Cool sites about Japan.

I am surprised!
The great flash movie site, Tokyo Plastic. They release a new flash movie. Here is Drum, Opera, Musicbox, Floweres for mtv. I really love to see this site, and I knew this site when it was Tokyo Plastic version1 (check "bit and pieces" page). But today I have found out the creators of this site are not Japanese!! Sam and Drew came from the UK!  Here is their interview. Wow I totally misunderstood and thought the site would be a Japanese' work. Because I could not sense any "butter". Butter? yes, when we say something has very foreign mood, we say "ah...smell of butter", it means "have a Western air". Ha ha ha, yes I couldn't smell any on Tokyo Plastic.  Japan is just a motif for them, Amazing.

Talking about non-Japanese sites about Japanese culture. I have found this marxy page. His site is very cool and his knowledge of Japanese art, music, culture is great. I enjoyed reading this recent post on "Taboos of Japan". Yes I know, the good point of blogging is an easy link and the quantity and quality of information. When I find good posts about Tokyo and Japan, I will share them more in my post. When I need environmental news, Martin's site Kurashi News From Japan is much better than mine. I like his cool attitude towards everything.

Talking about cool stuff, Waaaai! Ghost in the shell stand alone complex has their English official site. Kakkoii!  Innocence has site too, but like I wrote, it made me sleep very well.

Comments

[Mari]

Hi There
When foreigner smell soy sauce, you think smell of Japan? too Japanese?

Anyway I like your site, starbender.
So funny
http://wackocrazy.blogspot.com/2005/10/wal-mart-has-new-line-of-clothes.html

[arubaato]

Some people also thought this was a japanese made website -> -> -> http://www.dreamstudiodesign.com ^_^

[Julian Morrison]

I hear "butter" is from when Japanese first met europeans. They smelled different because they ate beef while Japanese only ate fish.

[chris]

re: gits and innocence: i really loved the first year of stand alone complex. it had the perfect blend of cyberpunk philosophy, incredible action, and substantive stories. and the character designs were great.

i enjoyed gits: 2nd gig, but i thought it didn't have as strong a central story arc as the first season.

i'm a total innocense fan (and love oshii), but i understand peoples' criticisms of it too. i jut thought, in the end, that it worked. (i hated matrix 2 and 3 though :-)

chris

[starbender]

Just surfed' in and really enjoyed all your posts! You put so much into them. Great Job! I'll B Back!