TABLE see: * Kotatsu *

TAKAMAGAHARA
     The dwelling place of the celestial * kami *, also known as Takamanohara.
     That the kami * Susanoo-no-Mikoto * was banished from the Takamagahara
is mentioned in _Blue Seed_ (tape 1 episode 1)
     (JIE p. 1508)

TAKAMANOHARA. see: * Takamagahara *

TAKING OFF SHOES see * genkan *

TANGO FESTIVAL see: * Kodomo-no-Hi *

TANGO NO SEKKU see: * Kodomo-no-Hi *

TANUKI.
     A mammal of the Canidae family, the tanuki resembles the Raccoon in
its facial features. The tanuki is considered to have supernatural
abilities but, unlike the fox ( * Kitsune * ), is seen as amusing. Large
ceramic statues of tanuki wearing a straw hat and holding a gourd bottle
are sometimes displayed outside shops as decorations.
     These ceramic tanuki are seen in _The Phantom Quest Corps_ (Tape 1
case 1) "Kiss of Fire" where Ayaka is carrying one as she follows a
suspect.
     In the _Ranma_ manga (v.4 p.43) we see a ceramic tanuki used in a
booby trap.
     In _Lum-1_ (p.82) we see a Shinto altar with a mirror (* seidokyo *)
as well as, paper slips on the wall (*senja-fuda*), statues of a tanuki and
a fox (* kitsune *).
     (JIE p.1528, 1364)

TATAMI.
     Floor mats made of straw with a rush surface and cloth border that
measure approximately 180 x 90 cm. These look like large rectangles
completely covering the floors of rooms. Room sizes are often measured by
the number of tatami they will fit.
     After vacuuming or sweeping tatami you wipe them down with a slightly
damp cloth as Kyoko is doing shortly after moving into _Maison Ikkoku_ (v.1
p.15)
     Tatami are often seen in historical settings and in many scenes in
both the _Ranma_ videos and manga.
     In the upper panels of page 16 in _Lum-1_ we can see the tatami
rectangles on the floor.
     In _Mai the Psychic Girl_ (v.1 p.57, 235) we see tatami drawn in such
a way that you can see some of the weave in the design of the mats.
     (LIJ p.182, JFC p.49, JIE p.1530)

TAXI
     One can obtain an taxi at a taxi stand or by simply raising one's hand
in the street. There is a light in the window of the cab, if this is red
the cab is available if it is green the cab is taken. Passengers ride in
the back of the cab unless there are too many to fit there. One does not
need to open the door of a cab as these are controlled by the driver. Given
the complex address system in Japan the driver may not know where you are
going so you should be able to provide directions. Cab drivers in Japan
have a reputation for good manners.
     In the _Ranma TV_ series (Tape 5 Episode 14) Tofu's mother chews out a
driver who is impatient about finding the clinic.
     (LJS p.30-1, LIT p.179, JFC p.127, Vardaman-1 p.55, TJ p.108)

TEIKOKU DAIGAKU.
     Imperial Universities. The universities established by the Imperial
University Order of 1886. These were founded in the following order: Tokyo
1886, Kyoto 1897, Tohoku 1907, Kyushu 1910, Hokkaido 1918, Osaka 1931, and
Nagoyo 1939. The Imperial universities were abolished as such after WWII
and the schools were reorganized into national universities,
     Yuta speaks to Nae about her fiancee, an Imperial University student
in the _Mermaid's Scar_ manga (p.55)
     (JIE p.596)

TELEPHONES see: * Pay Phone *

TENGU
     Sometimes tengu are depicted as having a human body with a birds head
and wings. At other times tengu are depicted as more human looking with a
red face long nose. Tengu are often shown wearing the garb of a * yamabushi
*
     In the _Urusei Yatsura_ TV series (Tape 3 Episode 9 Story 17) and
manga, (_Lum-1_ p.287) we see alien tengu wearing garb similar to
yamabushi.
     (JIE p.1549, LIJ p.105)

TENNO see: * Susa-no-o-no-mikoto *

TERUTERU-BOZU
     These are small charms made with a ball or wad of stuffing and a piece
of white cloth or paper tied below the stuffing and often with a face
painted on it. These are hung from the eaves of a house as a charm for good
weather.
     Teruteru-bozu are seen during the rainy part of the ending animation
to the first _Tenchi Muyo!_ series.
     (Vardaman-2 p.85)

