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Yakitate!! Japan Takes On Naruto With Nice Onion Ninja Action

Posted by gavinpurcell on 24 Jul 2007 at 10:08 pm under Action Packed!, Animation, Anime Inspired, Comedy, Food, Ninja, Truly Awesome, Weird

This is how you parody a well known anime. By crafting that parody within another well known anime. Except this one’s about bread. On TV. In Japan.
NOTE: Need more Yakitate!! Japan? Go here and enjoy.

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Backwards Filming of Ninja Movie = Japanese Brilliance Yet Again

Posted by gavinpurcell on 18 Mar 2007 at 4:06 pm under Action Packed!, Comedy, Culture, Dance You Fool!, Ninja, Truly Awesome

This is how my brother and I used to entertain ourselves. By making backwards movies. Of ninjas. And now those same techniques (and production qualities) are available to you. On TV. In Japan.

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Spider-Man Parody in Japanese Anime Series

Posted by gavinpurcell on 12 Oct 2006 at 9:33 pm under Action Packed!, Animation, Celebrity, Comedy, Mecha Spider-Man!, Ninja, Truly Awesome, Weird

The Japanese have an unusual relationship with Spider-Man.
First, he’s all mecha and stuck in the 1970s. Now, he’s all ninja and is burdened with metaphoric webs.

Can’t a troubled super-powered teen just catch a break?
Thanks to TViJ reader Josh for the tip and early thanks to all the other TViJ readers who want to [...]

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Sasuke: Matsumoto Hitoshi’s Ninja Short Film for Americans

Posted by gavinpurcell on 31 Jul 2006 at 12:56 pm under Action Packed!, Celebrity, Comedy, Down Town, Fish Out Of Water, Ninja, Translation, Truly Awesome, Weird

This is fascinating. And, as far as I can tell, quite the find. No real Google info on it whatsoever. Special thanks to YouTube user enmyou for the upload.
Matsumoto Hitoshi, he of Down Town and the ‘no laugh or you get beat’ gang, is a gianormous star in Japan. In my (very limited) understanding of [...]

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