Laura and I have recently been discussing 2D idols a lot, so we figured there were a group of you out there fandoming with us as well. We decided to do a series of posts about the 2D idols we are both fawning over. This group, B-Project, will be the first since the anime is just airing this summer...

Fukumenkei Noise is a series by Ryouko Fukuyama, who has been previously published in North America by Tokyopop. This newest series of hers has been running in Hana to Yume manga magazine since 2013. It was recently announced that it would be getting an anime. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that we get it streamed over here. The series...

Welcome to the second installment of Japanese Resources for learning. In the first part, I went over a couple of my favorite mobile and Internet sites. This time, I’m concentrating on mostly books with a few additional sources you can check out (that I’ve not tried). Reading material If you want to read Japanese, I suggest checking out Japanese graded...

There are many learning resources compared to when I first started learning Japanese. Below I’ve listed resources I have used many times over the years. There are other resources out there, but these are the ones I can vouch for and recommend. I will also do one or two other parts featuring additional resources. Let me know if you have...

Sigh. As much as I love Korean dramas, I’m a little sad that Japanese dramas don’t get the English-subtitle treatment as much. It’s even more true for movies. It’s surprising considering how popular anime is in the United States, but perhaps people just don’t care as much about the live-action stuff. There are ways to watch dramas and movies...