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Report | 05/03/2006 4:50 pm

Maitashi.Doku.

lol, no ish Kanchi. ^_^

Report | 05/03/2006 6:21 am

Master Blue 3

i thought it was Chanti?

Report | 05/01/2006 6:15 pm

Maitashi.Doku.

Stare Closeh at Meh Avi...Yesh...Kanchi Salutes you. ..It's flicking you off. rofl

Report | 04/25/2006 3:48 pm

KaidaAiko

Questions

1. Do you believe that Jacon enhances cultural connection?
2. Do you think Jacon helps create businesses for different organizations?
3. What in anime attracts people towards it?
4. What parts of anime inspired the creation of Jacon?
5. How does cosplay bring the fictional stories to life?
6. What are three words you believe describes participants' feelings at Jacon?
7. Does Jacon celebrate the hard work of artists?

You could put some of the questions into the presentation.

1. The way anime expresses real life situation and how people handle it.
Gundam Seed, Gundam Wing, etc expresses how war affects a person, the
hunger for power, the separation of friends and family, etc.
Fruit Basket represents the struggle of family traditions against time and
more.
2. Anime illustrates historal areas and traditions. There are school festivials,
tea festivals, and other festivals. Girls are wearing kimonos. People are
watching sakura flowers fall and resting in the springs.
Love Hina shows the Tokyo University, where college students work hard
in school and learn different languages (English).
Rorouni Kenshin, Inuyasha, and sailormoon shows priests and priest and
their effect on the people. It also shows ways of life, like how women
walk behind men in Japan (Rorouni Kenshin).

Report | 04/24/2006 8:09 pm

Maitashi.Doku.

3nodding Sounds good...

Report | 04/22/2006 11:51 am

Melpoclypse

I know I bake some mean cookies and of course you know I draw fabulous anime art.
We could sell that along with the other things...maybe like during the week we can setup a booth/table somewhere in PC where people would buy from us. I'd sell my drawing at a MAJOR reduced price though like 2$

Report | 04/20/2006 6:29 am

MaiSake

Kai, you are a freggin' Goddess, I was about to bring up the same thing! Listen..do me a favo and print it out so we could all go over it. ^_^

Also...Everyone we all have to try like crazy to get to the Sunday meeting...I'm mean LIKE CRAZY!!!!

Report | 04/18/2006 3:47 pm

KaidaAiko

there's more informtion on the next page.

have one of those goldfish things with the thin net. you can buy them for twenty cents anc charge each person one dollar to try with three nets.

Report | 04/18/2006 3:46 pm

KaidaAiko

there's more informtion on the next page.

have one of those goldfish things with the thin net. you can buy them for twenty cents anc charge each person one dollar to try with three nets.

Report | 04/18/2006 3:44 pm

KaidaAiko

introduce art and buildings

Japanese art covers a wide range of art styles and media, including ancient pottery, sculpture in wood and bronze, ink painting on silk and paper, and a myriad of other types of works of art. It also has a long history, ranging from the beginnings of human habitation in Japan, sometime in the 10th millennium BC, to the present.

100 Yen Shops (or One Coin Shops) have steadily gained in popularity over the last several years, perhaps reflecting a worse economic situation in Japan. 100 Yen Shops (百円ショップ hyaku-en shoppu) are everywhere, and they stock a variety of items from clothing to stationery, housewares to food, with each item priced at 100 yen. Such shops are analogous to dollar stores in the United States. A recent variation of the 100 Yen Shops are 99 Yen Shops, analogous to the 99 cent stores in the United States. Daiei also operates 88 Yen stores. The current Japanese sales tax of 5% is also added, making a 100 Yen purchase actually cost 105 Yen.

Japanese architecture (日本建築, Nihon kenchiku?) has as long a history as any other aspect of Japanese culture. Influenced heavily by Chinese architecture, it also shows a number of important differences and aspects which are uniquely Japanese. For the most part, those buildings that survive to stand as evidence of pre-modern Japanese architecture are largely castles, Buddhist temples, and Shinto shrines.

As is the case with modern architects and modern architecture around the world, Japanese architecture today reflects a modern, global approach and sense of style, often with little connection to traditional Japanese modes.

