Sarah’s AnimeAnime, Manga, Plushes, Japan, Everyday Life

Had to write a 300+ English assignment for an English course that im doing at the moment and thought I would share it with you all : )

Something I really like to do in my spare time is read. I enjoy reading many different types of novels, which include general fiction and Manga. Not many people know about manga in western country’s, It came about in the 1800’s in Japan and is very popular in Japan today, Manga constituted an annual 406 billion Japanese yen by 2007, around 3.6 billion US dollars.

Manga is a Japanese comic or graphic novel, that you read right to left instead of left to right. Many Manga’s are based on Anime’s which are Japanese animated shows and films. I have many Manga’s that are based on shows that I have watched, there are usually quite a few books to a series and are always numbered there can be 30 plus Manga books to one Anime show. The art work in Manga is very much like the animated characters in the shows and always very detailed and well drawn. Anime is drawn in much the same artistic style.

There are many Manga cafes in Japan where people drink coffee and read Manga, kind of like Internet cafes in western country’s. It only started to take off and become popular in the US in the early Nineties, It’s also become popular in Europe and the UK now.

I have to buy Manga online from specialist websites as there are not many stores in the UK. I’m hoping that in the future Manga will be more recognised and popular in the UK, so that it will become more widely available and more shops will open up for the demand. One of my favourite Manga’s which I have is called Dears and is based on the Anime of the same name. My hubby has 35 plus Manga books and I love reading then and hope to get many more in the future myself.

Thought I’d start posting an amv of the day In the mean time between main posts. My next post I’m gonna post some pictures of my ninja nonsense art box that I got I got a free plush, headband and mini-manga with it also.

The wait is over got my camera charger, so I thought I’d post some pictures of my horde over the last few months hope you like.

Because of problems with posting many images in wordpress i’ve had to lay out the pictures like this :/

Starting from top left (click to enlarge)

1st pic: My plush and dvd collection. My hubby arranged them for me, Maybe I’m small minded but I had to laugh.

2nd pic: I really like the box for this dvd.

3rd pic: Another great show I love cant wait for dvd 2.

4th pic: I waited ages to get this box, I love the series.

5th pic: Only watched the first dvd to this must fine time to watch the rest It’s a good series.

6th pic: Gonna be watching this tonight such a funny series.

7th pic: Another series I need to watch my hubby said it’s good.

8th pic: Got the last 2 newtype magazines.

9th pic: Really love the front cover and inside very gothic.

10th pic:My collection of dvds, My hubby’s dvds take up the other 3 shelfs I’ll have to post his 300+ collection.

I’m back been very busy over the last few months got a job in November for over christmas just finished this month been working nights. The good thing about working late hours equals more pay, and that means more anime,manga,plushes ect. I got all of ‘to heart’ and i got the rest of the dvd’s i needed to finish ‘this ugly yet beautiful world’. I also got the dears thinpack, green green complete collection, Azumanga Daioh thinpack, Dears vol 1 manga, Albert plush from negima and the FLCL cat plush.

A show i’ve got recently is the wallflower got the first dvd to it and It’s awsome its so funny it’s about this really strange girl who’s been made to live with these 4 beautiful boys she calls them creatures of the light well they have to try and turn her into a lady, if they do so they get there rent payed so far it’s not been an easy task. I watched all 5 episodes last night thats on the first disc and i cant wait for the next dvd, Its out in febuary and comes with an art box to hold the rest of the dvd’s. I’m gonna make an order tonight have’nt really made my mind up what to buy think i’ll just get dvd’s.

Sorry there’s no pictures of all my new stuff i’ve even bought a new shelf for it all, I’ll post some pictures as soon as i find my camera’s charger though i have a feeling i’ll be buying a new one it’s been missing a while. Here’s an amv to watch though it’s one of my favourite anime’s.

Well been busy trying to plan my summer holiday so have’nt bloged in a while and also have’nt been able to buy some more anime as tempting as it would be to dip in to my holiday savings. I still need to finish maburaho i’ve got a few more episodes to watch. I almost cryed a few weeks ago one of my negi figures got smashed it should fix hopefully with glue i’m gonna pack them all away safely until i find a safe place for them I think I might get a nice desplay cabinet then i can have all my dvds,manga and plushes all together on display which I think will look cool. I think i might get a box set in a few weeks it’s one i’ve been wanting for a while now and it’s half price green green it’s another comedy it sounds good. It’s about this guy Yuusuke who goes to school at Kanenone a boy’s academy located high in the mountains well Yuusuke happends to be a reincarnated lover from past years and there happends to be an all-girls class transferring to the academy could one of those girls be his past romance? Well i’ll let u know if I get it.