Mangajin No. 36
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| Mangajin No.36 | |
| Published June 1994 | |
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| Cover by Kazuko | |
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Contents |
Features
11 Political Cartoon
Why is Japanese Prime Minister Hata envious of South African President Mandela?
14 Japanese Pop Music–A Beginners Guide
There's more to the Japanese pop music scene than the no-talent tarento featured on prime-time TV. Billboard's Steve McClure provides an overview.
Departments
4 Letters & Bloopers
9 Brand News (Innovative uses of the Japanese language)
A high-tech pooper-scooper with a fun-filled, pun-ful name.
22 Book Review
Liza Dalby's Kimono – an elegant book on an elegant subject.
24 Computer Corner
Info on Ken Lunde's "bible" of Japanese information processing, word about Japanese on the Power PC, and some freebie learning software.
28 Frederik Schodt Interviews Fujiko Fuji (A)
The creator of Warau Serusuman ("The Laughing Salesmen") gives the inside scoop on this black humor manga series.
30 Basic Japanese: Mono (Part 2)
Mono can refer to a number of "things." Part II examines the idiomatic uses of the word.
84 Vocabulary Summary
86 Classifieds
Manga
34 Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson
36 The Far Side by Gary Larson
45 A Visual Glossary of Modern Terms by Deluxe Company
50 OL Shinkaron by Akizuki Risu
56 Take'emon-ke no Hitobito by Sato Take'emon
58 Furiten-kun by Ueda Masashi
61 OL Reiko-san by Yamada Sanpei
64 Crayon Shin-chan by Usui Yoshito
70 Warau Serusuman (Part I) by Fujiko Fujio (A)
79 Naniwa Kun'yudo (Part III) by Aoki Yuji
