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• At this point I'll settle with an AA degree and start working. I also want to start dance lessons
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Wednesday, January 12, 2005
What makes manga/anime so great?
This is my attepmt at a serious post. Please excuse any typos on my part, as I am currently wearing a wrist brace on my right wrist.
As far as I see it, americans are either for or against the foreign influence of Asia. But like it or not, Japan is hot stuff.
The Japanese have blessed us with their highly imaginative, and sometimes questionable works. It's refreshing to pick up a copy of your favorite manga and surrender your logical mind for five minutes...or longer.
Every country has their great works, but with the advent of postal service overseas, this opens up a whole new avenue to foreign merchants.
As for the stories themselves, they are immersed in the culture, and can confuse an ignoramus, but that is easily remedied. There is so much variatey--girls books, boys books, romance, robot-centric stories, future stories, historical stories, you name it. Somtimes you can mix one or more to make Alternate Universe.
Critics might say that the influence of Asia is crowding out the good, old fashioned tradtions of the US of A.
...never mind that America is a melting pot of other countries, and our prized tradtions are passed down in the family.
...whew. Now off serious mode!
Switching topic, I saw Phantom of the Opera just yesterday, in the theater. Man, it is a shame I never saw it while still on broadway. It was fantastic!!!
As usual, please leave a comment, please!
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