THROWING SOYBEANS see: * setsubun *

TOFU SELLER ON BICYCLE
     One still sees in some parts of Japan a vendor on a bicycle blowing
horn with box on the back of the bike. These are tofu sellers who ride
around residential areas making sales.
     In Zenki (Tape 3 Episode 6) we see one of these tofu sellers.
     (LJS p.106)

TOILET, JAPANESE
     The Japanese toilet seems very inconvenient for westerners as one has
to squat over it to use it, unless you are a man or boy urinating. But the
Japanese see it as more sanitary as your body does not touch the toilet.
One end of the toilet has a hood and you squat facing it. Many public
facilities will have both Japanese and Western toilets. One thing to be
aware of is that it is not unusual for public toilets to not have toilet
paper or hand towels. The Japanese often carry tissues for wiping and a
handkerchief for drying their hands.
     A view of a toilet is seen in the _Sanctuary_ manga (v.5 p.128)
     (LIJ p.164, JFC p.46, LJS p.12, LIT p.172)

TOKONOMA
     An alcove in traditional Japanese rooms for the display of art. These
are raised a few inches higher than the floor. Often these will have a
hanging scroll with an art object in them.
     A tokonoma can be partially seen behind Ataru's father in _Lum-1_ (p.183)
     (LJS p.20, JIE p.1576)

TOKYO DAIGAKU
     Tokyo University established in 1877 this is the most prestigious
university in Japan.
     In _Sanctuary_ (v.2 p.104) a meeting takes place at Tokyo University
and the main tower which is a symbol of this campus is clearly shown.
     (LIT p.160, JIE p.1600)

TOKYO TOWER.
     Built in 1958 in Minato Ward as a broadcast tower, Tokyo Tower has a
height of 333 meters and two observation decks. This is the tallest
structure in Tokyo and was used in the 4th lecture in _Gunbuster_ (Tape 2
pt. 1) to indicate the relative size of other objects.
     In _The Phantom Quest Corps_ (Tape 1 Episode 1) the higher observation
deck (250 meters from the ground) is the location of the battle with the
vampire.
     And in _Urusei Yatsura_ (Tape 1, Episode 2, Story 4) The Tokyo tower
becomes the nesting site for the swallow.
     In _Sanctuary_ (v.1 p.32) a significant meeting takes place at Tokyo Tower.
     (JIE 1600, LIT p.130-)

TOKYO UNIVERSITY see: * Tokyo Daigaku *

TORII.
     "A gate like structure placed at key points in a Shinto shrine
precinct or path leading to the shrine.. " Sometimes torii are painted red,
but plain torii are also often seen. The most primitive torii are two
upright posts with a * shimenawa * tied between them.
     In the beginning of the Lupin anime _The Fuma Conspiracy_ you see a
scene with red torii and stairs.
     In _Mai the Psychic Girl_ (v.1 p.87) we see a torii in the
Myojin-Torii style.
     (JIE p.1606 and 434, BTS p.72)

TOSSING SOYBEANS see: * setsubun *

TRAINS see: * commuter trains *, * Shinkansen *

TREE see: * Shinboku *

TSUKIMONO OTOSHI
     Exorcism. In Japan exorcism is performed by someone with the proper
training, often this is a * yamabushi *. There are several types of spirits
that can possess a person and only someone with the proper training and the
right techniques can drive out the spirit. Often the spirit is made to
state its the reason it possessed an individual and attempts are made to
set terms for its leaving that person.
     Rokkon in the _Phantom Quest Corps_ has among his skills the ability
to perform exorcisms.
     Sakura in _Urusei Yatsura_ (TV series Tape 2 Episode 5 Story 9, Lum-1
p.80-88) attempts to exorcise the spirits associated with Ataru.
     (JIE p.352)

TSUNOKAKUSHI.
     A traditional headdress sometimes worn by brides at * weddings * , the
tsunokakushi (literally "horn-hiding"), is supposed to suppress and hide
the feminine "horn of jealousy"
     This headdress can be seen at the beginning of the Lupin anime _The
Fuma Conspiracy_
     Also note the jealousy of the horned Lum in the _Urusei Yatsura_ anime
and manga.
     (JIE p.1693)

