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Hinomoto Oniko

Posted on October 31, 2010 by DarkMirage

日本鬼子 (ri ben gui zi) is a common disparaging term in China for Japanese, dating back to the Sino-Japanese War(s). After the recent Diaoyu/Senkaku geo-political drama, the term has seen a resurgence in popularity in China, where the anti-Japanese movement comes back in fashion every so often.

Some creative Japanese folks noticed that 日本鬼子 can easily be parsed as a female Japanese name “Hinomoto Oniko” and the moé-fication began. Continue reading →

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Nagi’s Virginity

Posted on November 16, 2008 by DarkMirage

I recently started watching Kannagi after reading about the 2ch shitstorm over the main female lead’s alleged past sexual experience. You can read more about this dorama over at Sankaku Complex. The gist of the matter is that Nagi may … Continue reading →

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Anime DVD industry approaching limit

Posted on January 14, 2008 by DarkMirage

Anime! Anime! has an article up about the lack of growth in Japan’s anime DVD industry. (Link is in Japanese.) The article focuses on DVD sales in particular, which traditionally does quite well in Japan. It also makes some comparisons … Continue reading →

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Japan Fingerprinting Commences

Posted on November 20, 2007 by DarkMirage

Japan’s new amended immigration laws (改正入管法) kicked in today, making it the second country in the world after USA to implement a compulsory fingerprinting system for foreign visitors. Image shamelessly stolen from Stippy.com This is a particularly unpleasant development in … Continue reading →

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