Some nights I have more resources open than I have words written. Tonight is one of those nights. I haven’t been able to settle on a topic that I felt I could write about satisfactorily tonight. Instead, I’m going to make one final list of resources based on some of the tabs I’ve still got open from the last few days of writing.
Sakugabooru: If you’ve read my post on the concept of sakuga in anime, then you probably have already seen a link to this website. Sakuga really just means animation in Japanse, but for the purposes of the international anime community it refers to high quality animation sequences. Sakugabooru collects these sequences in a database that, paired with closing credits, can serve as a gateway to finding talented animators whose work you enjoy.
Anime Voice Actor/Seiyuu Comparison: I just discovered this nifty little tool while researching for another post I considered and then dropped for tonight. You can select two anime, and the website will show you a comparison of their voice casts in multiple languages. If you’re just curious to place a voice across multiple shows or if you’re the type that likes to follow certain voice actors, this could be handy.
AnimeCons.com: If you liked last night’s post about anime conventions, and you’d like to go to one near you, AnimeCons.com can probably help. The website has a database of conventions as well as news and articles about conventions.
Yokai.com: I almost wrote tonight’s post about yokai, creatures from Japanese myth and folklore. I decided against it because right now, I would just be rehashing information collected at this database. Yokai are pretty staple in anime and manga, even when that gets obscured by translation choices. Some of the weirder creatures encountered in anime can probably be explained with a little background on yokai.
Beyond Ghibli: I’ve shared YouTube channels before on this blog. I just discovered Beyond Ghibli this week, and I’ve really been getting a kick out of his posts. He does some really intriguing video essays, and I’ve learned about some shows I otherwise might have ignored thanks to this channel.
Rarebit: If you’re inclined to learn about the early days of animation in Japan or elsewhere, Rarebit is a major resource. Much of the first two posts of my Brief History of Anime series would have been impossible without referring back to Rarebit on several occasions.
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