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  1. CuthburtAllgood

    1-nen A-gumi no Monster - Vol. 4 Ch. 20 - Sensei, do you know what black lilies represent?

    @criver You would be surprised at how little has. You don't have to believe me, obviously, as who would go on the internet at tell lies! But, anthropologically, culture changes are very slow; 70 years is hardly enough to elicit a significant change. If you doubt it there are significant examples...
  2. CuthburtAllgood

    1-nen A-gumi no Monster - Vol. 4 Ch. 20 - Sensei, do you know what black lilies represent?

    Cuthburt here, with your daily dose of Japanese Anthropology! First of all, I highly recommend everyone read Ruth Benedict's The Chrysanthemum and the Sword, OG publication was in 1946 but a lot of elements about Japan are still very relevant today. So, to answer some questions. First: Why are...
  3. CuthburtAllgood

    Shounen Shoujo - Vol. 3 Ch. 12

    @Acolytus Oh you are spot on with that happening in media companies in Japan and that this manga seems to hate that fact, but NiSiOiSiN upped the game this chapter with all the gravestones and board meeting in my opinion. I really wish my reading comprehension was on the same level as my...
  4. CuthburtAllgood

    Shounen Shoujo - Vol. 3 Ch. 12

    I feel like a lot of context is missing for those who haven't grown up in Japan or don't have knowledge of the way corporate entities work there. I'll attempt to explain some, but take what I say with a grain of salt; I've lived here a number of years now but that hardly means I know everything...
  5. CuthburtAllgood

    Record of Ragnarok - Vol. 4 Ch. 16 - History's Greatest Loser

    I'd like to preface this by saying I basically never post, but to understand the growth Sasaki made something very important about Shogunate era Japan must be understood. Meat was essentially forbidden. This is not a joke,the consumption of meat was forbidden to all except the outcast caste...
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