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Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day This is the title of an anime television series produced by A-1 Pictures which was aired in 2011. It was directed by Tatsuyuki Nagai and an anime film of the series was released in 2013. Its genre can be divided into drama, supernatural, romance, and tragedy. This is a story about a group of six childhood friends who drift apart after one of the friends called "Menma" dies in an accident. Through the reappearance of Menma as a ghost visi

Gentle Strokes, Pastel Colors MILDLINER is the name of a series of lightly colored highlighters produced by the stationery company Zebra. These highlighters come in a total of 15 different colors, separated by their color type. Through these highlighters, you can not only highlight the text you need to make catch the eyes, but also use them for artsy purposes, such as drawing in your notebooks. What makes MILDLINER stand out from all the rest of th

Takoyaki, the Japanese, fun-sized snack that's sure to rock your world! たこ焼き (takoyaki) literally translates to octopus (tako) and fried (yaki). Takoyaki are small balls of flour batter cooked in specialized takoyaki pans. In each ball, there are pre-cooked octopus bits. Takoyaki is usually eaten with takoyaki sauce, mayonnaise, green seaweed bits, and dried bonito shavings. Most takoyaki contain ingredients besides octopus, such as green onions, pickled red ginger, and tempura scrap

To those with a great memory, you probably remember that we've introduced to you before a series of adorable animal mini clips by the Japanese stationery company. (Interested in this product? click the following link for details: www.j-subculture.com/guides/sub/623). Today at J-Subculture, we'd like to introduce you to a different adorable series from Midori. They're Midori Mini Magnets! Midori's stationery game is going on strong with these perfectly tiny and practical magnets! Their ani

椿 (tsubaki) refers to Japonica Camellia, known more commonly as Japanese camellia. This gorgeous flower usually blooms between January and March. Its petals can range from red to pink to white, sometimes with streaks and speckles. The ones most cherished in Japan are the ones that bloom a deep, vivid red. The oils of tsubaki have properties that are completely beneficial to one's beauty cares. It softens the skin, smoothens the hair, and brings out the natural glow one has. They

A new Godzilla film has been released recently called, "Shin Godzilla" or "Godzilla Resurgence." It revolves around a gigantic, horrendous monster known as "godzilla," a combination of the Japanese words ゴリラ gorilla and クジラ whale. It is violent, huge, and comes from the sea to wreak havoc on mankind. Godzilla is known to all as "king of the monsters." There are various films that depict the destructive disposition of Godzilla. Its signature weapon is its ability to release a nucle

Surprisingly, you can protect nib from dry out by only one hand.Actually, this is big weak point of fountain pen.Nib is very weak to dry. For protecting from dry out, it is needed to write continuously.But normally president's speech is long.Let's knock, knock! Don't forget to knock, even if you are nominated for members of cabinet. By the way, Capless have more than 50 years history.However the color is not turned into sepia.In the long history, design has been changed several times.So, it has

Detective Conan, or Case Closed is a highly popular manga/anime series known by practically any Japanese person out there, fan or not. It is a detective series about a young, high school detective named Jimmy Kudo (in the English series). Jimmy later adopts the name "Conan Edogawa" to protect his identity after transforming into his younger self, hence "Detective Conan." The realistic, action packed mystery series of Case Closed will always keep you begging for more. Today we at J-Subculture

For products, scroll down to the bottom ↓ Who would have thought?! The Japanese discover their renowned swords again. In particular younger generations get hooked to the ancient weapons, the status symbol of the venerated Japanese knights of old - the samurai. The increased interest into the blade, however, can't only be seen with men, but also young women are surprisingly drawn to the topic, be it for KATANA (the Japanese word for sword) swordplay and dance exercise

We are sure you are one of those crazy coffee or tea addicted ones, and that’s why we bring to you one of Hario’s most successful products. It’s maybe seem an elegant, cool, and super well-designed bottle (which is true) of wine on the outside, but it has a small secret on the inside… it is not a normal bottle. What it really is… is a teapot with the filter inside! If you love -and we know you do- tea’s or coffee’s real and true flavor, but you don’t want it to be too bitter,