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Demon Slayer

Nezuko’s Kimono pattern is hemp pattern

The kimono pattern of Kamado Nezuko, the heroine of the very popular Manga "Demon Slayer", is a traditional Japanese pattern called "hemp pattern".The hemp pattern is an abstraction of the shape of a ...
2023.04.04
Demon SlayerManga
NARUTO

KAKASHI’s 1000 years of death is the Ninjutsu based on Japanese kid plunk?!

NARUTO Chapter4 In Chapter 4 of NARUTO, Kakashi uses a technique called "1000 years of death" on NARUTO. In fact, this is a type of prank played by Japanese children, especially boys. If you are a Jap...
2023.03.12
NARUTO
Manga

Midoriya violate a unspoken rule of crowded train in Japan?

My hero academia Chapter 45In volume 5, chapter 45 of My Hero Academia, there is a scene where Midoriya commutes to school on a crowded train. As this scene depicts, it is a common sight in Japan to h...
2023.03.05
MangaMy Hero Academia
Manga

Did you know “Cavalry Battle” in U.A sports festival is a traditional event at Japanese school?

My Hero Academia Chapter 24It is not real Cavalry BattleIn episode 26 of My Hero Academia, a game called "Cavalry Battle" is played as the second stage of the U.A. Sports Festival. This kind of sports...
2023.02.18
MangaMy Hero Academia
Manga

Meaning of Midoriya Izuku’s hero name ‘DEKU’

My Hero Academia, Chapter 1My Hero Academia, VOL.6The Main character of "My Hero Academia," Midoriya Izuku, named himself "DEKU" as his Hero name. His name, Izuku, can be written in Kanji as "出久." It ...
2023.02.12
MangaMy Hero Academia
Demon Slayer

Why Nezuko carries bamboo and not any other plant?

Demon Slayer Vol.1 Chapter1Direct reasonThe reason why Nezuko carries a bamboo stalk in her mouth is to prevent her from attacking people as she has become a demon after being attacked by a demon and ...
2023.02.04
Demon SlayerManga
One Punch Man

What does mumen rider means?

"Mumen" is "without license" or "unlicensed"One punch man VOL.2 Chapter 12The term "mumen" in Japanese means "without license" or "unlicensed". It is the name of a character in the One Punch Man serie...
2023.02.04
One Punch Man
Attack on Titan

The concept of Attack on Titan was inspired by the author’s hometown

The manga depicts humans living in a narrow world surrounded by walls and giants who are a threat to the outside world.It actually comes from the hometown of the author, Isahaya Hajime.This article in...
2023.01.29
Attack on TitanManga
One Punch Man

One Punch Man does not fit into the hiring culture of Japanese companies?

VOL.1 Chapter 2 begins with the flashback scene of Saitama who failed in job hunting when he was a student. Job hunting for Japanese student is extremely unique compared to that in the rest of the wor...
2023.01.29
One Punch Man
Manga

The reason why Mumen Rider wear helmet from his student days (One Punch Man VOL.1)

There is a scene that Mumen Rider's student days from One Punch Man VOL.1. It shows one of Japanese school culture difference in terms of commute between urban and rural area. Let me introduce it in t...
2023.01.22
MangaOne Punch Man
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