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THE
BLACK MOON
ART, ANIME, AND JAPANESE CULTURE |
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Site
last updated on
4-12-04
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Welcome
to THE BLACK MOON.
Our
Website originates from the city of Los Angeles, California
and promotes the understanding and appreciation of traditional
Japanese culture, art, and animation. The Black Moon is
based on a central and core philosophy, that actively
seeking cultural exchange is the best way to tear down
the walls of ignorance. As artists ourselves, we have
openly embraced the internet as the new medium for international
expression and unity.
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We
launched the Black Moon website as an anime fan-site back in 1997,
and since that time have expanded it into the vast resource that
it is today. As our interest in Japan expanded from our initial
exposure points to encompass much larger aspects of Japanese culture,
such as food, language, and traditions, we enlarged the site to
include these new interests. It is our desire to continually grow
and maintain the site, to explore many issues that the international
English speaking audience might find enlightening, to showcase
Japanese-American culture both here in Los Angeles and across
the United States, and most importantly...
do it all with a flair for beauty and love of art. ~ The Black
Moon Staff
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THE
WORLD OF ANIME
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JAPANESE
CULTURE
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Find
out what we've been viewing!
Our reviews of classic Japanese
cinema and animation.
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"Nihon-ryori"
means "Japanese
cooking" and we serve up
lots of lessons and recipes! |
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The
Academy of Motion
Picture Arts and Sciences
embraces anime.
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A look at the history of kimono from
the garments of the late
18th Century, to the present.
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A
useful set of definitions
for words and concepts
found in anime and manga.
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A
look at L.A.'s O-bon festivals
in the historic Little Tokyo district.
Photos from 2000, 2001, & 2002.
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Keiji
Nakazawa's
autobiographical manga, a
look at the Atomic Holocaust.
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A fine collection of classical
woodblock prints from
Japan's Floating World. |
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A photographic
essay on the world of anime
Cosplay in North America! |
L.A.'s
US/Japan Expo,
the biggest Japanese cultural
event in North America
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Info
on the staff of the Black Moon and how to contact us.
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This
site is owned & operated by The Black Moon ©
Copyright.
All rights reserved. Site designed by Art
For A Change
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