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Understanding Anime: Bridging the Gap Between The Eyes and The Heart

by Baz AndersonDecember 31, 2009

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“Japanese Anime, for example, is one of the great art forms of Japan.”
….Film Critic Roger Ebert
I wrote this article some time ago about what Anime and Manga are, but [...]

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Hmmm Should I Watch The Superbowl or Televised D&D from Vegas?

by Baz AndersonFebruary 12, 2009

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I created a thread on the RPG.net forums yesterday that I think is fun, and you might be interested in. It started off with me musing about the idea of popularizing televised Role Playing Games as a sort of “sport” – much in the same way that poker games have.
I started by [...]

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xxxHolic

by Baz AndersonFebruary 4, 2009

photo credit: cobalt123
Imagine A young Japanese student who has been plagued by ghosts all his life; running to find some peace and some meaning in his pain. Imagine a woman who owns a shop that grants wishes ; a languid, beautiful pipe smoking voice of reason – a speaker of mysterious truths. In short: [...]

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Ghost In the Shell: Adaptive Preference Formation Syndrome

by Baz AndersonDecember 10, 2008

photo credit: Si1very
For me The film Ghost In the Shell is a perfect example of an acquired taste. If it had been a food I would spit it out. The first time I saw the film I was bored to tears. Japanese animation or Anime was still something I didn’t quite get.
Sci-fi I got.
Cyberpunk [...]

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Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Anime (But Didn’t Want To Learn Japanese To Ask)

by Baz AndersonSeptember 13, 2008

photo by sskennel

Japanese Animation may be a relatively young art – starting up in the 20th century, but is has roots in storytelling and art that dates back thousands of years. Like anything odd at first, a little knowledge goes a long way.
This article is not designed to get you to like anime, but to [...]

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