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Japanese novelist goes out in anime-style in coffin illustrated with characters he created 【Pics】

Casey Baseel
May 10, 2016
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Recently deceased writer/anime series creator wanted his funeral service to be a little different.

Anime & Manga, Japan
(anime • books • coffin • funeral • light novels • manga • otaku)

Publishers of anime-style English textbook reassert their control over Ellen-sensei

Casey Baseel
Apr 16, 2016

Everyone in Japan has been talking about the character, and now her owners are too.

Anime & Manga, Japan
(anime • books • education • Ellen Baker • Ellen-sensei • learning English • New Horizon • Textbooks)

Gorgeous Japanese tatami reed book covers, card holders a fresh outlet for old-school style

Casey Baseel
Apr 16, 2016

Paper-based media alone not traditional enough for you? Try pairing it with these.

Culture, Japan
(art • beautiful • book covers • books • cool • culture • tatami • traditional)

The anime-style English teacher Japan has fallen in love with has a live-action version too

Casey Baseel
Apr 14, 2016

After going head-over-heels for the illustrated Ellen-sensei, fans are startled to see her being portrayed by an actual human being.

Anime & Manga, Japan
(anime • books • Ellen-sensei • illustration • learning English • New Horizon • Textbooks)

Japanese online retailer selling mouth-watering salmon, nori, eggs and bacon bookmarks【Pics】

Scott Wilson
Apr 13, 2016

When you don’t have time to cook, but still want something tasty in your book.

Japan
(bookmark • books • breakfast • cool • food • Japanese breakfast • reading)

Drawing a school girl leaping over a man firing a gun? There’s a reference book for that!

KK Miller
Apr 9, 2016

School girl action manga artists rejoice! With this new book, you can stop making awkward pose requests to your friends.

Japan
(action poses • books • drawing manga • Isao Karasawa • reference • sailor uniform)

As fan art pops up for anime-style English textbook character, original artist asks for restraint

Casey Baseel
Apr 8, 2016

Illustrated English teacher suddenly has legions of fans and even an unofficial theme song, but her visual creator is hoping the good-time ruckus won’t lead to a backlash by parents and educators.

Anime & Manga, Japan
(anime • books • fan art • illustration • learning English • linguistics • New Horizons • textbook • video)

English textbook characters get anime-style makeover to appeal to linguists and otaku alike

Casey Baseel
Apr 6, 2016

Learning aid looks like it could be a hit animated series.

Anime & Manga, Japan
(anime • books • illustration • learning English • light novels • linguistics • New Horizon • textbook)

How to lady: Fascinating Meiji Era women’s book features hairstyles, history lessons, etiquette

Mike
Mar 9, 2016

“From birth to death, a woman must never forget to display fondness and affection … a woman will surely experience a life of sorrow without it.”

Art, Japan
(books • fashion • history • Japanese culture • National Diet Library • Women in Japan)

Otaku fashion guide teaches nerds how to dress to impress

Cara Clegg
Mar 4, 2016

Are you an anime nerd with terrible taste in clothes? This book could be your saviour.

Japan
(anime • books • fashion • manga • otaku • YuruYuri)

In the mood to draw some panties? New anime illustration reference book will teach you how

Casey Baseel
Mar 1, 2016

Currently ranked number one on Amazon Japan’s design bestsellers list.

Japan
(anime • art • books • illustration • manga • otaku)

Ancient Japanese literary works are now yours to download at the click of a button

Krista Rogers
Jan 7, 2016

Who doesn’t love getting a free book? Especially when that book is over 300 years old!

Internet, Japan
(books • culture • database • download • history • literature • The Tale of Genji)

New book compiles taste tests of shampoos used by 30 of Japan’s top anime voice actresses

Casey Baseel
Dec 22, 2015

That way you can skip straight to pounding shots of the shampoo you’ll like best.

Japan
(anime • books • Comiket • crazy • shampoo • voice actors • voice actresses • weird)

The perfect gift for your cosplaying foodie friends – an anime recipe cookbook

KK Miller
Dec 17, 2015

Have you ever watched an anime and thought, “Mmm, that food looks delicious?” Then this is exactly the cookbook you are looking for.

Japan
(anime • books • Comiket • cookbook • cooking • cosplay • food)

Akiyuki Nosaka, celebrated author of Grave of the Fireflies, passes away

Casey Baseel
Dec 10, 2015

Famed writer’s best-known novel served as basis for Studio Ghibli anime of the same name.

Japan
(Akiyuki Nosaka • anime • books • Grave of the Fireflies • Isao Takahata • movies • Studio Ghibli)

Soon-to-be-released: Special collection book of anime-style beautiful boys

Audrey Akcasu
Dec 7, 2015

Can’t get enough of bishonen (beautiful boy) manga characters? Look out for the new book, Boy Meets…Graph, featuring work from famous illustrators.

Japan
(anime • art • bishonen • books • ikemen • illustration • manga)

Tokyo’s Hello Kitty theme park to host stage reading of homosexual romance novel

Casey Baseel
Dec 2, 2015

Kitty-chan seems to have no problem with a bit of boys’ love.

Japan
(books • boys love • Hello Kitty • Puroland • Sanrio • theme parks)

We bunk up in “bookstore hotel” Book and Bed Tokyo on opening night

Oona McGee
Nov 6, 2015

Ever since we heard about the opening of a bookstore-themed hotel with sleeping quarters built into its wooden bookshelves, we’ve been keeping a close eye out for updates, and were actually lucky enough to snap up a reservation to stay at the hotel on opening night!

After emerging from the beautiful space this morning, we can happily say it’s one of the most atmospheric places to stay in Tokyo. Actually, we wouldn’t mind shacking up here permanently! Come with us as we take you through all the gorgeous features and unusual details after the break.

Japan
(accommodation • books • cool • hostel • hotel • Tokyo • travel)

The Ghibli that no one knows: former animator’s book offers inside look into famed anime studio

Kay
Nov 5, 2015

Studio Ghibli’s animated works have won acclaim around the world, and we’re sure many of our readers are familiar with their hit films like Spirited Away and Castle in the Sky. But have you ever wondered what it may be like to actually work in the famous studio? Well, now it looks like we can get a glimpse of what goes on in the studio, as one of Ghibli’s former animators, Hitomi Tateno, will be coming out later this month with a book titled “The Pencil War Chronicles: The Studio Ghibli that Nobody Knew“!

Japan
(anime • books • Hayao Miyazaki • Hitomi Tateno • Studio Ghibli)

“Amazing Kyoto” shows us sides of Japan’s old capital we’ve never seen before — in two languages!

Jamie Koide
Nov 5, 2015

Kyoto, which was the capital of Japan for more than 1,000 years, is one of those cities that looks beautiful no matter what time of the year it is**.** But out of all the seasons, autumn is by far the most popular time to visit, and now that the leaves are beginning to change people are also starting to plan trips to catch a glimpse of Kyoto’s gorgeous fall scenery.

If you happen to be one of those tourists, we have just the book for you, a unique insight into city by foreigners who now call Kyoto their home, called Amazing Kyoto.