Report | 04/18/2006 3:41 pm

KaidaAiko

8.show people how to write their name in japanese
9.A modern Japanese name (人名 Jinmei) consists of a family name, or surname, followed by a given name. Like their Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and some of their Thai counterparts, this is in accordance to the East Asian system of personal names.

"Middle names" are not recognized in Japan; at least not in the western sense, in which there is a clear differentiation from the given name.

Japanese names are usually written in kanji (Chinese characters). The kanji for a name may have a variety of possible pronunciations.

Report | 04/18/2006 3:37 pm

KaidaAiko

Fold:

Origami only uses a small number of different folds, but they can be combined in a variety of ways to make intricate designs. In general, these designs begin with a square sheet of paper, whose sides may be different colors, and usually proceed without cutting the paper. Contrary to most popular belief, traditional Japanese origami, which has been practiced since the Edo era (1603-1867), has often been less strict about these conventions, sometimes cutting the paper during the creation of the design (Kirigami 切り紙) or starting with a rectangular, circular, or other non-square sheets of paper. It is also possible to create folds from triangular paper.

Report | 04/18/2006 3:37 pm

KaidaAiko

The Japanese tea ceremony (cha-no-yu, chadō, or sadō) is a traditional ritual influenced by Zen Buddhism in which powdered green tea, or matcha (抹茶), is ceremonially prepared by a skilled practitioner and served to a small group of guests in a tranquil setting.

Cha-no-yu (茶の湯, literally "hot water for tea" wink , usually refers to a single ceremony or ritual, while sadō or chadō (茶道, or "the way of tea" wink refer to the study or doctrine of tea ceremony. The pronunciation sadō is preferred by the Omotesenke tradition, while the pronunciation chadō is preferred by the Urasenke tradition.

Cha-ji (茶事) refers to a full tea ceremony with kaiseki (a light meal), usucha (thin tea) and koicha (thick tea), lasting approximately four hours. A chakai (茶会, literally "tea meeting" wink does not include a kaiseki meal.

Since a tea practitioner must be familiar with the production and types of tea, with kimono, calligraphy, flower arranging, ceramics, incense and a wide range of other disciplines and traditional arts in addition to his or her school's tea practices, the study of tea ceremony takes many years and often lasts a lifetime. Even to participate as a guest in a formal tea ceremony requires knowledge of the prescribed gestures and phrases expected of guests, the proper way to take tea and sweets, and general deportment in the tea room.

Origami (Japanese: 折り紙 or 折紙, lit. "folding paper" wink is the art of paper folding. The goal of this art is to create a given result using geometric folds and crease patterns. Origami refers to all types of paper folding, even those of non-Japanese origin.

Report | 04/18/2006 3:35 pm

KaidaAiko

4. learn dances

There are many traditional dances in Japan, but the one of the most famous and common dances is the Bon dance, called "Bon Odori" (盆踊り) in Japanese. People dance the Bon Dance during the Bon Festival, held every summer in districts and neighborhoods in every city in Japan.

Bon week is held in August every year, and Obon, as it is often known, continues on for about a week. Bon means welcoming ancestors' souls and holding memorial services for them. During Bon, sometimes all relatives of a family gather and hold a memorial service for their ancestors, and reflect and reminisce. This practice comes from Chinese Buddhist tradition, a syncretic blend of Buddhist beliefs and ancestor worship.

The Bon Festival is held during Bon week, and people gather at nearby open spaces or parks, and dance to traditional Japanese music. The music should be happy to welcome their ancestors' souls, and people have a duty to create a happy, mysterious, and welcoming mood. Moreover, the Bon Dance should be held in the night because many Japanese people believe that their ancestors' souls come back during the night.

While technology in Japan has developed over the last hundred years, Japanese people have not forgotten their traditions, and many take part in the Bon Festival and Bon Dance every summer. Japanese people will probably continue to venerate this tradition.

