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Cultural Phenomena
Graffiti Photos: Expressive Art in Japanese Girls' Culture Laura Miller on how "graffiti photos exhibit new forms of girls' writing and self-expression, and how these new writing styles are intertwined with visual imaging" (Harvard Asia Quarterly, Summer 2003)
Japanese Personalities Caricatures of famous personalities
Pokemon World Nintendo of America's official Pokemon site: encyclopedia of characters, television show synopses, games with strategy guides, etc.
Rob's Japan Photo Gallery Photos of & commentaries on unusual objects in Japan
Tokyo Street Style Japan Fashion Association From Japan Fashion Association (JFA): "weekly photographic updates of what is happening on Japan's leading fashion streets"
Yu-Gi-Oh! King of Games -- the latest comics & animation sensation from Japan
Visons of Japan Photo Feature of The Daily Yomiuri: festivals of Japan
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Magazines
AssemblyLanguage "Tokyo avant-garde culture & Japanese contemporary art": news, images, reviews, essays, etc.
J-pop.com E-zine devoted to 3 passions of Japanese youth: games, manga, & anime
Japanese Streets "E-Zine on Japanese Street Fashion and Street Culture"
Trends in Japan Short dispatches on the latest social & cultural trends
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Performing Arts
Butoh Net: The World Of Butoh Dance Dedicated to "a contemporary avant-garde dance form which originated in Japan": events; teachers & performing artists; essays & definitions of Butoh dance
Japan Performing Arts Net An introduction to Japanese performance arts, & alphabetical & categorized listings of related companies & organizations
Kobo Buto Web site of butoh company based in Groningen, with articles, links, & bibliography on the art of contemporary Japanese dance
Opera Japonica "comprehensive coverage of opera in Japan": performance calendar, reviews, interviews, performance histories & international reports
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Pop Music & Stars
J!ENT Celebrity Link Base Database for links to Japanese television (& some music) stars
Keichan's Doki-Doki J-Town Window on J-Pop, with feature articles, new releases & lyrics, celebrity gallery, & slang dictionary
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Manga & Anime
For links on Hayao Miyazaki & Isao Takahata, please see their sections on the Japan: Cinema & Photography page.
Aestheticism "a fan community devoted to Japanese manga & anime, in particular shoujo, shounen-ai, & yaoi manga"
Anime: Japanese Animation Art Essays from "Cyberspace & Critical Theory," George Landows' English class at Brown University
Anime and Manga Research Circle "goal is to build and maintain a diverse community of scholars engaged in the academic study of anime and manga, their associated (sub)cultures worldwide, and (tangentially) Japanese popular culture in general"
Anime Web Turnpike Guide to anime & manga sites & resources
Animefu.com "an open place for people to share reviews of Anime," & new & upcoming releases
AnimeNation "the largest anime link database on the web"
AnimeNewsNetwork.Com News, listings, reviews, & interactive features
Anime's Apocalypse: Neon Genesis Evangelion as Millennarian Mecha Mick Broderick's review essay in Intersections (Issue 7, March 2002)
Bubblegum Crisis A Web site on "The Japanese Animated Cyberpunk Classic"
Hanamaru A multilingual weekly created by professional manga artists in Japan
Japanese Animation "a general overview of Japanese animation for the casual reader"
Japanese Animation: What is Anime? An AsiaTODAY special report (May 12, 2000): articles & commentary; general information; reviews; links
Japanese Superheroes Part of the An International Catalogue of Superheroes site: images & descriptions of superheroes from films, manga & anime
MangaArt Archive - Shoujo Manga, Different Kind of Comics Archive of shoujo manga & profiles of artists
matt-thorn.com (formerly The Shoujo Manga Home Page) A cultural antropologist's site on shoujo manga, the genre of Japanese girls' & women's comics, including bibliographies & essays
Otaku World Anime & manga on the Web
Project Anime A student project with numerous essays on the role of anime in Japanese & American societies, created for Kathleen Fitzpatrick's class on media studies at Pomona College
Rei's Anime & Manga Page Essays & resources on a variety of Japanese comic books & animation
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