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From what I've read, people say the movie's biggest flaw is the director's decision to include references to his guest work and his previous works (Gintama things). Other criticisms include weak jokes, excessive exposition, and some characters acting out of character.
I mean, that's THE huge problem.
This method is called "Yaki-yaburi" in Japan.
This method is popular among criminals due to the fact this method creates almost no impact sound, and also doesn't require any physical strength.
And, tools for Yaki Yaburi, such as Lighters, pocket torches, and cooling sprays are cheap and widely available at convenience stores.
Carrying these items looks less suspicious than carrying heavy burglary tools like crowbars.
In Japan its illegal for people other than locksmith to own lockpicking tools(even police can't own it), plus tools like drills or crowbar are considered as "指定侵入工具", so carrying those are also illegal in here.
グーグルに「お住まいの都道府県+普通二輪免許（運転免許センターで直接学科試験及び技能試験を受験する方）の手続について」って入れてみてご覧
うちの県の場合はこう
https://www.police.pref.kanagawa.jp/tetsuzuki/menkyo/mes83031.html
From what I saw when I was a kid:
Born and raised in Japan but ethnically Half Japanese? Not Japanese.
Not true.
Fully ethnically Japanese but family came back from Brazil? Not Japanese.
Depends on how he/she think or act, people might think their way of thinking feels like something from another country.
Ethnically Japanese born and raised in Japan but parents were Japanese brazilian? Not Japanese.
Same as previous one.
Any other asian descendants who you never met and can’t speak their language: Not Japanese!
... You know in Japan we speak something called Japanese, not other languages, right?
There's a chance your wife receive a letter from Ministry of Justice saying "You must choose which citizenship you want to keep".
If she doesn't respond that letter within 1 month, she lose Japanese citizenship.
https://www.visajapan.jp/jirei_nikkei2.html#sec2-3
That was a fantastic finale.
The opening scene with the cable car was fun. it reminded me of "Resident Evil 4".
The scene where Chin-lan says, "I had that earring set aside for me, but the clerk accidentally sold it to someone else", sent a chill down my spine as someone who works in retail. Normally, if you messed up like that in Japan, you’d get severely reprimanded by both the customer and your boss.
The scene where Chin-lan says, "This sure is some cold. Just call me Somecold L. Jackson", is based on a Japanese internet meme (originally from NARUTO). I couldn’t help but laugh.
When Akane says "Some 41", I’m guessing she means SUM 41. I wonder if the author is in their 30s or 40s?
The scene where Chin-lan and Gujou go to buy a book, and the scene where Chin-lan say, “Since we’re a couple, let’s exchange gifts", were the best. I like how Chin-lan takes the initiative in moments like that.
The scene where Chin-lan says, “I watched a movie about Taiwanese poets a long time ago. It was the first time I really thought about Japan's influence on Taiwan,” appears to be based on the film "Le Moulin (日曜日式散步者)".
It was interesting how Echigo-Yuzawa is the place where Botan and Ibuki went. I think it's the complete opposite of where Gujou and Chin-lan went.
I’ve been there myself, but since I was a minor at the time and went there specifically to ski, I never got to try Echigo-Yuzawa’s sake. I’d like to try it someday.
I really liked the scene where Botan and Ibuki, because of the age gap between them, worry about how many more years they’ll be able to spend together in college.
Botan was definitely planning to cross the line with Ibuki, wasn’t she? I was surprised.
I love how the ending sequence begins with the scene where Ibuki and Botan get their ears pierced together. It feels like such a suggestive metaphor.
I also love how a new character appears toward the end of the ending sequence. I’m curious about their stories, too.
This was a truly beautiful yuri anime. I’d love to see more works like this someday.
Worst: From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman. Well, it's originally a light novel, but the manga is really good. The anime was butchered into your generic harem fantasy.
The background of this work is quite complicated. It was originally published as a web novel, then released as a light novel, and later, a manga adaptation was published by a different company from the one that published the light novel. The manga version gained immense popularity due to its artwork and the additional scenes featured in manga version, which made this series popular enough to secure an anime adaptation. However, because the light novel and manga were published by different companies, the anime production team was forced to base the adaptation solely on the light novel. As a result, it feels as though all the popular elements uniquely added in the manga version were cut out, leading to dissatisfaction among viewers of the anime (especially those who discovered the series through the manga).
If you want to watch Gun Blaze Vengeance, which start airing in July, you should watch MOVIE series(1st, 2nd A's, Reflection, Detonation) and read manga Nanoha EXCEEDS.
If you want to continue pursuing TV anime series, there are Strikers, Sound Stage X(Voice drama CD), VIvid(anime version is made by A-1 pictures so animation are weird, plus it covers only early part of story so I recommend manga version), Vivid Strike!.
Baseball has traditionally been the most popular professional sport.
It also has a long history as a student club activity (it has been popular mainly at universities and high schools since the early 20th century).
Soccer has rapidly gained popularity since the 1980s.
Today, while it varies by school, it is not uncommon to find schools where soccer is a more popular club activity than baseball.
Baseball as a club activity in middle and high schools is nowadays not popular unlike old days because of outdated rules: such as the requirement that all male players have crew cuts, in even today.
However, even so, most Japanese men have some exposure to both sports through physical education classes, TV shows, video games, and anime, so the majority of them have a basic understanding of both baseball and soccer(and other sports such as basketball, tennis etc)
Additional information: This ASMR is made by circle(group) called 末期偶想(Makki Guusou).
This circle is known for ASMR with very weird setting/theme, such as a ASMR with the following plot:
"A girl who had known nothing but battle was finally starting to rediscover her emotions, but one day she walked into an all-you-can-eat restaurant that required you to order a huge plate of fried rice before you could order anything else".(This ASMR is this circle's most popular work.)
https://www.dlsite.com/home/circle/profile/=/maker_id/RG71473.html
https://www.dlsite.com/home/work/=/product_id/RJ01341952.html
This week's episode was once again full of conversations and behaviors that were very "typical of college students".
I couldn't help but laugh at the scene at the beginning where Chin-lan was approached in English by a Japanese waiter at an izakaya, and after she replied in fluent Japanese, they went on to have a normal conversation in Japanese.
This is a fairly common sight in Japan (since Japanese people have the preconceptions that "Japanese is a difficult language" and "foreigners speak English", they sometimes try to speak as much English as possible to people who clearly look like foreigners).
Chin-lan and Gujou's movie talk was very pedantic again this week! It was also interesting to see that Gujou had been watching Taiwanese movies as a sign of her interest in Chin-lan. When it comes to Taiwanese movies, the only ones I know are "The Sadness" and "Detention", so I can’t help but feel ashamed of my lack of cultural knowledge lol
The scene where Akane and Botan go to a shisha bar was also great because it really captured the vibe of "college students in the Tokyo suburbs". In Japan, I think shisha bars are only found in big cities.
When I saw Akane, a junior in college, trying to drop out even though she had no problem about tuition fees or having to take over the family business, I shouted at the TV, "Are you out of your mind?".
I suppose worrying about whether to drop out of college to focus on your band is, in a way, a very typical and relatable concern for college students, but as someone who actually dropped out, I think you should graduate if you can.
Also, the ending scene was really interesting.
I never would have thought they’d include an episode featuring a character like Ibuki’s high school classmate, who doesn’t appear in the anime at all.