TSUSANSHO see: * Tsusho Sangyo Sho *

TSUSHO SANGYO SHO
     Commonly known in the West as MITI, the Ministry of International
Trade and Industry, this ministry is responsible for formulating and
implementing trade and industrial policy.
     In _Sanctuary_ (v.3 p.7) mention is made of MITI.
     (JIE p.969, TJ p.173)

TYPHOONS.
     The Pacific equivalent of the hurricane. These happen in late summer
and early autumn.
     In both the first _Patlabor_ movie and _Your Under Arrest_ (Tape 2)
typhoons play a major role.
     (JIE p.1638, TJ p.27)

UCC COFFEE
     A popular brand of canned coffee sold in tall slender cans.
     One can see such a can among other trash after the assembly in
_Gunbuster_ (Tape 1 pt. 1)
     In the first tape to _Oh my Goddess_ Keiichi trips over a can while
getting up to help Belldandy make tea.
     (I had to research this one in local markets, tastes pretty good.)

UENO PARK
     This Tokyo park opened to the public in 1873 and has a zoo, the
Kan-eiji temple, a shopping area near by, several art and science museums.
Ueno park is the location of the statue of * Saigo Takamori *
     Mai and her father go through this park in _Mai the Psychic Girl_ v.1 p.65.
     (LIT p.40, JIE p.1643)

UNAGI
     Eels are considered a good food for building stamina, for this reason
it is traditionally eaten on the hottest days of the year. A common way of
cooking them is to baste them with a sauce and serve them on top of rice.
This dish is called unaju and is served in a lacquer box.
     In the _Ranma_ manga v.5 p. 27 Tofu * sensei * gives Ranma an eel to
deliver to Mr. Tendo.
     (LIJ p.150, Vardaman-2 p.40, JIE p.326)

UNAJU see: * unagi *

UNIFORM, SCHOOL GIRL'S see: * sailor fuku *

URABON see: * Bon festival *

URINATING IN THE STREET
     For men and children to urinate in the street is not unheard of in
Japan. While this is not as common for adults children have less social
pressure preventing them from pissing in public.
     At the beginning of _All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku _
Ryunosuke is putting his plumbing to one of its intended uses in an alley.
     (Vardaman-2 p.119)

VAJRA
     The symbolic term Vajra (Japanese: Kongosho) has several levels of
meaning in Buddhism. In esoteric Buddhism the vajra symbolizes the delusion
destroying power of wisdom. There are stylized thunderbolt implements,
often made of cast brass, used in rituals which symbolize vajra.
     An example of this kind of ritual implement is seen at the right and
left edges of the titles scene at the beginning of _Zenki_
     Also in _Zenki_ Chiaki is told of the Vajra power in her heart (Zenki
Tape 1 Episode 1)
     (JIE 134, 135)

VENDING MACHINES.
     Vending machines are often seen outdoors in Japan. There are vending
machines for a very large variety of products including hot beverages, and
magazines. One even finds beer vending machines on streets in many areas.
     In the first episode of the original _Macross_ TV series a mobile soda
vending machine of the future is seen.
     In the _Urusei Yatsura TV series (Tape 3 Episode 10 Story 19 -20) we
see a beer can vending machine on the street.
     In the first _Oh! My Goddess_ tape a vending machine dispenses hot
drinks in cans, and in the Lupin anime the _Fuma Conspiracy_ some vending
machines are seen during the case scene through town.
     (LJS p.49)

VISITING GRAVES see: * meinichi *

VITAMIN DRINK see * Eiyo drinks *

VOTIVE CARDS see: * senja-fuda *

WATER, POURING OVER SHOULDER see: * Mizugori *

WATER, USED IN PURIFICATION see: * Misogi *, * Mizugori *

WATERMELON SPLITTING WITH A STICK see: * suika-wari *

WAVING see: * Gestures *

WEARING SURGICAL MASKS ON THE STREET
     see: surgical masks, wearing in public

WEDDING CEREMONY see: *Marriage ceremony *

WHITE COSTUME FOR RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES see: * Saifuku *

WIND, FOREST, FIRE, MOUNTAIN see: * Fu-Rin-Ka-Zan *

WOODEN SHOES see: * Geta *

YAGURA
     Elevated temporary stages that have drummers and other musicians on
them. People often dance (see: * bon odori *) around these stages at the *
Bon Festival *.
     In the _Maison Ikkoku_ manga we see this stage under construction (v.
3 p.114) and people dancing around it. (v. 3 p.124)
     (FoJ p.172, JIE p.113)

