• Anime, a Japanese cartoon art form, has become so popular in America that it has grown to a $4.3 billion industry in America.
  • What are the thematic differences in Japanese anime when analyzing the subtitled versus the dubbed versions of the anime for an American audience?
  • Dragon Ball Z is arguably the most well known and influential anime show to ever air in the United States.
  • Spirited Away is considered to be one of the greatest animated movies ever made, Japanese or otherwise.
  • Cowboy Bebop, along with Dragon Ball Z, is credited with bringing anime into mainstream American culture.

Sunday, August 28, 2016

Singing in the Rain

Anime is a multibillion dollar industry in America. The anime fan culture in America is one of the largest subcultures in the country. Anime has definitely become a multicultural phenomenon that shows how globalization has affected the spread of media and culture around the globe. When looking...

Sunday, August 21, 2016

Call Me Ishmael

Captain’s Log. Week 2. Days Adrift: 14 Ship: Holding well against the storm. Crew: Cook fell ill. First Mate now temporary cook.  Davy Jones: Hasn’t taken anyone yet.  Rescues: Found a drifter. Called himself Dobie Gray. Said he got lost in rock-n-roll.  Research: Sea below. ...

Sunday, August 14, 2016

Winter Is Coming

Just to kick it off, here is a haiku: Senior year is here. Life is getting easier. Is it really?  So much action packed into one week. A new building. Another delightful year of school. An even larger number of little ones running around in the hallways. A brand new year to do...