By Janessa Berlanga My long-time, off-again-on-again love affair with all things Japan started humbly enough: with an after school segment on Cartoon Network from the 1990's. That`s right, my lovelies, it`s time for another installment of *insert flashing lights, dancing anime characters, and confetti* THROWBACK THURSDAY!!
Back in the late 90's Cartoon Network launched this three hour block of cartoons called Toonami, and with it, I was launched into the world of Japanese anime. I didn’t watch the full three hours because homework, but three shows in particular will always hold a super special place in my heart. 3. Dragonball Z
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By Janessa Berlanga One thing many people don’t know about Taylor Swift is that she’s actually fluent in Japanese. She learned her near perfect language skills by watching countless hours of anime (Japanese cartoons), and can frequently be seen reading manga (comic books) during her downtime on tour and while filming music videos. They don’t know this because it’s not true. I’m totally shitting you right now. Sorry, but that just goes to show that you can’t believe everything you read on the internets.You can, however, believe this next statement: Taylor Swift does NOT know Japanese; in fact, she and I have that in common. I know this because I recently saw her on an entertainment news show one morning here in Japan. She performed her hit single, "Shake It Off", and then joined the hosts and an interpreter to talk about everything from Halloween in Tokyo to seasonal Japanese foods to what Taylor Swift fans in Japan call themselves (hint: it’s not “Swifties”). It was truly delightful to watch, mostly because I couldn’t help but relate to Taylor.
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