Fresh from subscribing to Crunchyroll, I find myself wondering why every female character voice actor uses a cutesy, young teen or pre-teen voice. The male voice actors seem normal and the dubbed English female voices are as well. I have subtitles turned on with the original audio in Japanese. Every…
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Old Japan – What did they miss and was missing it that important?
Here’s a quick post for a cold Saturday morning here in Toronto. For centuries, Japan closed itself off from the rest of the world, even from close neighbours such as China. Through NHK, the national broadcaster for Japan, I’ve learned that the country had its own art and culture. This…
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More Than Meets the Eye – Thoughts on how your native language might influence your life
This topic came to mind after watching many documentaries on NHK, Japan’s national broadcaster. Seeing dozens of Japanese craftspeople, workers, everyday people gave me the idea that a native language, such as Japanese or Chinese, might have a large influence on a person’s life. Stay with on this, it might…