YAKUZA
     This word translates as gangster, gambler, good-for-nothing,
(literally it means 8, 9, 3, a losing hand from a popular card game of the
Tokugawa era). Usually this refers to persons involved in organized crime.
Yakuza are often associated with right wing politics and are famous for
tattoos and elaborate codes of honor and behavior. In 1990 the majority of
arrests of yakuza involved stimulant drugs, infliction of bodily injury,
blackmail, and gambling.
     The manga series _Sanctuary_ heavily involves yakuza.
     (JIE p.1721-23)

YAMABUSHI
     Originally this term was applied to mountain ascetics who practices
their austerities in the mountains to gain magical powers and holy
abilities. Later it came to be used to refer to members of the * Shugendo *
order. The traditional garb of a yamabushi include, among other things, a
small cap (tokin). baggy trousers (suzukake), a collar with colored tufts,
a Buddhist rosary (nenju) a staff with rings (shakujo)
     In the first episode of _Zenki_ we see two corrupt yamabushi break in
to a building on the shrine grounds, with bad results.
     The character Rokkon in _The Phantom Quest Corps_ (Tape 1 Episode 2)
is in the garb of a yamabushi.
     (JIE 1724, Earhart-1, Blacker-1)

YAMABUSHI      See also: * En-No-Gyoja * , * Haguro, Mt. *

YAMATA-NO OROCHI see: * Susanoo-no-Mikoto *

YATAI.
     Mobile food stalls where food is cooked and served are sometimes still
seen in Japanese cities. Sometimes these have * noren * and a small area
with benches or stools to sit while eating. Many of these also serve
alcoholic beverages.
     In the _Ranma_ manga (v. 4 p.117, and in the issue part 5 #1) you see
these carts.
     In _Urusei Yatsura_ (Tape 1, Episode 3, Story 6) we see a yatai in the
park.
     In _Lum-1_ (p.145) we see a ishiyaki-imo-ya (sweet potato seller)
yatai stand and another selling corn on the cob in a park.
     In _Sanctuary_ (v.4 p.201) we see one on a street in Sapporo with
stools for the customers to sit on.
     Kyoko's dad and Godai have a few drinks at a yatai in _Maison Ikkoku_
v. 3 (p.48).
     (LJS p.104)

YIN-YANG BLOCKS see: * sangi *

YUKATA see; * kimono *

ZABUTON
     Cushions for sitting on. * tatami * or wooden floors.
     Princess Kurama is on two of these sitting cushions in _Lum-1_ (p.301)
     In _Maison Ikkoku_ (v. 1 p.54) Godai offers Ikuko a zabuton to sit on.
     Momiji's mother sits on a zabuton in _Blue Seed_ (Tape 1 Episode 1)
     (JIE p.1768)

ZEICHIKU.
     Divination sticks used in fortune telling. These can be seen in the
background in the first visit to the mediums office in the _Phantom Quest
Corps (Tape 1 Episode 1.)
     (LIJ p.106)

ZENKI.
     One of the demon attendants of * En-no-Gyoja *. A village at the base
of Mt. Omine claims descent from, and is named after, Zenki.
     Zenki is of course the title character of the _Zenki_ TV series.
     (JIE p.1151, Blacker-1 p.210)

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Anime sources for the examples in this document.

All anime, unless stated otherwise, are the subtitled releases.

Details as to tape and episode number are in the entries in the main document.

All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku - A. D. Vision
Tape 1 Episode 1 "Phase 0I"
Tape 1 Episode 2 "Phase 0II"
Tape 2 Episode 3 "Phase 0III"
Tape 2 Episode 4 "Phase 0IV"
Tape 3 Episode 5 "Phase 0V"
Tape 3 Episode 6 "Phase 0VI"

Blue Seed - A. D. Vision
Tape 1 Episode 1 "Princess Kushinada"
Tape 1 Episode 2 "It's Cruel! It's Mysterious! It's my Destiny!!"
Tape 2 Episode 3 "It's Spring It's the Capital I'll Do My Best"
Tape 2 Episode 4 "More Bad Luck! Why Does This Always Happen To Me?"

