Tokyo for Beginner
I always had a sense that I would fall in love with Tokyo. In retrospect I guess it's not that surprising. I was of the generation that had grown up in the '80s when Japan was ascendant (born aloft by a bubble whose burst crippled its economy for decades), and I'd fed on a steady diet of anime and samurai films. [Junot Diaz]
Well, that's not 100 percent accurate. Walau masa Emak tumbuh memang dipengaruhi oleh manga, anime, dan dorama jadul, namun porsinya sama dengan telenovela dari Amerika Latin, film India, dan MTV. Akan tetapi, beberapa produk Jepang sangat mengesankan Emak. Seperti film Oshin, manga Candy Candy (team Terry), dan dorama Tokyo Love Story (I'm team Rika, lol). (more…)