Fascinating analysis of the evolution of Shonen Jump since its beginnings If you follow manga culture, you will notice how many series published in books or adapted into cartoons and video games come from the same magazine called Shonen Jump. For those who don't know, Shonen Jump is a weekly magazine launched in 1968; first … Continue reading Jump, L’âge d’or du manga (Jump, the Golden Age of Manga) – Hiroki Goto (author)
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Jump, L’âge d’or du manga – Hiroki Goto (auteur)
Fascinante analyse sur l'évolution du Shonen Jump depuis ses débuts Si vous suivez la culture manga, vous remarquerez comment beaucoup de séries publiées en livres ou adaptées en dessin animé et jeux vidéo proviennent d'un même magazine intitulé Shonen Jump. Pour ceux qui ne le savent pas, le Shonen Jump est une revue hebdomadaire lancée … Continue reading Jump, L’âge d’or du manga – Hiroki Goto (auteur)
Majo no Jouken (魔女の条件) (Terms for a Witch) – Nobuhiro Doi (土井 裕泰) (Director), Kazuhiro Nanba (難波 一弘) (Director), Osamu Katayama (片山修) (Director), and Kazuhiko Yukawa (遊川和彦) (Screenwriter)
Excellent, provocative and a great debate instigator In manga and anime cultures, many series are set during high school years. Some involve academic life, others extra curricular activities (tennis, basketball, volleyball baseball, martial arts, board games like Go, etc.); and some explore romantic relationships between students. However, for the romance genre, another scope is explored; … Continue reading Majo no Jouken (魔女の条件) (Terms for a Witch) – Nobuhiro Doi (土井 裕泰) (Director), Kazuhiro Nanba (難波 一弘) (Director), Osamu Katayama (片山修) (Director), and Kazuhiko Yukawa (遊川和彦) (Screenwriter)
A Real-Life Fairy Tale: Michael Jackson and Me – Talitha Linehan (author)
"If you want to know the truth about Michael Jackson, then go directly to the source." - Michael Jackson Born in 1985, I witnessed Michael Jackson’s impact on pop culture and the reactions around him. Love for him; or contempt and mockery. Latter reflected in rags, magazines, and newspapers who attacked the singer. And although … Continue reading A Real-Life Fairy Tale: Michael Jackson and Me – Talitha Linehan (author)
Icarus – Cinési (TV series) – Michel Ocelot (Director and Screenwriter)
Wonderful episode of a TV series that deserves to be rebroadcast in full on TV In the box set Les Trésors cachés de Michel Ocelot, there is a copy of his fairy tale Icarus, which Michel Ocelot produced for his television show Cinési, which served as the basis for the film Princes and Princesses. An … Continue reading Icarus – Cinési (TV series) – Michel Ocelot (Director and Screenwriter)
The Insensitive Princess – Michel Ocelot (Director and Screenwriter)
Magnificent series concept with a subtle mystery and an amazing finale. Following the success of his TV series Gédéon and his short films The Three Inventors and The Legend of The Poor Hunchback, Michel Ocelot was fortunate enough in obtaining a professional order for a thirteen episodes series from French television producer Jacqueline Joubert. For … Continue reading The Insensitive Princess – Michel Ocelot (Director and Screenwriter)
Shepherdess Who Dances – Tales of The Night (1992 TV series) – Michel Ocelot (Director and Screenwriter)
Superb production of a fairy tale set in ancient times Before the release and production of his incredible classic Kirikou and the Sorceress, Michel Ocelot produced a series called Cinési. Whose very simple concept was that two young people meet every evening in a movie theater where an inventor, now the cinema's owner, has built … Continue reading Shepherdess Who Dances – Tales of The Night (1992 TV series) – Michel Ocelot (Director and Screenwriter)
Brokeback Mountain – Annie Proulx (Original Story), Ang Lee (Director), Larry McMurtry (screenwriter), and Diana Ossana (screenwriter)
"Brokeback got us good, don't it?" - Jack Twist As a gay man myself, I always find it important to present the reality of homosexuality on any media platform. Though regarding that topic, it would be mangas and animes that managed to present it properly. From artists like Clamp, Moto Hagio, Osamu Tezuka, Yoshihiro Togashi, … Continue reading Brokeback Mountain – Annie Proulx (Original Story), Ang Lee (Director), Larry McMurtry (screenwriter), and Diana Ossana (screenwriter)
Slayers Next (スレイヤーズNEXT) – Hajime Kanzaka (神坂 一) (Original Creator), Takashi Watanabe (渡部 高志) (Director), and J.C Staff, TV Tokyo, and Soft X (Production Companies)
Superb Second Arc to the Series Slayers In Slayers' precedent arc, we were introduced to the main characters of that series. How the sorceress Lina Inverse, the swordsman and bodyguard Gourry Gabriev, the justice champion Amelia Wil Tesla Seyruun, the magician-swordsfighter Zelgadis Greywords, and the white priestess Sylphiel Nels Lahda stopped the diabolical Copy of … Continue reading Slayers Next (スレイヤーズNEXT) – Hajime Kanzaka (神坂 一) (Original Creator), Takashi Watanabe (渡部 高志) (Director), and J.C Staff, TV Tokyo, and Soft X (Production Companies)
BeetleBorgs – Haim Saban (Co-Creator and Producer) and Shuki Levy (Co-Creator, Co-Producer, Writer, and Director) and Saban Entertainment/Toei Production (Production Company)
A Fine series Concept that Finishes On A Dead End When Power Rangers appeared on North American airwaves, it introduced to many the culture of Super Sentais; Japanese equivalent of Super Heroes. Teenagers or youngsters given super devices that allow them to transform into super-warriors. Gaining powers linked to a certain entity and piloting giant … Continue reading BeetleBorgs – Haim Saban (Co-Creator and Producer) and Shuki Levy (Co-Creator, Co-Producer, Writer, and Director) and Saban Entertainment/Toei Production (Production Company)
Omnes's Oasis 