Report | 04/18/2006 3:33 pm

KaidaAiko

3. introduce ways of theaters with the mask
Kyogen

The earliest existing Kyogen scripts date from the 1500s. Kyogen was used as an intermission between Noh acts - it linked the theme of the Noh play with the modern world by means of farce and slapstick. Unlike Noh, the performers of Kyogen do not wear masks, unless their role calls for physical transformation.

Both men and women were allowed to perform Kyogen until the 1620s.
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Kabuki

The most well-known form of Japanese theatre is of course, Kabuki. Perhaps its fame comes from the wild costumes and swordfights, which used real swords until the 1680s. Kabuki grew out of opposition to Noh - they wanted to shock the audience with more lively and timely stories. The first performance was in 1603.

Like Noh, however, over time Kabuki became not just performing in a new way, but a styalised art to be performed only a certain way.

As a matter of interest, the popular Gekidan Shinkansen, a theatrical troupe based in Tokyo today, insists it follows pure kabuki tradition be performing historical roles in a modern, noisy, and outlandish way - to shock the audience as kabuki intended, if you will. Whether or not they are kabuki, however, remains a matter of debate and personal opinion.
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Bunraku

Puppets and Bunraku were used in Japanese theatre as early as the noh plays. Medieval records record the use of puppets actually in Noh plays. Puppets are nearly lifesize dolls that are manipulated by puppeteers in full view of the audience, only wearing all black. Music and chanting is a popular convention of bunraku.

In modern media, a readily accessible example of bunraku is in Kitano Takeshi's 2002 movie, Dolls.

Report | 04/18/2006 3:30 pm

KaidaAiko

Celebrations we could have:

1.Hinamatsuri or Girls' Day, (雛祭, ひなまつり) is the Doll Festival in Japan. On the 3rd of March, people display dolls (雛人形 hinaningyō) dressed in old-style kimonos. Tiered platforms with red cloth (hi-mousen, 緋毛氈) are used to display a set of dolls representing the Emperor, Empress, attendants, and musicians in traditional court dress.
(we can display dolls if anyone has any)

2.Tanabata (七夕, meaning "Seven Evenings" wink is a Japanese star festival, derived from Obon traditions and the Chinese star festival, Qi Xi. The festival is usually held on July 7 or August 7, and celebrates the meeting of Orihime (Vega) and Hikoboshi (Altair). The Milky Way, a river made from stars that crosses the sky, separated these two lovers, and they were allowed to meet only once a year. This special day is the seventh day of the seventh lunar month of the lunisolar calendar.
(we can display a room with stars and a bridge paper thing with the two person. they have this tale in the vietnamese culture)

Report | 04/18/2006 3:23 pm

KaidaAiko

Report | 04/18/2006 3:21 pm

KaidaAiko

#

* Mahō shōjo: Subgenre of Shoujo known for 'Magical Girl' stories, for example Sailor Moon.

# Shōjo-ai: Japanese for 'girl-love', refers to anime or manga that focus on love and romance between female characters, for example Revolutionary Girl Utena.
# Shōnen: Japanese for 'boys', refers to anime or manga targeted at boys, for example Dragon Ball Z.

* Mahō shōnen: Male equivalent of Mahō Shōjo, for example DNAngel.

# Shōnen-ai: Japanese for 'boy-love', refers to anime or manga that focus on love and romance between male characters. This term is being phased out in Japan due to references to *****, and is being replaced by the term "Boys Love" (BL). An example of this style is Gravitation.

Report | 04/18/2006 3:20 pm

KaidaAiko

Report | 04/18/2006 3:19 pm

KaidaAiko

Genres

# Bishōjo: Japanese for 'beautiful girl', blanket term that can be used to describe any anime that features pretty girl characters, for example Magic Knight Rayearth
# Bishōnen: Japanese for 'beautiful boy' blanket term that can be used to describe any anime that features "pretty" and elegant boys and men, for example Fushigi Yūgi
# Ecchi: Derived from the pronunciation of the letter 'H'. Japanese for 'indecent sexuality'. Contains mild sexual humor, for example Love Hina.
# Hentai: Japanese for 'abnormal' or 'perverted', and used by Western Audiences to refer to pornographic anime or erotica. However, in Japan the term used to refer to the same material is typically Poruno or Ero.

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