Monday, October 21, 2013

Yoo Hongsang/ Ch4(place)/ Tue 11 a.m.

  Akihabara - the place of animation



  Akihabara is a place in Tokyo, which is famous for electronic gadgets, animation, comic books, and 'Otaku's. Otaku is a Japanese word that means a person who is crazy about animation or game, usually with the negative image. There is even a famous Japanese drama 'Densya Otoko(Metro Guy)' centering on an Otaku, with the background of Akihabara. When I was in the army, I watched the drama, and I got interested in the place, Akihabara. The place was full of colorful buildings, and many animation characters were even drawn on the face of the building. I was surprised that there was such a place in Japan. 



  Last year, in 2012, I was in Japan for 3 months. One day, I was watching a Japanese animation, 'Steins Gate', also with the background of Akihabara. This animation was so interesting that I just finished it in one day. After watching it , the desire hidden in mind to want to go to the place revived, and I asked my friends with whom I went to the same language school to go there together. They said yes, and I was so excited by expectation.



  We arrived at the station of Akihabara. Usually, even though Tokyo is a very big city, most of the places are very quiet. Akihabara, however, was far from the usual any other place of Tokyo. I could hear cute and high-toned voices of animation characters from all around. Akihabara was full of buildings with a lot of colors. Most of the buildings were not sort of the type of buildings we could expect. They were rather short, and on the face of many buildings, animation characters were drawn. I was shocked by the scene I was faced with for the first time in my life.



One of other things I liked the about Akihabara was that there were many youngsters there. There were some cute girls who were inviting the passers-by in the street to their stores. They were wearing costumes that look like the characters in animation. It is very hard to imagine this in Korea, but this is possible in Japan! I am not 'Otaku', but I cannot deny that I enjoyed that exotic scene.



Even after I came back from Japan, every time I watched Japanese animation, I was reminded of the place. I cannot forget the cute, small, and colorful buildings. I cannot forget the high-toned cute voices. Actually, I am going to Japan next month, and I hope to go there again. Writing this, I want to go there more badly.




2 comments:

  1. 1. What did you like best about this essay?
    Akihabara
    even though Tokyo is a very big city, most of the places are very quiet. Akihabara, however, was far from the usual any other place of Tokyo. I could hear cute and high-toned voices of animation characters from all around. Akihabara was full of buildings with a lot of colors. Most of the buildings were not sort of the type of buildings we could expect. They were rather short, and on the face of many buildings, animation characters were drawn. I was shocked by the scene I was faced with for the first time in my life.
    2. Did the writer describe the place clearly?
    yes
    3. Did the writer appeal to the different senses? List two sensory details that you especially like.
    The place was full of colorful buildings.
    the high-toned cute voices.
    4. How would you describe the mood or the atmosphere of this place?
    interesting, exotic and lively
    5. Why do you think the writer chose to write about this place?
    because the place is interesting, exotic and lively
    6. How could the writer improve this essay when he or she revises? Make only one suggestion.
    I cannot find yet.

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  2. 1. I could feel that he really likes Akihabara, and I think he described the reason pretty clearly.

    2. I think it must have been very difficult to give very specific detail about the place because actually it is very broad place in Tokyo. However, I think he pretty much gave the overall atmosphere of the place.

    3. He used many visual details. Such as, Akihabara was full of buildings with a lot of colors. Also, there was sound details such as I could hear cute and high-toned voices of animation characters from all around.

    4. I would describe there as very lively, vigorous place.

    5. I think he really liked the place when he visited there.

    6. If he adds more specific details, it would be easier to imagination. For example, he could give a description about the most memorable building or a character.

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