Kazuo Yokobori – Page 6

26/02/202305/04/2023

NYAAZ

NYAAZ is a four-piece rock band that appears in the regular characters of the animation Gunma-chan.Nyaa is the sound of a cat.Their model is a rock band called BOOWY.　It is a rock band that represents the Japan born in Gunma Prefecture that everyone in Gunma Prefecture understands.Boøwy – Wikipedia(1987年)BOØWY Marionette – YouTubeI feel that the anime characters are based on their image at the time of their debut.They disbanded after achieving all their goals, including reaching No. 1 on the hit charts. That was it.After that, each of them engaged in musical activities, sometimes performing together. Basically, they don’t appear (more…)

25/02/202305/04/2023

YAYOIHIME

Yayoihime is a strawberry variety developed by Gunma Prefecture.Yayoi means March.　Hime is princess.Yayoi is popular as Japanese girls name.　There is a period called the Yayoi period in the ancient Japan, and it originated from the fact that pottery from this period was excavated from a place called Yayoi-cho (present-day Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo).　<-Many people don’t even know Japan. Yayoihime comes form girls name bacuse -hime:princess, I think.In Tochigi Prefecture, which is next to Gunma Prefecture, there is a strawberry variety called Tochiotome.　Tochiotome is the most famous strawberry variety in Japan.In west Japan, there is a brand variety comparable to “Tochiotome” called “Amaou” (more…)

28/01/202328/01/2023

I saw Top Gun (1986)

I just turned on the TV and saw it because it was broadcasting.Actually, I was first watching Top Gun Maverick (2022). Watched without knowledge of 1986’s Top Gun.It was a film about the growth of young people like a Hollywood movie.Comparing this with the work of 2022, I feel that the content of 2022 is quite unrealistic.This is. I think it’s the influence of Hollywood, which has become mainstream in heroic movies such as Spider-Man and Iron Man.I love unrealistic stories, so I prefer Top Gun in 2022.　I believe that unreality is a bad work if it is not convincing.　There (more…)

21/01/202322/01/2023

I saw “Top Gun Maverick”

It was powerful and interesting.It’s more cartoonish in a better way than the first one.A heart-warming fury.The scene of a fighter jet flying over a cliff is a masterpiece.Is it an homage to Star Wars: Episode 5: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)?The scene of a fighter jet going through a ravine or tunnel is often seen in movies.I first saw “Message from Space” in (1978). Directed by Kinji Fukasaku.宇宙からのメッセージ – YouTubeStar Wars was released in the United States in 1977 and Japan was released in 1978, so the plan was to piggyback on it by releasing it before it was (more…)

01/01/202308/01/2023

Osechi cuisine in 2023

Osechi means changing days of season in Japan. These days are ceremonies days and eats special foods in Japan. January is called as “Shougatsu” and the Spring season is starting form 1/1 in Japan. 　In Asia other than Japan, spring begins around February. It adopts the change of seasons according to the lunar calendar.　Therefore, it is impossible for the New Year of Japan = the beginning of spring. Still cold. It was winter and there was no sign of spring. Originally, osechi cuisine is a dish that is eaten while enjoying the atmosphere of spring. Why did this happen?　When the (more…)