Comments on: Future of Kawaii http://blog.japundit.com/archives/2006/03/31/2180/ Japan... A whole lot more than raw fish Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:36:13 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Japundit » Cute Japan http://blog.japundit.com/archives/2006/03/31/2180/comment-page-1/#comment-279408 Japundit » Cute Japan Fri, 16 Jun 2006 14:16:45 +0000 http://japundit.com/archives/2006/03/31/2180/#comment-279408 [...] Longtime readers know that we’ve speculated on the spread of Japanese kawaii as a global sensibility. If you need a reminder, just take a look at the discussion that followed last year’s post on Gwen Stefani, who even attempted to use the word kawaii in her Harajuku song. [...] [...] Longtime readers know that we’ve speculated on the spread of Japanese kawaii as a global sensibility. If you need a reminder, just take a look at the discussion that followed last year’s post on Gwen Stefani, who even attempted to use the word kawaii in her Harajuku song. [...]

]]> By: Japundit » Astro Boy Fashion http://blog.japundit.com/archives/2006/03/31/2180/comment-page-1/#comment-258644 Japundit » Astro Boy Fashion Sat, 01 Apr 2006 10:01:48 +0000 http://japundit.com/archives/2006/03/31/2180/#comment-258644 [...] href="/index.php"> 4/1/2006 Astro Boy Fashion Continuing to obsess over the future of Japanese fashion . . . I am in love with Hiroaki Ohya’s line A [...] [...] href=”/index.php”>

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Astro Boy Fashion

Continuing to obsess over the future of Japanese fashion . . . I am in love with Hiroaki Ohya’s line A [...]

]]> By: Fashion Bloke http://blog.japundit.com/archives/2006/03/31/2180/comment-page-1/#comment-258556 Fashion Bloke Sat, 01 Apr 2006 05:25:29 +0000 http://japundit.com/archives/2006/03/31/2180/#comment-258556 I liked this part of the Asahi article: <em>On this note, Menkes offered a word of advice to <strong>bankers</strong>: Lend money to designers. <strong>Real estate agents</strong>? Provide boutique space at low rents. </em> Right on! Bankers and real estate agents can help Japan become number one in fashion worldwide. Gan ba tay! I liked this part of the Asahi article:

On this note, Menkes offered a word of advice to bankers: Lend money to designers. Real estate agents? Provide boutique space at low rents.

Right on! Bankers and real estate agents can help Japan become number one in fashion worldwide. Gan ba tay!

]]> By: Anonymous http://blog.japundit.com/archives/2006/03/31/2180/comment-page-1/#comment-258547 Anonymous Sat, 01 Apr 2006 04:23:24 +0000 http://japundit.com/archives/2006/03/31/2180/#comment-258547 <em>Why is manga so popular, even though it often belittles women? Because it’s cute, Bouissou said...</em> Actually, there is a very dark side to some manga, that manga which belittles women, and I am totally against that, and I think all women and men should be against all manga that belittles women with rape scenes etc. That is not <strong>CUTE</strong>! Sometime people take this kawaii thing too far. Violent manga is in now way CUTE. And cute kogals selling sex in Tokyo to buy LV bags is not cute either. What does Japan have to offer the world? Well, to begin with, there are 125 million people in Japan and they do not act as one team. One might as well ask, equally strange, what does USA UK OZ etc have to offer the world? Japan is not a monolithic TEAM JAPAN to root for or to loathe. The people who live here are individuals. You posters sometimes forget that.... Why is manga so popular, even though it often belittles women? Because it’s cute, Bouissou said…

Actually, there is a very dark side to some manga, that manga which belittles women, and I am totally against that, and I think all women and men should be against all manga that belittles women with rape scenes etc. That is not CUTE!

Sometime people take this kawaii thing too far. Violent manga is in now way CUTE. And cute kogals selling sex in Tokyo to buy LV bags is not cute either.

What does Japan have to offer the world? Well, to begin with, there are 125 million people in Japan and they do not act as one team. One might as well ask, equally strange, what does USA UK OZ etc have to offer the world? Japan is not a monolithic TEAM JAPAN to root for or to loathe. The people who live here are individuals. You posters sometimes forget that….

]]> By: Marie Mockett http://blog.japundit.com/archives/2006/03/31/2180/comment-page-1/#comment-258358 Marie Mockett Fri, 31 Mar 2006 21:09:42 +0000 http://japundit.com/archives/2006/03/31/2180/#comment-258358 For the record, this blog had a post in which <em>one</em> person suggested that <em>manga </em>readers get a life -- the entire post left the issue open for discussion. I think it's a stretch to say that Japundit overall was trying to promote one point of view. I liked your post very much on how you have used <em>manga </em>as a teachable tool. I found myself thinking, "I wish I'd had a teacher like that" who embraced what was modern alongside things classical. It struck me as a smart and realistic way to get kids interested in Japan. One interesting point Takizawa's comments raises, though, is how even in Japan manga is viewed by some with skepticism. So,it isn't just westerners who aren't sure of how to embrace <em>manga</em>. It is question in Japan as well. For the record, this blog had a post in which one person suggested that manga readers get a life — the entire post left the issue open for discussion. I think it’s a stretch to say that Japundit overall was trying to promote one point of view.

I liked your post very much on how you have used manga as a teachable tool. I found myself thinking, “I wish I’d had a teacher like that” who embraced what was modern alongside things classical. It struck me as a smart and realistic way to get kids interested in Japan.

One interesting point Takizawa’s comments raises, though, is how even in Japan manga is viewed by some with skepticism. So,it isn’t just westerners who aren’t sure of how to embrace manga. It is question in Japan as well.

]]> By: Tony http://blog.japundit.com/archives/2006/03/31/2180/comment-page-1/#comment-258350 Tony Fri, 31 Mar 2006 21:01:01 +0000 http://japundit.com/archives/2006/03/31/2180/#comment-258350 I think Takizawa's comments are somewhat ironic, given that this blog had a post suggesting that people who study manga should "get a life" last Friday. http://japundit.com/archives/2006/03/24/2151/ I think Takizawa’s comments are somewhat ironic, given that this blog had a post suggesting that people who study manga should “get a life” last Friday.

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]]> By: Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » Japan: Kawaii culture http://blog.japundit.com/archives/2006/03/31/2180/comment-page-1/#comment-258264 Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » Japan: Kawaii culture Fri, 31 Mar 2006 18:28:57 +0000 http://japundit.com/archives/2006/03/31/2180/#comment-258264 [...] as, Japan, Arts & Culture Global Roundups The Japundit takes us into a discussion on the aesthetic sensibility of kawaii. John Kennedy   « [...] [...] as, Japan, Arts & Culture Global Roundups The Japundit takes us into a discussion on the aesthetic sensibility of kawaii. John Kennedy   « [...]

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