Anime Backgrounds
Vor ein paar hundert Jahren machte das Blog Animation Backgrounds die Runde, auf dem Rob Richards Hintergründe aus (amerikanischen) Cartoons und Zeichentrickfilmen sammelte und teilweise zu großen Collagen zusammenstückelte. Anime Backgrounds macht dasselbe, aber mit Zeichentrick aus Japan. Aus Akira, Paprika und Ghost In The Shell 2 hätte ich mir mehr Backgrounds gewünscht, aber da kommt vielleicht noch ein bisschen was.
This blog, inspired by the famous Animation Backgrounds blog, will be a place to appreciate and be inspired by the amazing background art in animation. I feel like there are lots of blogs dedicated to the art of western animation, so this blog will be “mainly” focused on Japanese and non-western animation. All artwork is captured from the actual films, with characters edited out, and some digitally stitched together through taking multiple screenshots.
Ramen Burgers from Japan
Yummy Ramen-Burger aus Japan. Ich kannte mal jemanden, der hat Spaghetti-Pizza bestellt. Echt! Spaghetti-Pizza! Und jetzt überlege ich, ob ich Ramen-Burger unfassbarer finden soll, als Spaghetti-Pizza, habe meine Überlegungen dazu allerdings noch nicht abgeschlossen.
Fast food chain Lotteria in Japan is teaming up with famous ramen chain Menya Musashi to bring you the Menya Musashi Ramen Burger: a seasoned, lightly charred ramen patty, stewed barbecue pork (chashu), and mayo on a burger bun. This carb-laden sandwich will be available for a limited time from May 20 to mid-June for ¥634 (about $6.40) and comes with a side of bonito-flavored soup. The name Musashi refers to the legendary samurai but is also shorthand for the number 634, hence the price.
Tomato Hairstyle from Japan
In Japan rennt man jetzt anscheinend mit Tomatenhaaren rum. Frucht-Frisuren FTW! あまりに斬新すぎるヘアスタイルが話題に！再現性高すぎ！(via Kotaku)
Japanese High School Musical and Manga for the International Linear Collider
Japan bewirbt sich derzeit als Standort für das nächste internationale wissenschaftliche Großprojekt, den International Linear Collider, wo sie das Higgs Bosom weiter untersuchen und gegebenenfalls Dunkel Materie erforschen wollen. Und Japan bewirbt sich – neben der nicht unwichtigen Zusage, 50% der Kosten zu tragen – mit einem High School Musical und natürlich mit einem Manga. Und ein Tumblr voller GIFs gibt’s auch. Hach, Japan.
Youtube Direktmusical, via Seitvertreib
Hier noch ein bisschen Auto-Translate-Japanisch:
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Projection Mapping on Miniature Tokyo
Youtube Direkttokyo, via Core77
Unfassbares Projection Mapping auf einem Modell von Tokyo im Maßstab 1:1000 anlässlich des 10jährigen Bestehens der Roppongi Hills. Whoa! Noch unfassbarer: Die haben auf der Website dazu ein Spielzeug, mit dem man selbst Projection-Mapping per Tastatur spielen kann. WHOA! Ich bin begeistert, sehr.
“TOKYO CITY SYMPHONY” is an interactive website, in which users can experience playing with 3D projection mapping on a 1:1000 miniature model of the city of Tokyo. The handcrafted model is an exact replica of the cityscape of Tokyo in every detail.
Three visual motifs are projected onto the city in sync with music: “FUTURE CITY,” conjuring futuristic images; “ROCK CITY” that playfully transforms Roppongi Hills into colorful musical instruments and monsters; and “EDO CITY,” or “Traditional Tokyo,” which portrays beautiful Japanese images. Users could play a complex, yet exquisitely beautiful harmony on the city by pressing the keys on the computer keyboard. Each key plays a different beat along with various visual motifs, creating over one hundred different sound and visual combinations. Each user is assigned a symphony score of eight seconds, of which could be shared via Facebook, twitter, and Google+. The numerous symphony scores submitted by the users are put together online to create an infinite symphony.
Lost In Space – Japanese Soundtrack Artworks
Die Cover-Artworks zum japanischen Vinyl-Soundtrack zu „Lost in Space“, hier in HighRes auf Flickr oder nach dem Klick auf voller Breite: Gib mir den Rest, Baby…
Japanese Wasp-Wodka Shouchuu
Japaner trinken ihren Wodka auch gerne mal mit drei Jahre lang eingelegten und gegärten Riesenwespen. Soll angeblich die Konsistenz von Guiness haben und nach einem Hauch verfaulendem Fleisch schmecken riechen. Yummy!
