| Oguie Maniax coming home to the USA. Foriegn anime and manga culture. [message #263191] |
Fri, 01 August 2014 16:07 |
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Looks like the blogger is coming back to the states
But I have only copied the first 3 paragraphs of this post in which
the blogger covers his impressions of the Netherlands and Parisian
anime and manga culture.
Go have a look at the blog for the rest.
The followups are set to rec.arts.anime.misc
bliss
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Post : Let’s Americanize Guys
URL :http://ogiuemaniax.wordpress.com/2014/08/01/lets-americaniz e-guys/
Posted : August 1, 2014 at 12:59 pm
Author : sdshamshel
Tags : alfred j kwak, grendizer, manga kissa
Categories : adventures in oranda, convention, fandom, giant robots, mahjong
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Four years ago I arrived in the Netherlands. In a few days, I return to the United States. I don't know exactly where this post will go, but I feel it is important to say something about my time in Europe, both as a person and as a fan of anime and manga. I apologize for the rambling that's about to ensue.
I've lived outside of the United States before, having spent a few months studying abroad in Japan (almost 10 years ago at this point!), but never had I been in a foreign country for so long. I can't say I ever truly acclimated myself to this environment (I never even got fluent in the language, after all), but I managed a comfortable existence. Even putting aside amazing culinary cultures such as France and Germany, food has been an (often deep-fried adventure). I'll miss the Indonesian cuisine and the herring especially.
I could go on forever about food, though, so I'll speak mainly about things that are more directly pertinent about being an otaku. One aspect that I had been somewhat aware of in the past but that had rarely entered my mind was that different countries have unique relationships with Japan, and this is certainly the case with the Netherlands. Famously the Dutch were the only foreigners allowed in Japan for a long time, and they stayed exclusively on the island of Deshima (or Dejima). So what does a Dutch group dedicated to bringing Japanese music to anime conventions in the Netherlands call itself? Deshima Sounds (http://www.deshimasounds.com/ ) . It makes sense.
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