Dominion 1st series - Central Park Media
Tape 1 "Act I Crime Brigade"
Tape 2 "Act II Crime War"
Tape 3 "Act III Crime Ethic"
Tape 4 "Act IV Crime Factor"

Dragon Half -  A. D. Vision
Part 1 "Mink's Voyage"
Part 2 "Brutal-Killer Martial Arts Tournament"

Fuma Conspiracy - AnimEigo

GunBuster - US Renditions
Tape 1 Episode 1 "Unbelievable! Amano and I are Pilots"
Tape 1 Episode 2 "The Challenge of the Fearless Girl Genius"
Tape 2 Episode 3 "First Love, First Sortie"
Tape 2 Episode 4 "Launch! The Uncompleted Final Weapon"
Tape 3 Episode 5 "Please! Save Some Time For Love"
Tape 3 Episode 6 "At the End of the Endless Stream"

The Hakkenden - Pioneer LDCA
Tape 1 Episode 1 "The Kaleidoscope"
Tape 1 Episode 2 "Dark Music of the Gods"
Tape 2 Episode 3 "The Futility Dance"
Tape 2 Episode 4 "Horyu Tower"
Tape 3 Episode 5 "Demon's Melody"
Tape 3 Episode 6 "Cicada Spirit Cry"
Tape 4 Episode 7 "Spirits"
Tape 5 Episode 8 "Taigyuro Hall"
Tape 5 Episode 9 "Legend of the Ghost Cat"

Macross TV (Robotech Perfect Collection) - Streamline Pictures

Macross Plus - Manga Entertainment

Mermaid Forest - video U. S. Manga Corps

Metal Fighter Miku - Software Sculptors

Metal Fighter Miku tape 1
Episode 1 Miku Enters the Ring
Episode 2 Miku Starts Training
Episode 3 Miku get Special Training

Metal Fighter Miku tape 2
Episode 4 Miku Under Suspicion
Episode 5 Miku Turns Chicken

Metal Fighter Miku Tape 3
Episode 6 Miku Falls Head Over Heals
Episode 7 Miku Tells All

Metal Fighter Miku Tape 4
Episode 8 Miku Becomes a Singing Star
Episode 9 Miku Enters the Finals

Moldiver - Pioneer LDCA
Tape 1 "Metamorforce"
Tape 2 "Overzone"
Tape 3 "Longing"
Tape 4 "Destruction"
Tape 5 "Intruder"
Tape 6 "Verity"

My Neighbor Totoro - Fox

Oh My Goddess - AnimEigo
Tape 1 "Moonlight and Cherry Blossoms"
Tape 2 "Midsummer Nights Dream"
Tape 3 "Burning Hearts on the Road"
Tape 4 "Evergreen Holy Night"
Tape 5 "For the Love of Goddess"

Otaku no Video  - AnimEigo

Patlabor movie 1 - Manga Entertainment

Phantom Quest Corps - Pioneer LDCA

Phantom Quest Corps Tape 1 Episode 1. Kiss of fire
Phantom Quest Corps Tape 1 Episode 2 End of the World

Phantom Quest Corps Tape 2 Episode 3 Love me tender
Phantom Quest Corps Tape 2 Episode 4 Lover come back to me

Project A-Ko - Central Park Media
Tape 1
Tape 2 "Plot of the Daitokuji Financial Group"
Tape 3 "Cinderella Rhapsody"
Tape 4 "Final"

Ranma - Viz Video

Ranma TV tape 1 Episode 1 "The Strange Stranger from China"
Ranma TV tape 1 Episode 2 "School is no place for horsing around"
Ranma TV tape 1 Episode 3 "Sudden Storm of Love, Hey Wait a Minute"

Ranma TV tape 2 Episode 4 "Ranma and Ranma One Misunderstanding after another"
Ranma TV tape 2 Episode 5 "Love Me to the Bone, the Compound Fracture of
Akane's Heart"
Ranma TV tape 2 Episode 6 "Akane's Lost Love These Things Happen You Know"

Ranma TV tape 3 Episode 7 "Enter Ryoga Eternal Lost Boy"
Ranma TV tape 3 Episode 8 "School is a Battlefield, Ranma vs. Ryoga"
Ranma TV tape 3 Episode 9 "True Confessions a Girls Hair is Her Life"

