Hey everyone. From what I've read of this first volume, there are a
lot of references to things very uniquely Japanese, which has been
a fucking pain in the ass really
interesting to research. So I've decided to make these supplemental
threads to shed a little more light on some of the things mentioned from
each chapter. So let's start with Chapter 1:
Ame Talk
Difficult to find information in English about Ame Talk, but one site
describes it as a "Long-running weekly program hosted by Ameagari
Keshitai. The setting for the show is having other comedians come on who
talk about a specific subject they set for the week." If you're
interested,
here is a link to the Youtube Topic channel, which appears to have full episodes.
Futsal
From Wikipedia:
"Futsal, or futsala (Russian: Мини-футбол, literally "mini-football")
, is a variant of association football played on a hard court, smaller
than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It can be considered a
version of five-a-side football.
Futsal is played between two teams of five players each, one of whom is
the goalkeeper. Unlimited substitutions are permitted. Unlike some other
forms of indoor football, the game is played on a hard court surface
delimited by lines; walls or boards are not used. Futsal is also played
with a smaller ball. The surface, ball and rules create an emphasis on
improvisation, creativity, and technique as well as ball control and
passing in small spaces."
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Link to Article)
I'll be honest, first reading the clubroom door I didn't think it was a real word. You learn new things every day.
LINE
From Wikipedia:
"Line (styled as LINE) is a freeware app for instant communications
on electronic devices such as smartphones, tablet computers and personal
computers. Line users exchange texts, images, video and audio, and
conduct free VoIP conversations and video conferences. The service is
operated by Line Corporation, the Japanese arm of Naver Corporation.
Line launched in Japan in 2011, reaching 100 million users within
eighteen months and 200 million users only six months later. Line became
Japan's largest social network in 2013. In October 2014 Line announced
that it had attracted 560 million users worldwide with 170 million
active user accounts. In February 2015, it announced the 600 million
users mark had been passed and 700 million were expected by the end of
the year."
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Link to Article)
I've used it before myself to tell you the truth. Lots of stickers, that's mostly what I remember.
Daifugō
From Wikipedia:
"Daifugō (大富豪, Grand Millionaire) or Daihinmin (大貧民, Extreme Needy)
is a Japanese card game for three or more players played with a standard
52-card pack. The objective of the game is to get rid of all the cards
one has as fast as possible by playing progressively stronger cards than
those of the previous player. The winner is called the daifugō (the
grand millionaire) earning various advantages in the next round, and the
last person is called the daihinmin (the extreme needy). In that
following round, winners can exchange their one or more unnecessary
cards for advantageous ones that losers have.
The game is very similar to the Chinese climbing card games Big Two and
Zheng Shangyou, to the Vietnamese game Tien Len, and to Western card
games like President, also known as Capitalism and Asshole, and The
Great Dalmuti. Like those other games, there are many variations and
rules."
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Link to Article)
I love this game.
Exile
From Wikipedia:
"Exile is a 19-member Japanese boy group. The leader of the group is
Hiro, who debuted as a member of Zoo under For Life Music, but Exile has
released their singles and albums under Avex Group's label Rhythm Zone.
Hiro and Avex's president Max Matsuura came from the same high school.
In total, they have sold over 20 million records in Japan alone."
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Link to Article)
And
here's a link to the first song that showed up when I looked them up on YouTube. Damn, these guys
do have some great hair.
Daikanyama
Info's a bit sparse on this one. From Wikipedia:
"Daikanyamachō (代官山町 Daikan'yama-chō), or simply Daikanyama (代官山), is a place in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan.
The Japanese Postal Code of Daikanyama is 150-0034."
"Daikanyama contains luxury boutiques and upscale pastry shops. In
many respects, Aoyama, Omotesando, and Daikanyama all share things in
common—they are in central Tokyo and have small shopping centers and
restaurants, as well as a relaxed atmosphere."
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Link to Article)
The full article also has some pictures of the area, if you're interested.
Anything Else?
A small TL note omitted from the chapter, Paisen pays the guy off with 15,000 yen, equivalent to roughly $133.51.
So yeah, lemme know if you guys would like to see more of these as I
continue to typeset Volume 1. If so I'll try and continue into Volume 2.
