Japanese Kimono

Archive for October, 2009

Question: Why are Japanese Anime are more based in Chinese than Japanese?

Why are Japanese Anime are more based in Chinese than Japanese for example, Fushigi yugi, uses Chinese costumes than kimono. Dragon ball which is based on Chinese folk novel "Journey to west".

http://www.anime.com/Fushigi_Yugi/images/circle-01.jpg

http://www.absoluteanime.com/dragon_ball/chi-chi.jpg

Answer: I wouldn't say that. Many many Japanese Anime are based in Japan. I see a lot of Animes that have Japanese schools, or about the Japanese military for example. Yes there are a few based around Chinese culture, but I think they are more Japanese based. China is also not that far away so there would be a few influences from there.

Japanese Kimono fashion show (Part 1)

Question: Do you know this manga title?

Now I remember last time i read through it, (ongoing) it had like 3 or 4 chapters like maybe 2 months ago.

It was set in like "tokugawa era", except in a city in France with a little japanese girl as the main heroine.

A guy brought with him from Japan, this kawaii little japanese girl, complete with kimono. She doesn't speak a shred of french so the young master of the shop gave her a kiddy book so she can learn. Stuff happens, like slice-of-life stuff, untill the last chapter i read a rich girl fancy her and wants to buy her...

That's all i can recall, oh and if i'm not mistaken the title is in French too.

I liked the art style and story, I forgot to bookmark it and tried searching in google, but no luck.

It was in either Mangafox or Onemanga.
I can't work the advance search in either and genre i'm not too sure but i chose "historical" but too many came out and i'm too lazy to check each ones, hehe.

Help is much obliged. ~(^D^)~

Answer: I believe you're talking about "Ikoku Meiro no Crosee":

http://www.mangafox.com/manga/ikoku_meiro_no_crois_e/

"Fashioning Kimono" at the Harn Museum of Art featured on WUFT's "Gallery"