Ranma TV tape 4 Episode 10 "P-P-P-Chan He's Good for Nothing"
Ranma TV tape 4 Episode 11 "Ranma Meets Love Head On! Enter the Delinquent
Juvenile Gymnast"
Ranma TV tape 4 Episode 12 "A Woman's Love is War! The Martial Arts
Rhythmic Gymnastic Challenge"

Ranma TV tape 5 Episode 13 "A Tear in a Girl-Delinquent's Eye? The End of
the Martial Arts Rhythmic Gymnastics Challenge"
Ranma TV tape 5 Episode 14 "Pelvis Fortune Telling? Ranma is the No. One
Bride in Japan"
Ranma TV tape 5 Episode 15 "Enter Shampoo, The Gung-Ho Girl! I Put My Life
in Your Hands"

Ranma TV tape 6 Episode 16 "Shampoo's Revenge! The Shiatsu Technique That
Steals Heart & Soul"
Ranma TV tape 6 Episode 17 "I Love You Ranma! Please Don't Say Goodbye"
Ranma TV tape 6 Episode 17 "I am a Man! Ranma's Going Back to China!?"

Ranma OVA tape 1 #1 Shampoo's Sudden Switch! The Curse Of The Contrary Jewel.
Ranma OVA tape 1 #2 Tendo Family Christmas Scramble
Ranma OVA tape 1 #3 Akane vs. Ranma! I'll be the one to Inherit Mother's Recipes

Ranma OVA tape 2 #1 Stormy Weather Comes to School! Growing up With Miss Hinako.
Ranma OVA tape 2 #2 The One to Carry On pt 1.
Ranma OVA tape 2 #3 The One to Carry On pt 2

Roujin Z - U.S. Manga Corps

Tale of Genji - Central Park Media

Tenchi-Muyo! - Pioneer LDCA

Tenchi Muyo! 1 Ryoko Resurrected
Tenchi Muyo! 2 "Here Comes Ayeka"
Tenchi Muyo! 3 "Hello Ryo-Ohki!"
Tenchi Muyo! 4 "Mihoshi Falls To The Land Of Stars"
Tenchi Muyo! 5 "Kagato Attacks!"
Tenchi Muyo! 6 "We Need Tenchi!"
Tenchi Muyo! 7 "Ryo-Ohki Special: The Night Before The Carnival"
Tenchi Muyo! 8 "Hello! Baby"
Tenchi Muyo! 9 "Sasami and Tsunami"
Tenchi Muyo! 10 "I Love Tenchi"
Tenchi Muyo! 11 "The advent of the Goddess"
Tenchi Muyo! 12 "Zero Ryoko"
Tenchi Muyo! 13 "The Royal Family Has Come"
Tenchi Muyo! Mihoshi Special "Galaxy Police Mihoshi's Space Adventure"
Tenchi Muyo! Tenchi & Friends Special "Pretty Sammy the Magical Girl"

Urusei Yatsura videos - AnimEigo

Urusei Yatsura TV series tape 1
Episode 1 story 1 "I'm Lum the Notorious"
Episode 1 story 2 "It's Raining Oil in our Town"
Episode 2 story 3 "Mail From Space"
Episode 2 story 4 "Mrs. Swallow and Mrs. Penguin"
Episode 3 story 5 "The Coming of Rei, the Handsome Shapechanger"
Episode 3 story 6 "Die, Ladykiller"
Episode 4 story 7 "Kintaro From the Autumn Sky"
Episode 4 story 8 "Gonna Live Like a Man"

Urusei Yatsura TV series tape 2
Episode 5 story 9 "Sakura, Raving Beauty of Mystery"
Episode 5 story 10 "Virus in Distress"
Episode 6 story 11 "Black Hole Love Triangle"
Episode 6 story 12 "It's a Lovesick Little Demon"
Episode 7 story 13 "Electric Shocks Scare Me!"
Episode 7 story 14 "Voodoo Dolls of Vengeance"
Episode 8 story 15 "Neptune is Beyond My Closet"
Episode 8 story 16 "Crazy Age..."

