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[Anime Culture Monday] Honey’s Anime Hotspot: Shibuya
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View Article[Anime Culture Monday] Anime Hot Spots: JB Sports as Seen in Hajime no Ippo
As an anime, Hajime no Ippo has been on the air on a sporadic basis since the year 2000. However, its original manga by Morikawa Jyoji has been in publication in Shounen Magazine since September of...
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[Honey’s Anime Hotspot] J-World Sunshine City
[ad_top1 class="mb40"] [sourceLink asin="" asin_jp="" text="" url="" ] Ikebukuro is home to a lot of various forms of entertainment, ranging from karaoke all the way to performing arts at the Tokyo...
View ArticleWhat is Tsukkomi? [Definition/Meaning]
Intro Japan has a wide variety of intriguing terms that are used to emphasize a certain type of action (Kabedon), or a sound that something creates (ピ-プ – the sound from a police siren) and so we...
View ArticleWhat are Mikos (Shrine Maidens) [Definition/Meaning]
Intro Japan is a place that inspires many, yet those who come to visit this spectacular place find themselves in the same environment every time. There's so much to see and learn about the culture that...
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What is Nekomimi? [Definition, Meaning]
[ad_top1 class="mb40"] [hide] [sourceLink asin="" asin_jp="" text="Animage MAY 2015" url="" ] [/hide] Intro Japan is known for being very progressive, always thinking outside of the box when it comes...
View ArticleWhat is Kodomomuke? [Definition, Meaning]
Intro Throughout our childhood we have all grown up around certain television shows that have inspired us. Many of these shows have become a part of our very being, and there's always that moment when...
View ArticleWhat is Bishounen? [Definition, Meaning]
Intro Many of us are just blessed with looks that have both genders swarming to them, wondering how they achieved that sparkling smile, or that chiseled body. Such is the life of the Bishounen, men who...
View ArticleWhat is Oniichan, Otouto and Kyoudai? [Definition, Meaning]
It is time for another lesson of otaku culture, everyone! Sit down, take out your notebooks and pens, and pay attention! Ok, just kidding :p Here in Honey’s Anime, we try to solve all your little...
View ArticleTop 10 Snacks in Dagashi Kashi
Dagashi Kashi was a clever slice-of-life shounen comedy about the ins and outs of Japanese snacks. Even though you may have enjoyed the jokes revolving around sexual innuendo, it’s easy to feel a...
View Article[Fujoshi Friday] What is Fujoshi / Fudanshi? [Definition / Meaning]
Fu-who, Fu-what??? One of the many reasons why anime is so unbelievably awesome is the fact that there is a wide variety of different characters who are passionate about and enjoy different things....
View ArticleWhat is Bidanshi/Biseinen/Ikemen [Definition, Meaning]
Intro: Beautiful men. Period. Trans-literally, bidanshi means “beautiful man,” but is there more to it than being beautiful? “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” right? Can we really just...
View Article[Fujoshi Friday] What is Uke/Seme? [Definition, Meaning]
Everyone who has a passion for Japanese culture is familiar with the vast range of terms that are used to describe specific concepts related to some specific features. In recent times, and in...
View ArticleWhat is Doujinshi? [Definition, Meaning]
You are bound to have heard it at one point or another. It is the word “doujinshi”. Sometimes, it can be shortened to doujin, or improperly spelled as dojinshi. What does this word mean? Doujinshi or...
View Article[Anime Culture Monday] Top 10 Temples to Visit on New Year's in Japan
New Year's in Japan focuses on family and reflection, a well-deserved break for those who have been working tirelessly throughout the year. Families regroup, as people return to their hometowns to...
View Article[Anime Culture Monday] Top 10 Traditional Japanese Food Shown in Anime
Pandering to the otaku with cute girls, hunky boys, and fantasy settings aside, anime is also a brief window to the Japanese society and culture. We get to see how Japanese society functions, and we...
View ArticleWhat are Kokoro and Doki Doki? [Meaning/Definition]
【✨メリークリスマス✨】あす25日は、クリスマスは聖地で♡『アニメイト×アニメ伊東』コラボ企画3大イベントが開催！ イベントの詳細をお届けします♪(続く) #私モテ pic.twitter.com/JBBaeC8Aeq — 『私がモテてどうすんだ』TVアニメ公式 (@anime_watamote) December 24, 2016 What do they mean and what do...
View ArticleWhat is Aishiteru, Koishiteru, Daisuki, and Sukidesu? [Meaning/Definition]
What most English-speakers realise within their first few encounters with the Japanese language is the obvious fact that it is immensely different from English. Accent, intonation, writing and even the...
View ArticleWhat is Omnibus? [Definition, Meaning]
A common trend in ecchi, and sometimes even hentai, anime is to pull the story and characters from a dating simulator rather than a manga. These games are sometimes even the source of romance anime as...
View Article[Anime Culture Monday] What is Rakugo? [Definition, Meaning]
Let’s be fair, my dear otakus. If not for a few recent anime shows, most of us would never hear the word “rakugo”. Unlike other forms of traditional japanese entertainment like kabuki or more familiar...
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