The anime with the most episodes is Sazae-san – 6345 in total In Japan more paper is used for printing manga than for making toilet paper. In Japan more than forty new anime appear on television per week. The Japanese believe males get nosebleeds if they are turned on. Anime is so successful in Japan, […]
Japan has been inhabited since 30,000 B.C. Restaurants give you moist towels before your meal, as well as green tea. It is considered inappropriate to blow your nose in public. Japan is the only country in the world that has had atomic weapons used against it. 23% of the Japanese population is over the age […]
The word “anime” (pronounced ahn-e-may) is synonymous with, and often used to describe the art of Japanese animation, in fact, an abbreviated pronunciation of Animation in Japan. Anime is not synonymous with ‘cartoon’ despite the popular belief held by the uneducated masses. Anime is considered to be an art form by those who appreciate it, […]
That Quentin Tarantino was the first person Miramax considered for the translation of the script of Mononoke Hime? That the Dr.T character in the Slam Dunk manga and anime represents the author himself? That the aforementioned author, Takehiko Inoue, used to be Tsukasa Hojo’s assistant? Now we know where he got the habit of putting […]