Urusei Yatsura TV series tape 3
Episode 9 story 17 "Princess Kurama, Sleeping Beauty"
Episode 9 story 18 "Athletics in Women's Hell"
Episode 10 story 19 -20 "Pitter Patter Christmas Eve"
Episode 11 story 21-22 "Ataru Genji Goes to the Heian Capital"
Episode 12 story 23 "Battle Royal of Love"
Episode 12 story 24 "Father You Were Strong"

Urusei Yatsura TV series tape 4
Episode 13 story 25 "Hawaiian Swimsuit Thief"
Episode 13 story 26 "Full Course From Hell"
Episode 14 story 27 "Mendou Brings Trouble"
Episode 14 story 28 "Constellation Go Round"
Episode 15 story 29 "The Great Spring War"
Episode 15 story 30 "The Benten Gang's Return March"
Episode 16 story 31 "Oh! Lone Teacher!"
Episode 16 story 32 "Terrifying Visiting Day"

Urusei Yatsura TV series tape 5
Episode 17 story 33 ""
Episode 17 story 34 "Demonic Jogging"
Episode 18 story 35 "Girl's Day the Coming of Ran"
Episode 18 story 34 ""
Episode 19 story 37 "The Tearful Day of Tomorrow"
Episode 19 story 38 "Whose Kid is This"
Episode 20 story 39 "Sleepy Springtime Classroom"
Episode 20 story 40 "Peach Blossom Poetry Contest"

Urusei Yatsura TV series tape 6
Episode 21 story 41 "The Duel! Ataru vs. Ataru"
Episode 21 story 42 "Wake Up to a Nightmare"
Episode Spring Special 1 "Urusei Yatsura All-Star All-Out Attack!"
Episode Spring Special 2 "The School Excursion! Run, Kunoichi!"
Episode 22 story 43-44 "The Great Space Matchmaking Operation"

Urusei Yatsura TV series tape 7
Episode 23 story 45-46 "The Big Springtime Picnic Uproar"
Episode 24 story 47 "Beware of Earmuffs"
Episode 25 story 48 "Fly, Imo!"
Episode 26 story 49 "Ten's Love"

Urusei Yatsura TV series tape 8
Episode 27 story 50 "What a Dracula"
Episode 28 story 51 "Lum's Boy's Education Lecture Course"
Episode 29 story 52 "From the Gardenia With Love"
Episode 30 story 53 "A Beautiful Girl Comes With the Rain"

Urusei Yatsura TV series tape 9
Episode 31 story 54 "Gimmie Back My Horn"
Episode 32 story 55 "Shocking Library - Quite Please"
Episode 33 story 56 "Mr. Hanawa Arrives! It's the Springtime of Youth"
Episode 34 story 57 "Goblin in Distress, Yearning for People"

Urusei Yatsura TV series tape 10
Episode 35 story 58 "Darling's had it this time!"
Episode 36 story 59 "Rei Returns! The Great Study Hall Panic!!"
Episode 37 story 60 The Coming of the Mysterious Red Mantle!""
Episode 38 story 61 "Steal Darling! The Copy Operation!!"

Your Under Arrest - AnimEigo
Tape 1 "And So They Met"
Tape 2 "Tokyo Typhoon Rally"
Tape 3 "Love's Highway Stars"
Tape 4 "On the Road Again"

Zenki - Software Sculptors
Zenki tape 1 Episode 1 "The Demon Lord Stands Before You"
Zenki tape 1 Episode 2 "Karma the Malevolent! Presenting the Three Masters
of Evil!"
Zenki tape 1 Episode 3 "Chiaki in Trouble! Beware the Camera's Gaze!"
Zenki tape 2 Episode 4 "The Jar of Desires Operation Golden Shikigami-cho"
Zenki tape 2 Episode 5 "The Appetite Fiend. How Many Stars Will a Taste of
Zenki Rate?"
Zenki tape 3 Episode 6 "TeleTemptation The Little Boy Rings Again"
Zenki tape 3 Episode 7 "The Obsessed Runner. Dash for the Daybreak Finish Line"

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Manga sources for the examples in this document.

All manga are from the English compiled collections, unless stated
otherwise in the entries of the main document.

Lum-1
Lum Urusei Yatsura Perfect Collection The Viz graphic novel volume.

Lum-2
Return of Lum The Viz graphic novel volume.

Mai the Psychic Girl - The manga references are all from the Viz perfect
collection graphic novel volumes.

Maison Ikkoku - The manga references are all from the Viz graphic novel volumes.

