Manga Review: Shouri no Akuma

Series name: Shouri no Akuma, The devil of victory

Author: Youko Maki

Genre: Romance, Comedy, Gender-bender, Shoujo, School life

Number of volumes/chapters: 3/15

This manga tell us about Tanakamori Asami, 16 years old. Who forced to transfer from her elite school to her current one because her father's debt. Her new school is entirely full of strange people, in fact it’s kinda like a zoo… But there, she meets the beautiful Akira. Thanks to the charismatic Akira, Asami slowly, slowly she gets used to her new school. However several trials appear to Asami such as her family's finances, her classmates, and even in love. Akira is actually a boy who dressed like a girl. Asami who always think he's a girl get a real shock. But she fell in love with him eventually.

Actually, I just read and finished this manga yesterday. It's really an interesting one. What disappointing me is the author doesn't show the love line much in this manga. If she does, it will be reaallllllllyyyy perfect. Because Asami and Akira are both cute. And the real problem for me is the ending. It's really strange. I think a touching ending will be perfect. But the overall is good.

For the artwork, it's Youko Maki who draw it, so there's no problem. It's attractive, cute, and not too much for the eyes.

It's become one of my favourite manga right away!! Why don't you try to read it? You have nothing to lose.

You can read it on----> http://mangafox.me/manga/shouri_no_akuma/

Hanami (flower viewing)

Some of you maybe have heard about "Hanami" (flower viewing) in Japan. Hanami is the Japanese traditional custom of enjoying the beauty of flowers, "flower" in this case almost always meaning Sakura(cherry blossoms) or ume blossoms.

From the end of March to early May, sakura bloom all over Japan, and around the first of February on the island of Okinawa. In modern-day Japan, hanami mostly consists of having an outdoor party beneath the sakura during daytime or at night. Hanami at night is called yozakura (literally night sakura). Hanami is also celebrated in several European countries. For example, in Finland people gather to celebrate hanami in Helsinki at Roihuvuori. Local Japanese people and companies have donated 200 cherry trees which are all planted in a single park near Roihuvuori. Those cherry trees usually are blooming at the mid-May.

Make your own domo pillow and danbo!

Domo pillow

Danbo

Source: Youtube

Domo stuff

Domo cellphone strap

Domo slipper

Domo pencil case

Domo iPhone case

Domo backpack

Domo sweater

Domo nail polish

Domo Slurpee cup

Domo dress

Domo bottle box

Domo keychain

Domo xbox

New Year's in Japan

The Japanese celebrate the New Year in a big way. The official New Year falls on January 1st, however, in actuality the season itself runs from the 31st of December through the 3rd of January.

Preparation for the New Year begins during the middle of December, with people preparing New Year's postcards usually purchased from the Japanese Postal Service known as nengajo. These cards are sent to business clients and aquaintances, friends, and family members. Those destined for businesses are usually printed commercially at a print shop while those sent to family and friends tend to be handmade. For people with large mailing lists, though, the trend is to have all the cards prepared commercially.

Some pictures about New Year's in Japan:::

Referrence:

http://www.tanutech.com/japan/newyear.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_New_Year

Valentine Days in Japan

In Japan, the custom that only women give chocolates to men. Many women feel obliged to give chocolates to all male co-workers, except when the 14th falls on a Sunday, a holiday. This is known as giri-choco , from giri ("obligation") and choko, ("chocolate"), with unpopular co-workers receiving only "ultra-obligatory" chō-giri choko cheap chocolate. This contrasts with honmei-choco (Favorite chocolate); chocolate given to a loved one. Friends, especially girls, may exchange chocolate referred to as tomo-choko; from tomo meaning "friend".

In the 1980s the Japanese National Confectionery Industry Association launched a successful campaign to make March 14 a "reply day", where men are expected to return the favour to those who gave them chocolates on Valentine's Day, calling it White Day for the color of the chocolates being offered. A previous failed attempt to popularize this celebration had been done by a marshmallow manufacturer who wanted men to return marshmallows to women.

In Japan, the romantic "date night" associated to Valentine's Day is celebrated in Christmast Eve

Harajuku

Harajuku (原宿) in Japan refers to an area around Harajuku train station. Harajuku style is a japanese fashion adopted by the teenagers and young adults in the area and its side streets which have many boutiques, trendy stores and used clothes shops.

Japanese Harajuku Girls and Harajuku Style has been used to describe teens dressed in many fashion styles ranging from Gothic Lolita (also gothic loli) Visual Kei, Ganguro, Gyaru, Kogal, to "cute" Kawaii style clothing.

Young adults in Harajuku may also be dressed as anime or manga characters (known as cosplay). Below we list the best online harajuku fashion stores and show you where to buy the very best in Japanese street fashion. The shops listed sell Japanese Harajuku fashion direct from Japan as well as from europe and USA.

Some Harajuku style photos::

Referrence: http://www.harajukustyle.net/