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Manga comes from the far east. But what if the characters are from the middle-east? This is where Afuganisu-tan and her friends comes in. This is a manga-style comics strip that portrays various countries surrounding Afghanistan. The comics strip shows the adventures of the various characters, while a text is shown that explains some of the history of the aforementioned countries.

The characters names are: Afuganisu-tan, Pakisu-tan, Kyrgyz-tan, Tajikis-tan, Turkmenis-tan, Uzbekis-tan, and Meriken. Each characters has a description and a little background, and it is based on what country they are representing. You can already guess what country Meriken is representing.

Head over to rubbersoul1967.googlepages.com/afghan-tan and read the manga. It’s both entertaining and educational.

Category: Anime Nation, J Culture by Ryman
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I see this question on various forums, and sometimes I get this too in real life. If you love to watch Anime, you are either a fan or an addict.

According to Merriam-Webster:
Fan (probably short for fanatic) is an enthusiastic devotee usually as a spectator or an ardent admirer or enthusiast.
Addict is to devote or surrender (oneself) to something habitually or obsessively.

And let me add this one:
Otaku (おたく or オタク) is a term used to refer to people with obsessive interests, particularly Anime and Manga.

Now that’s out of the way, let’s continue.

If you love to watch Animes and reads a lot of Mangas then you are already considered as an Otaku. Being an Otaku doesn’t really mean that you are already obsessed with Anime and Manga, it just means that you love it and you like it. But there are still some that argues if you are just a fan or already an addict.

Let’s see…

You are a fan if you watched at least 5 or more different Anime titles. You’re already an addict if you watched more than 20 different Anime titles and still counting…
I’ve already watched more than 20 Animes and over 200 episodes. (Fan:0/Addict:1)

You are a fan if you only like a specific genre of Anime (i.e. action, mecha for boys or shoujo, romance for girls). An addict likes all of the genre. Like for example, you are a guy and you like Sailor Moon, or if you are a girl and you watch Dragon Ball Z.
I watch all types of Animes. (Fan:0/Addict:2)

A fan usually watch an Anime on TV stations when they are aired locally either on commercial or cable. An addict already has watched the Anime even before it reaches their country.
Must finish downloading… must finish downloading… (Fan:0/Addict:3)

A fan have watched the Anime version, but haven’t read the Manga (or vise-versa). An addict have seen both adaptations.
I don’t have Mangas yet. (Fan:1/Addict:3)

A fan visits an Anime-related event. An addict not only visits the said event, but also participates by cosplaying.
I don’t cosplay. (Fan:2/Addict:3)

You can still be an Anime fan if you only cosplayed once or twice. An addict already cosplayed on all major, and even minor Anime-related events.
Haven’t cosplayed yet (Fan:2/Addict:3)

A fan likes the Anime they are watching that is already dubbed (translated) to their native language. An addict likes the original Japanese language version, and even without translated subtitles, they can understand it.
I like the Japanese language versions (Fan:2/Addict:4)

Not their native language, a fan knows a few simple Japanese words. An addict already knows how to speak Japanese… fluently.
I’m still learning (Fan:3/Addict:4)

On reading Mangas, a fan likes the version where the text is already translated and written in English letters. Addicts can already read Japanese hiragana or katakana.
I can’t read Kanji, but I like to read translated Mangas. (Fan:4/Addict:4)

An Anime fan has a few soundtracks on their MP3 players from the Animes they like. An addict’s MP3 player contains only songs that comes from Anime, and/or Japanese and nothing else.
45% of the songs on my MP3 player is Japanese. (Fan:5/Addict:4)

A fan likes the Anime because of the characters (how they are drawn) and their personalities. An addict not only have read the Manga version of the Anime, but also seen the live-action (J-dorama) version of it (i.e. Hana Yori Dango, Great Teacher Onizuka, You’re Under Arrest, Sailor Moon, etc.).
I already liked J-doramas. (Fan:5/Addict:5)

Fans join in on various Anime related forums and communities. The addicts are the ones who created these said forums and manages them.
Please join Animeelites.com. I’m just a member BTW. ^_^ (Fan:6/Addict:5)

See I’m not an addict… yet.

Now are you an Anime fan? or an Anime addict?

The image screencap above is from the Anime, Genshiken. It is an Anime adaptation of the Manga of the same title. The cast are otakus with different interests, one likes video games, the other is a cosplayer, and some other likes to draw and create mangas. All of them loves Anime and Manga, well, except one girl. If you are an otaku, you’ll probably like this Anime. There is also a sub-Anime story (which has a separate series) inside this Anime.

The ending theme song (Clubhouse Sandwich by Yuumao) of Genshiken 2 is my phone’s ringtone.

Category: Anime Nation, J Culture by Ryman
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I’m an Anime fan. And that’s a fact. I’m not really addicted to Anime, but I really like it. Since I started learning about Anime back when I was still a single-digit-aged person, it has become my passion to watch each and every episode of what Anime I’m currently hooked on to. The oldest Anime I can remember was Daimos and Voltes V. It was both categorized as a Mecha Anime, as it involves Robots. And soon after that a lot more Anime’s were introduced here in the Philippines and some of them became popular like, Dragon Ball, Sailormoon, to name a few. Then more Anime’s came from Japan, which were it originated. Yu Yu Hakusho (Ghost Fighter), Slam Dunk, Hunter X Hunter, Dear Boys, Gundam, Ranma 1/2, Love Hina, Ah! My Goddess (my personal favorite), Saber Marionette, Time Quest, and many more flooded the local commercial channels.

Anime are Japanese animations (read: cartoons) that mostly originated in Manga’s (Japanese comic books). There are many classifications of Anime’s, which targets different ages, and/or different criteria and types. Here are some of the types:

Shoujo manga/anime is targetted at junior or high school girls. Shoujo stories are usually based on the romantic development between characters, but with other plot elements and sub plots. Usually the main character is a girl but often it can be a couple or sometimes a young man.

Shounen manga/anime is for junior to high school boys. Usually more focus is set on action and fighting, though there is some room for character development.

Seinen stories are different again, with a varied target audience. Seinen manga usually revolves around a hobby such as a sport team. Seinen stories are usually less violent or sexual than other forms of manga.

Yaoi or also known as Slash manga are usually devoted to the relationship between males be it friendship or sexual. The readership is mainly female, as most have romantic elements.

Hentai Anime/Manga often is synonymous with animated pornography. Some hentai has room for a plot though for the most part this is merely to get to the sex. Much hentai is based on fetishism of some description.

As an Anime fan I also join Anime related forums. One such forum Anime Elites which I joined just recently, are one of the many new Anime forums with members based here in the Philippines.

I’m hoping to be active once again in the forum community. Not to mention I’m an Admin of three forums to-date.

Category: Anime Nation, J Culture by Ryman
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