Manga

Throughout your childhood, you might have read or watched many cartoon shows, TV shows, movies, anime, manga, comics and so on. Like many have their favourite show, I do have my favourite episode too. This show is no strange to any kids or adults. That is Pinkie Pride from My Little Pony Friendship is Magic, episode 12 season 4. Pinkie Pride was written by the talented writer, Lauren Faust. This story is all around Ponyville (or even Equestria)’s greatest party planner and an energetic happy…

Born June 16, 1829 near Gila river in modern day New Mexico, Geronimo was born. His birth name was Goyahkla which means “one who yawns”. He was born to Taklishim whom was the son of chief Mahko of the Be-don-ko-he apache tribe, and his mother was Juana, another full blood Apache. Geronimo never saw his grandfather and was told storys about his impressive peaceful lifestyle and strong physique. He was also told stories of spanish atrocities against natives and how they forced the Apaches to their…

that our negative interaction with the earth isn’t equated to the fundamental attributes of humans—it’s the capitalist system that we have in place. The root of the issue is capitalism, and recognizing this creates prospect for change. The Petroleum Manga, a project by Marina Zurkow, contains…

In 1984 Japanese manga author and illustrator Akira Toriyama published the first chapter of Dragon Ball, a series that would become a massive pop culture icon and inspire countless other manga series in the future. Dragon Ball follows the story of Son Goku from being a foolish child to being an overpowered foolish adult with countless different forms, all of which involve changing hair, muscular bulk, and sometimes even eyebrows. Dragon Ball was originally intended to be a story directly based…

One day, I read a story about Wynton Marsalis. As I read, I couldn’t help thinking about how I became exceptional at drawing. I was raised in Richmond, BC in 2004. As a young girl, I had a passion for drawing. Like Wynton, I took dancing lessons, but it wasn’t my cup of tea. So, I turned to working on my drawing skills at the age of five. At first, I actually thought I was excellent at drawing until I saw my classmate’s drawings in school. As I compared their drawings to mine,…

The Takarazuka Revue has been performing various Western musicals and dramas as well as adaptations of Japanese shoujo manga since it started doing performances back in 1914. The Takarazuka has since been an important symbol of women’s strength as the traditional gender roles are challenged and draws a majority female audience. The performance I watched “Me and My Girl”, is a story of young man inheriting the title of Earl from his deceased father but, was illegitimate son and had to learn how…

Lelouch Vi Britannia is the main character of an anime and manga called Code Geass. Being the son of the 98th Emperor of Brittania, he is the 11th prince of the Holy Britannian Empire and the 17th heir to the throne. At the age of 10, his mother was assassinated in a location where it was impossible for an outsider to break into. However, his father did not order for an investigation to take place. Hence he decided to confront his father. Due to his disrespectful actions towards his father, he…

exists in the shadows of Hollywood. Hollywood’s history of whitewashing may seem to have diminished, however it still exists today. For example in an upcoming film, “Ghost in the Shell,” there is a clear indication of whitewashing. In the original manga that the movie was adapted from, the lead role was to be of Asian descent, however instead of casting an Asian actress, the studio casted the Caucasian blockbuster actress, Scarlett Johansson. Misrepresentation of ethnic actors in “Ghost in the…

Our country has a history of fighting wars, creating conflicts, and devastating relations once held throughout the world. We learn about these events because they have played and continue playing important roles in society; but what about the events that the United States has been involved with, that may not have been important to the world, but was important to a certain race of people who ultimately got their freedom taken away from them. The race we never largely learned about in school, and…

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