Mangajin No. 38
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| Mangajin No.38 | |
| Published September 1994 | |
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| Cover by Kazuko | |
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Contents |
Features
14 Godzilla vs Doraemon: The Japanese Movie Industry in Transition
The once tightly-controlled industry makes way for a new breed of directors, a wide variety of subjects, and some wacky new characters.
22 New release on video
Ginny Skord Waters reviews Okoge (1992), a controversial movie now available on video with English subtitles.
Departments
4 Letters & Bloopers
9 Brand News (Innovative uses of the Japanese language)
Mitsukan introduces us to a talking cutting board named Mr. Vinegar with a flair for cooking and punning.
11 Political Cartoon
The public wonders what's next as Prime Minister Murayama changes the menu.
26 Book Review
An assortment of reading materials for the fan of Japanese film.
31 Outrageous Japanese with Jack Seward
Insult your friends and offend your neighbors! In this issue: "Using Living Creatures as Tools of Defamation"
38 Basic Japanese: Slang & Colloqualisms (II)
Slang is probably the most enjoyable part of any language, and sometimes the most useful. Here are a few words you're likely to hear on the sreet, but may not find in a dictionary.
92 Vocabulary Summary
94 Classifieds
Manga
34 Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson
36 The Far Side by Gary Larson
44 OL Shinkaron by Akizuki Risu
46 Okusama wa Interia Dezaina by Akizuki Risu
47 Obatarian by Hotta Katsuhiko
48 Selected Works of Ishii Hisaichi
50 Furiten-kun by Ueda Masashi
53 Yuyake no Uta by Saigan Ryohei
62 Maboroshi no Futsu Shojo by Uchida Shungiku
83 Naniwa Kun'yudo (Part V) by Aoki Yuji
