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Kdramas for beginners, part 2
[Continued from Kdramas for beginners, part 1]
Kdramas for beginners, part 1
Not all manga fans watch anime, but I think most people in the manga blogosphere acknowledge the synergy between the manga and anime industries. I’ve sometimes wondered, however, if dramas are being overlooked. Dramas may not be as closely tied to manga, manhwa, and manhua as anime, but there’s definitely plenty of overlap in the [...]
Two cuisines, two gourmets
The other night I finally got a chance to read the first volume of the much-talked about Japanese food manga, Oishinbo, by Tetsu Kariya and Akira Hanasaki. This is the story of a cynical journalist, Yamaoka Shirō, who has been assigned the task of creating the “ultimate menu” of Japanese cuisine by the newspaper that [...]
Cross that off my to-watch list
Avatar: The Last Airbender is a children’s cartoon that aired on Nickelodeon over three seasons. It’s the story of a fantasy world where certain people have an affinity for elemental magic. Those with the ability to manipulate one of the four elements–air, earth, water, fire–are known as benders. And one person in every generation, the [...]
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