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Hayao Miyazaki's "Ponyo on the Cliff:" A Huffington Post Review

Eric Lurio | Posted 09.14.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Hayao Miyazaki, Children's Cinema, Disney, Anime, Animation, Cult of Cute, Ponyo, Entertainment News
Eric Lurio

Much has been written about the Japanese "cult of the cute". The great animation director Hayao Miyazaki has used this cult to create one of the more disturbing monsters in cinematic history.

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Japan: 2-D Romances With Comic Book Characters A Thriving Subculture Phenomenon

Huffington Post | Posted 08.24.2009 | World

Read More: Comic Books, Computer Games, Anime, Comics, 2-D Romance, Foreign Affairs, Comic Book Characters, Japan Anime, Japan, Advocacy, Nemutan, World News

The New York Times magazine has an interesting story this week by Lisa Katayama on what is described as a "thriving subculture" whereby comic book fan...

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Japan Looks To Comic Books To Rescue Economy

Guardian | Posted 05.11.2009 | World

Read More: Japan Comic Book, Comic Books, Japan Economic Stimulus, Anime, Japan Manga Comics, Manga Comics, Foreign Affairs, Japan Economy, Japan Anime, Comic Book, Japan Economy Shrinks, Japan, Advocacy, World News

While other countries bail out banks, slash interest rates and prop up struggling industries, Japan is pinning its hopes for economic recovery on a le...

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Wanna have some fun? - Organize a Furry Disco!

www.mochiads.com | MochiAds | Posted 03.08.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Games, Adventure, Kawai, Balls, Children, Lines, Fun, Disco, Flash Game, Girls, Furry, Anime, Online Games, Mach 3, Kids, Puzzle, Dj, Dance, Game, Fluffy, Cute, Comedy News

In the game world there are nice furry balls, or simply the Furries. They are very emotional by nature and colorful by appearance. The Furries can't stand loneliness and adore big companies, but they are too shy to make friends and get together. And the Furry whose name is Dancus helps them in that. He travels around the Furryland and organizes discos so that the colorful buddies could make friends and have a good time together. Play matchmaker and help the furries find new friends in this cute puzzle game with a great sound track!

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Asian Women: Rape And Hate Crimes

Jaemin Kim | Posted 03.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Gawker Media, Ethnicity, Chinese, White People, Michael Phelps, Gawker.com, Videogames, Anime, Sexism, Dating, Defamer, Racism, Racial Stereotypes, African Americans, Korean, Rape, Rachel Getting Married, Gawker, Asian Americans, Washington State, Los Angeles, Sexuality, Black People, Stereotypes, Spokane, Asians, Japanese, Nerds, Hate Crimes, Violence Against Women, Prejudice, Legal, Prosecution, Justice, Bigotry, Interracial Dating, Sexual Violence, Interracial Relationships, Fetish, Sexual Assault, Laws, Asian Women, Bias Crime, Living News, Women, Asian Fetish, Caucasians, Sex Crimes, Salon.com, Media Responsibility, Media Bias, Living News
Jaemin Kim

Reducing Asian women into a sexual object is not funny, it is not flattering. It is perilous. We can see this when Asian women are subject to race-targeted sexual violence.

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