I've seen a few anime that linked a vampire's powers to the phase of the moon. Where does this idea come from?
Are there an actual Japanese myths about vampires that this stems from? Or something odd that that got mixed in when the Western myth was translated into Japanese? Something else?
I'm looking for a one-shot manga, with a school theme.
There is a girl sitting in class and writes on her desk. And she gets an answer from the past.
At the end, the teacher is revealed to be a boy from the past and they get together.
Does anyone know this manga?
Thank you very much!
The 4-koma layout wasn't handed down to the Japanese by the gods who proceeded to say "All your manga need to be told like this". Rather, someone decided that the 4-panel layout was great for gag manga.
I mean, sure the katana is somewhat ridiculous in modern media (probably due to a combination of Western fanboyism and nationalistic pride), but I've never heard of something like that.
And the Japanese definitely had more than just the katana for blade styles/forms.
@Yuuki ok. what I mean is that only in Europe there was rapiers, estocs and other straight swords of different length, sabers (cavalry swords), etc, etc - all forms - lengths and curvings.
@Abyx Japan had straight swords. Honestly, the real reason why Japan has such a limited range of weaponry in comparison to Europe is because of low ore content.
@Abyx The Japanese didn't have rapiers because they didn't have enough metal to mass-produce specialized and non-military weaponry.
@Eric I'm almost entirely certain that SHAFT job interview questionnaires consist entirely of "How much weird s--- can you think of?" and "What, in your own opinion, is the best way to mindf--- the audience?"
That's what's both awesome and terrifying about them. They're actually stronger than they are in the armor. They put them in armor so they don't go out and break the world.
I still facepalm at everyone's reaction to Shinji in 3.0 though. Kid has no clue what the f--- is going on and you're going to be actively antagonistic towards him? Even though you know he's possibly a catalyst for the End of the World? You're just asking for the Apocalypse at that point.
@Eric I mean, I get why they're terrified of him. But you'd think with 14 years, they'd come up with a better plan to deal with him than "treat him like s---".
I think it's because, at the end of the day, they're both surprisingly idealistic. Yeah, Shinji goes through a lot of c--- in the series. But at the finale, he finds his own individuality and finally gains self-worth.
Dark Souls is all about how the world will slowly wear you down into nothing, but so long as you have the will to soldier on, you won't turn into a mindless zombie. Which is... idealistic for Dark Souls, I guess.
@Eric It's a surprisingly apt comparison. On the surface, they're both superficially a giant robot series and a cop show respectively. But as soon as you get any traction, it descends into psychological drama/horror.
And also the song about friendship and meeting each other once again playing in the background (and foreground) of the Dummy Plug system mutilating Unit-03.
Today I'd like to know what kind of proposition one has to make to a Japanese publisher to have a go at distributing a title in a certain country (outside of Japan).
This article told me how things work in the industry and I pretty much understand that to get a deal, you need sales forecasts, a ...
mmm I would think that a few things would take place into deciding that because A) you have to translate or make the dub, B) you have to reprint all the material, C) you have to secure other companies that will work with you, D) you have to take care of official matters