Tag: J-pop

December 1, 2015 · 0 comments

By Andrew Osmond. An upcoming Anime Limited release, Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad, has a brash title rock song, proclaiming in English: “I was made to hit in America!” In many ways, J-pop faces the same challenge as anime in the world market. Do you customise yourself for the foreign audience? Or do you sell yourself […]

August 13, 2015 · 0 comments

By Paul Browne. With security cameras tracking our every move and reality TV shows like Big Brother part of our everyday lives it seems as if surveillance has become ingrained in our culture. It’s difficult to imagine something that was once considered pure science fiction to be given a fresh twist. New anime Castle Town […]

August 7, 2015 · 0 comments

By Paul Browne. Shirayuki is an ordinary citizen of the kingdom of Tanbarun, aside from one unique feature – her distinctive red hair. Pursued by a prince of Tanbarun because of her unusual hair colouring, Shirayuki instead cuts her hair and escapes to the neighbouring kingdom of Clarines. Befriending Zen, a prince of Clarines, Shirayuki […]

July 20, 2015 · 2 comments

By Tom Smith. Oscar Wilde wrote, “Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates Life”, but for Japanese group Sayonara Ponytail, it could be said that their art imitates manga far more than life. In fact, when this mysterious band first appeared, via the ancient medium of MySpace, its members were said to exist solely […]

July 7, 2015 · 1 comment

By Tom Smith. What results when a Naruto addict and a vocaloid producer combine forces? Anime song goodness, obviously! That’s exactly what happened when Japanese twosome GARNiDELiA exploded onto the scene in 2014, unleashing their first single “Ambiguous”, a track that will no doubt be familiar with anyone watching Kill la Kill – it’s the […]