Manga

concerning a very high-profile new film project for Mexican-American filmmaker Robert Rodriguez. The man known for directing a wide range of different genre films (Desperado, Spy Kids, Sin City), will be helming a live-action adaptation of the Japanese manga series Battle Angel Alita for 20th Century Fox. Perhaps of even more notoriety though, is that the film will be produced by James Cameron and Jon Landau under their Lightstorm Entertainment banner, which certainly promises a hefty budget for…

The Characteristics of an Otaku and a Fujoshi in Kiss Him, Not Me In Japan, there are many people who would consider themselves avid fans of anime and manga. The term used for such people in Japanese is otaku. Amongst fan culture, another term used is fujoshi which translates into “rotten girl” (Tanka and Ishida 77) and is used to describe females who are interested in yaoi, also known as Boys’ Love (BL) which revolves around male on male relationships in a romantic or erotic form. In this…

Where are you from? People ask me all the time. My accent is not the best one and my manners are not completely American. I don’t wish them to be. I still remember how beautiful my home country, Cuba, was and how I said goodbye to my family so I could have a better future in the US, which was not guaranteed in any way. My grandmother was a very important figure in my childhood as she was always teaching me about the importance of learning and education. She was also the one that give me my…

Mars Borges Literacy narrative My first comic I fell in love with was Baby Mouse— a sassy elementary schooler going through the ups and downs of early public education. She was funny, the stories were fun, but more importantly, I loved the look of the books. Every comic had a limited color palette of black, white, and pink, which I found to be the coolest thing. The speech bubbles were distinguished, the text had a unique font, the art was cute— sometimes I didn’t even need to read it, just…

Walking into the Princeton University Art Museum, the first gallery displays an exceptional acrylic on canvas, Tan Tan Bo. The painting stands as a huge work of art almost covering an entire wall. The vibrant colors of the work drew my eyes to the radiant painting. The grand size and the colors of this work popped out to me and made me stare at it for a while. Its complexity with so much happening almost everywhere you look catches your eyes and makes you wonder. In a gallery surrounded by…

Anime and manga have a large variety of topics and themes to discuss about from horror to adventure. One of the great things about them is that anyone can find their own genre and create their own preference of different shows and books to watch and enjoy. Our group…

Jumilla Castle and the surrounding vineyards make for great day out. Bullas, Jumilla and Yecla Visit one of the regions many wineries to learn about the wine making process, while getting to sample the end product. La Manga Club Known as one of the words top golf resorts, La Manga Club offers 3 championship courses to choose from. Diving Discover the Mediterranean’s best diving in the Marine Reserve of Cabo de Palos. Rafting Rafting on the scenic Segura River tests your nerves as you battle…

Globalization can be defined by many interpretations such as in political, communities and cultural because globalization is not a single concept that can be defined and encompassed within a set time frame, nor is it a process that can be defined clearly with a beginning and an end. The debates about the meaning of this word has been presented by the variety of viewpoints or opinions by the scholars, economists and others. Several significant factors would affect the interpretations of a person…

Mexico, and John Greiner, Indian agent in and for the Territory of New Mexico, and acting superintendent of Indian affairs of said Territory, representing the United States, and Cuentas, Azules, Blancito, Negrito, Capitan Simon, Captain Vuelta, and Mangas Colorado, chiefs, acting on the part of the Apache Nation of Indians, situate and living within the limits of the United States.” Before the treaty had been established, there were concerns with the Apache regarding the Anglos. The Anglos were…

when finding out there was in fact just books in there, looking at Rin as he offered him a seat next to him and asked if he wanted to read a manga with him, his cheeks reddened a little. He nodded a little, feeling his heart skip a beat at the simple motion, but shook his head a little to forget it. He quickly got up and sat beside him, staring at the manga. "What is this one about? I have never seen it before." he questioned, curiously glancing over at Rin a few…