In light of the Novemberwetter, I posted this on another blog in an attempt to win a copy of a cool book, Oh! A Mystery of Mono No Aware. While it didn’t win, I’ll probably pick up a copy from Chin Music Press, since their books are all around amazing (I am requiring my students [...]

Haven’t had much time to post lately; been focused on some off-line activities. I am writing an article for an issue of Asianetwork Journal on the ways we can see Confucian values at work in Shonen anime, especially Naruto and Bleach. I’ve presented on this in the past, but haven’t put it down into an [...]