First, a large number of living wasps is put in a mason jar, which is then filled with shouchuu. Afterward, the jar is sealed up tight and left alone for about three full years. Having no means to escape their alcohol hell, the wasps must suffer terribly within the jar, for they release a great deal of toxins as they die and then ferment. Again, protective clothing is absolutely necessary when preparing the jars.
The first thing to take note of is the liquor’s color; it’s a dark, muddy brown. According to our gracious host, this is a sign that the wasps’ bodies have properly fermented and all of the necessary nutrients have seeped into the liquid. In spite of all assurances that this is exactly how the drink should look, the sight of it is perfectly unappetizing. Then comes the smell. It’s much like that of regular shouchuu, but with just a hint of rotting flesh.
Alcohol Made with Fermented Wasps Gives New Meaning to the Phrase “Get Your Buzz On”
Abandoned McDonalds in Fukushima
Google hat gestern seine Streetview-Maps aus Fukushima online gestellt, was ich mir grade zum ersten mal richtig angesehen habe. Spooky. Chris hat mir grade das vorrottende McDonalds dort geschickt, nach dem Klick noch ein verwesender Sony-Laden: Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan McDonalds (Danke Chris!)
Japanese Dragonball Z-Meme
Dragonball Z-Meme im japanischen Twitterland, Manga-Moves per Instagram oder so.
Numerous Japanese teens, it seems, are uploading photos of themselves doing the Kamehameha attack from popular manga and anime series Dragon Ball. Many of the photos […] were uploaded to Twitter within the last week or so. On Twitter, Japanese teens are saying that this is how they’ve recently been goofing off with friends.
During the 1980s, when the Dragon Ball anime was on primetime television, kids would unleash Kamehameha attacks on each for fun at school or in the park. The difference here is that teens these days can snap digital photos and upload them for instant internet fame.
Paint Your Teeth – An Introduction to the Tokyo Underground
Vimeo Direktteeth, thanx Tey!
Ein kurzer Film über Kunst-Underground in Tokyo voller Cosplay, Tech und Weirdness. Tey schreibt mir: „PAINT YOUR TEETH is a live event that celebrates the shocking & bizarre underground art scene in Tokyo. This short documentary is an introduction to that scene. Viewer discretion is advised.“
Japanese Lucha Libre Politician
In Japan haben sie dem Politiker Skull Reaper A-ji den Zutritt zu Sitzungen verweigert, solange er seine Lucha Libre-Maske aufhat. Schade.
Skull Reaper A-ji won just 2,828 votes in the election, campaigning on a platform demanding educational reform and improved social welfare facilities, but that was sufficient for him to take a seat in the city council. But even before he could attend his first meeting, other councillors suggested that it was inappropriate for a member of the assembly to wear a mask to conceal their identity.
But 44-year-old Skull Reaper A-ji resisted their requests that he remove his trademark item of clothing, a red-and-black leather mask similar to the “lucha libre” masks affected by wrestlers in Mexico. “People find it easy to come up and talk to me because I have a mask on,” he told the Nishinippon Shimbun, adding that he has done a lot for the community for more than a decade, including visiting institutions for people with physical disabilities.
Japanese politician banned for wearing wrestling mask to meetings (Arbroath)
Japanese Elderly should „hurry up and die“
Ansage vom japanischen Finanzminister: Die Rentner sollen sich mit dem Sterben doch mal bitte ein bisschen beeilen. Ich wiederhole mich: Als Politiker braucht man echt ein besonderes Talent für Arschlochism.
Japan’s new government is barely a month old, and already one of its most senior members has insulted tens of millions of voters by suggesting that the elderly are an unnecessary drain on the country’s finances.
Taro Aso, the finance minister, said on Monday that the elderly should be allowed to “hurry up and die” to relieve pressure on the state to pay for their medical care.
Let elderly people ‘hurry up and die’, says Japanese minister
Vintage Desaster-Porn from Japanese Magazines
Hier ein Dutzend Doomsday-Pics aus meiner Sammlung alter Illus aus japanischen Magazinen. Die hier kommen aus 1968er Ausgaben des Shone-Magazins „End of the World“ und „Desasters of the modern World“, nach dem Klick in HighRes.