Manga Vizion. The monthly manga magazine from Viz Communications

Mermaid Forest - manga Viz perfect collection graphic novel

Mermaid's Scar - manga Viz perfect collection graphic novel

Orion - Dark Horse Comics

Ranma - The manga are all from the Viz Graphic novel volumes with
individual issue information only for recent issues that are not yet in
graphic novel format.

Rumic Theater - Viz Graphic novel
Contains the following stories:
Chapter 1 "The Tragedy of P" (story also appeared in _Manga Vizion_ v.1 #1)
Chapter 2 "The Merchant of Romance" (story also appeared in _Manga Vizion_
v.1 #2)
Chapter 3 "House of Garbage" (story also appeared in _Manga Vizion_ v.1 #3)
Chapter 4 "Hidden in  the Pottery" (story also appeared in _Manga Vizion_
v.1 #4)
Chapter 5 "One Hundred Years of Love" (story also appeared in _Manga
Vizion_ v.1 #5)
Chapter 6 "Extra-Large Size Happiness" (story also appeared in _Manga
Vizion_ v.1 #6)

Rumic World - Viz Graphic novel

Sanctuary - The manga are all from the Viz Graphic novel volumes with
individual issue information only for recent issues that are not yet in
graphic novel format.

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Anime Things Japanese Bibliography of Information Sources

Entries are by the abbreviation used in the citations

Blacker-1:
Blacker, Carmen.
The Catalpa Bow : a study of shamanistic practices in Japan.
2nd ed. London ; Boston : G. Allen & Unwin, 1986.

BTS:
International Congress for the History of Religions. 9th, Tokyo, etc.,
1958 Shinto Committee.
Basic terms of Shinto.
Tokyo, Jinja Honcho (Association of Shinto Shrines) 1958.

Earhart-1:
Earhart, H. Byron.
A Religious Study of the Mount Haguro sect of Shugendo; an example of
Japanese mountain religion.
Tokyo, Sophia University 1970

EIJ:
Eating in Japan
Japan Travel Bureau
Tokyo : Nihon Kotsu Kosha Shuppan Jigyokyoku 1995

FoJ:
Festivals of Japan
Japan Travel Bureau
Tokyo : Nihon Kotsu Kosha Shuppan Jigyokyoku 1993

JFC:
Japanese Family and Culture
Japan Travel Bureau
Tokyo : Nihon Kotsu Kosha Shuppan Jigyokyoku 1995

JIE:
Japan : An Illustrated Encyclopedia / Kodansha.
1st ed. Tokyo : Kodansha ; New York, N.Y.:1993.

LIJ:
Look into Japan
A look into Japan : illustrated
Japan Travel Bureau
Tokyo : Nihon Kotsu Kosha Shuppan Jigyokyoku 1986

LIT:
Look Into Tokyo
Japan Travel Bureau
Tokyo : Nihon Kotsu Kosha Shuppan Jigyokyoku 6th edition1991

LJS:
Living Japanese Style
Japan Travel Bureau
Tokyo : Nihon Kotsu Kosha Shuppan Jigyokyoku 13th edition 1994

MSK:
Must-See in Kyoto
Japan Travel Bureau
Tokyo : Nihon Kotsu Kosha Shuppan Jigyokyoku 7th edition 1991

Palter-1:
Palter, D. C. "Tonic Eiyo Drinks"
Mangajin: Japanese Pop Culture & Language Learning
No 21 October 1992 pp.12-17

Readicker-Henderson-1:
Readicker-Henderson, Ed
The Traveler's Guide to Japanese Pilgrimages
New York: Weatherhill 1995

Rohlen-1:
Rohlen, Thomas P.
Japan's High Schools.
Berkeley: University of California Press, c1983.

TJ:
Today's Japan
Japan Travel Bureau
Tokyo : Nihon Kotsu Kosha Shuppan Jigyokyoku 1991

Vardaman-1:
Vardaman, James M. and Michiko Sakaki Vardaman
Japanese Etiquette Today
Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1994

Vardaman-2:
Vardaman, James M. and Michiko Sakaki Vardaman
Japan from A to Z
Tokyo: Yenbooks, 1995

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End of _Japanese Cultural Details in Anime and Manga_

Gilles Poitras                "Otaku snob"
Profession: Librarian    Obsession: Anime
President Otaku-beya anime club Oakland, CA.
Oakland's smallest anime club.




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