Spirited Away - What's Cool in Japan - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Web Japan Kids Web Japan Archives > What's Cool > Spirited Away WHAT'S COOL IN JAPAN July-September 2001 Spirited Away A movie about a 10-year-old girl has overtaken Titanic as the best-selling movi

Gundam Plastic Models | Arts and Entertainment | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
More than twenty years after the TV anime (cartoon) series Kido Senshi Gandamu (Mobile Suit Gundam) was first broadcast in 1979, it remains hugely popular. Many fans collect plastic models of Gundam characters, and limited-edition models have recently become hot items among collectors.

1 | Episode 3 | Super Figure Kanako | Tokyo Tales | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
Nakano Broadway: a shopping mall stocked with a vast array of capsule figures and anime-related merchandise, and a regular destination for capsule-figure enthusiast Tomoya. One day a figure named Kanako suddenly appears, and, speaking like a veritable human being, demands that he find her right arm. They find themselves at odds, but amid the squabbling a much deeper sort of interaction emerges. Will Kanako's arm ever be found? What does fate hold in store for these two?

2 | Episode 1 | Super Figure Kanako | Tokyo Tales | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
Nakano Broadway: a shopping mall stocked with a vast array of capsule figures and anime-related merchandise, and a regular destination for capsule-figure enthusiast Tomoya. One day a figure named Kanako suddenly appears, and, speaking like a veritable human being, demands that he find her right arm. They find themselves at odds, but amid the squabbling a much deeper sort of interaction emerges. Will Kanako's arm ever be found? What does fate hold in store for these two?

Moyashimon - What's Cool - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Kids Web Japan Kids Web Japan What's Cool Moyashimon search Web Japan > Kids Web Japan > What's Cool > Moyashimon What's Cool photo photo Main character Sawaki Tadayasu and some influenza vi

Big Windup! - What's Cool - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Big Windup! is an anime about high-school baseball players that takes readers inside the minds of the pitcher, catcher, and batter ad it portrays the drama behind each pitch. It devotes a lot of attention to the personal rapport among the players, showing not just how they care about each another but also how they sometimes clash.

Piano no Mori - What's Cool - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Kids Web Japan Kids Web Japan What's Cool Piano no Mori search Web Japan > Kids Web Japan > What's Cool > Piano no Mori What's Cool photo (© Makoto Issiki / Kodansha) In the middle of a

Sergeant Keroro - What's Cool - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Sergeant Keroro is a joke-packed anime starring Keroro, a frog-like alien. He and his gang of friends have come on a mission to invade the Earth - but Keroro is so dumb that his plans always go wrong. Sometimes he can't even remember what his mission is!

Brave Story - What's Cool - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Kids Web Japan Kids Web Japan Travel Brave Story search Web Japan > Kids Web Japan > What's Cool > Brave Story Travel photo Wataru sets out on a journey to save his family. (c) 2006 Fuji Tel

Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone - What's Cool - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone, a film based on the megahit TV series Neon Genesis Evangelion, was released in Japan in September 2007. The story unfolds in the city of Tokyo-3 after a catastrophe called the Second Impact. Humankind, which is on the road to recovery, is being attacked by terrifying beings known as Angels.

You're Under Arrest Full Throttle - What's Cool - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Two female police officers are the lead characters in the anime action comedy You're Under Arrest Full Throttle. The series has amassed a big audience of fans attracted by compelling characterss and storylines, riveting car chases, and vivid car and motorcycle animations.

Zenmai Zamurai - What's Cool - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
The title character of this anime series, Zenmai Zamurai, is a samurai with a wind-up screw on top of his head in place of the traditional topknot. Episodes of Zenmai Zamurai last five minutes each, and the series is especially popular among young elementary school students.

Kojima Hideo | People | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
The games of the Metal Gear Solid series have established themselves worldwide as some of the leading titles of entertainment software for the PlayStation and PlayStation 2 game consoles. The director of the series is Kojima Hideo, a game producer for Konami Computer Entertainment Japan.

iyashi kyara | Buzzword | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
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On Location | Business and Economy | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
A new breed of tourist is beginning to attract the attention of tour operators and of localities where movies have been filmed. The main objective of these visitors is not to see famous landmarks or to go shopping but to visit the settings of popular movies and TV series.

Battle of the Beetles | Arts and Entertainment | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
An arcade game called Mushiking, in which players battle for supremacy using cards featuring pictures of fierce-looking beetles from around the world, has captured the imagination of elementary-school boys across Japan.

Acting Local | Arts and Entertainment | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
In Japan, there's no such thing as a typical film festival. A rapidly increasing number are being held in provincial areas throughout the country.

1 | Episode 11 | Super Figure Kanako | Tokyo Tales | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
Nakano Broadway: a shopping mall stocked with a vast array of capsule figures and anime-related merchandise, and a regular destination for capsule-figure enthusiast Tomoya. One day a figure named Kanako suddenly appears, and, speaking like a veritable human being, demands that he find her right arm. They find themselves at odds, but amid the squabbling a much deeper sort of interaction emerges. Will Kanako's arm ever be found? What does fate hold in store for these two?

2 | Episode 11 | Super Figure Kanako | Tokyo Tales | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
Nakano Broadway: a shopping mall stocked with a vast array of capsule figures and anime-related merchandise, and a regular destination for capsule-figure enthusiast Tomoya. One day a figure named Kanako suddenly appears, and, speaking like a veritable human being, demands that he find her right arm. They find themselves at odds, but amid the squabbling a much deeper sort of interaction emerges. Will Kanako's arm ever be found? What does fate hold in store for these two?

1 | Episode 12 | Super Figure Kanako | Tokyo Tales | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
Nakano Broadway: a shopping mall stocked with a vast array of capsule figures and anime-related merchandise, and a regular destination for capsule-figure enthusiast Tomoya. One day a figure named Kanako suddenly appears, and, speaking like a veritable human being, demands that he find her right arm. They find themselves at odds, but amid the squabbling a much deeper sort of interaction emerges. Will Kanako's arm ever be found? What does fate hold in store for these two?