Culture Japan Episode 6. Images courtesy of dannychoo.com.
“Danny Choo’s passion for, and uncanny access to, Japanese pop culture is a big draw for me or anyone with even a slight interest in Japanese pop culture”
TITLE: Culture Japan Episode 6
TYPE OF SERIES: Japanese Pop Culture
MEDIUM: Streaming Video
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Images courtesy of dannychoo.com.
“Culture Japan” is not only the name of the web show, it is also the name of the related website with a enormous following.
“Culture Japan” episode 6 caught my attention from the initial intro of the series.
The “Culture Japan” slogan is: “Your Portal to Japan”. Watching episode 6, I felt that I had stepped through that portal and had arrived in Japan. That portal is still open, as I have been very reluctant to cease watching the episodes in a non-stop fashion.
Danny Choo, the director and host of “Culture Japan”, has a list of accomplishment and success that strike me as very impressive. Here’s the rundown, Danny Choo resides in Tokyo and runs a small web and TV production company called Mirai Inc.
Danny Also works with Japanese companies such as figurine/doll manufacturers, anime/game producers, print publishers, e-commerce retailers to name a few.
Danny Choo resume also includes working as Computer Engineer at Japan Airlines, Website Manager on the management team at Amazon and as CGM Product Manager at Microsoft. Danny Choo also speaks Japanese, Cantonese, Mandarin, Korean, and English.
The vision of Danny Choo for “Culture Japan” was to be a medium where he can share Japanese culture with the world. The show is currently broadcast on Saturday on Tokyo MX TV and broadcasted in Asia through the Animax Asia Network. Currently, Danny Choo is working to get it broadcasted on television in various countries but for now, people can watch it through live video streaming service, Crunchyroll.com.
A great portion of “Culture Japan†episode 6 covers the” Ita-G Festival 2010″.
The “Ita-G Festival” features cars (itasha), bicycles (itachari), motorcycles (itansha), and other transportation belonging to anime fans and otaku (fanatics).
I did mention that these vehicles belong to anime fans and otaku, right?
So, it is safe to assume that these vehicles had a special flare to them; the special flare being stickers, graphics, and memorabilia of their favorite anime series or characters which transforms them into itasha and so forth.
Danny Choo was also part of the festival with an itasha featuring his very own character: Murai Suenaga which is also available for purchase as a FIGMA action figure (and also other various Mirai Suenaga related merchandise).
Danny Choo’s passion for, and uncanny access to, Japanese pop culture is a big draw for me or anyone with even a slight interest in Japanese pop culture.
This episode was bursting with so much information and addicting coverage of the itasha culture; I immediately became engorged and addicted to this show at the same time. I am sure the episodes that follow will be chocked full of the same passion and access to the Japanese pop culture that I have quickly become enamored with.
Culture Japan covers different subjects each episode but there are reoccurring segments such as the AmiAmi sponsored figure countdown. This segment features Richard Wilson along with Danny Choo as they countdown the top ten anime and manga figures available.
After watching episode 6 of this Danny Choo Production, I would blindly recommend this show with great enthusiasm to otaku of all caliber. But not only otaku but to anyone who has even a passing interest in Japan pop culture. I honestly felt like I was watching a live version of “Newtype” magazine (a longtime, popular Japanese magazine that covers otaku culture from anime, manga, models, etc.).
While watching Crunchyroll.com, anyone can watch it for free but there will be continuous advertising that will self-interrupt the viewing for a minute and then return back to the show. Premium members subscribed to Crunchyroll.com will not have their viewing disrupted by ads.
I thought Danny Choo did an excellent job as the host of Culture Japan. I was impressed at how Choo conveyed his love and fiery passion for Japanese culture in episode 6 of “Culture Japan”. If you want to be in the know of itasha culture and enjoy following host Danny Choo as he brings Japanese pop culture to the world, I recommend to you episode 6 of “Culture Japan”.
Now if you want seconds and thirds and fourths… You get the picture. Spoil yourself by watching all the episodes available online. For now my portal to Japan will stay open.