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A veteran of the cosplay circuit, “Mikarin” describes herself as painfully shy–until she assumes alter egos, like Father Hugue de Watteau, above. (MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS/Rafu Shimpo) By MIKEY HIRANO... 

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Sat, Apr 3 2010
Noodles: Female Fantasies

Noodles: Female Fantasies

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Thu, Aug 13 2009
See Worthy: Review of “Ponyo”

See Worthy: Review of “Ponyo”

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The goldfish-turned-little-girl Ponyo runs atop thundering waves in Hayao Miyazaki’s latest film, opening nationwide on Friday. (Disney/Nibariki-GNDHDDT) By MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS rafu entertainment editor There... 

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