Manga, anime and Japan: NANODA! Page 15

AMV Tutorial: how to create a good Anime Music Video

Do you want to know all the tips and tricks to create a wonderful AMV? This video tutorial is really funny and it will be of great help at the time of making an impacting Anime Music Video. The... [Continue...]

25/07/2008 - 00:00
Author: Ryuichi
Tutorial
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Japanese sculpture

Japanese sculpture has been a tradition for almost 5,000 years. A lot of different materials has been used: baked clay, wood, clay, bronze, lacquer, stone, and many others. They have used even modern... [Continue...]

24/07/2008 - 00:00
Author: Yuki Sakuma
Japan
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Japanese Idiomatic Expressions #1

Idiomatic expressions are linguistical phenomena present in almost every language. Each language has elaborated hundreds of them, and Japanese language has too! Studying and analyzing the idiomatic... [Continue...]

23/07/2008 - 00:00
Author: Yuki Sakuma
Japan
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R2-D2: robot projector with mp3 reader and tv tuner!

In the movies, R2-D2 can project holographic images and act as an X-wing co-pilot. Now it can do those things in reality too... almost. R2-D2 is produced by the Japanese manufacturer Nikko, some of... [Continue...]

22/07/2008 - 00:00
Author: Ryuichi
Japanese Gadgets
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I am Mr Yosuke Nakamura!

Do you own a parrot? Don't be so foolish to let it wander around alone, he could be doomed to got lost! Teach him your name and home address! Nagareyama, Japan - Chiba prefecture. Yosuke, an African... [Continue...]

21/07/2008 - 00:00
Author: Omoikane
Chit-Chat
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Nishiki Tamago: double coloured egg cake

Japanese cuisine has one of the most elaborate ways to decorate dishes in the whole world. This is due to the fact that, in the past, food was scarce. To make dishes more appealing, Japanese people... [Continue...]

18/07/2008 - 00:00
Author: Yuki Sakuma
Japanese Cooking
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The end of Inuyasha

Rumiko Takahashi, author of world famous mangas such as Urusei Yatsura, Ranma 1/2 and Maison Ikkoku, finally wrote "The End" for Inuyasha manga. On the 18th of June 2008 Inuyasha... [Continue...]

17/07/2008 - 00:00
Author: Ryuichi
Nanoda News
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Tutorial IV: how to use shadow and light effects in anime style with Photoshop

Let's make some order! Before starting with the shadows we need to talk about layers. In this section I'll explain levels in Photoshop and their ordering in order to make the shadowing easiest.... [Continue...]

16/07/2008 - 00:00
Author: Amano Hikari
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Tutorial III: how to colour drawings in anime style with Photoshop

Here we are, this tutorial is dedicated to colouring! I'll try to be brief, simple, and straightforward.... er... maybe I won't be brief, maybe not simple, either, but I hope at least I'll be really... [Continue...]

15/07/2008 - 00:00
Author: Amano Hikari
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Tutorial II: how to clean a scanned drawing

Gimme a scanner!! In case you don't own a scanner ask your friends, or you can look for a stationery or a copy shop which could have a scanner to import pictures.. but of course it's not for free!... [Continue...]