Japanology Plus - Season 8 Episode 16 Japanophiles: Asa Ekstrom
In a Japanophiles interview, Peter Barakan meets Asa Ekstrom, a manga artist from Sweden. Her work takes a humorous look at her life in Japan, and the surprising discoveries she makes every day. Ekstrom talks about falling in love with manga and anime as a teenager, and explains how she ended up as one of the most popular foreign manga creators working in Japan. We look at the collaborative process involved in developing each comic strip, and hear about her ambitions for the future.
Year: 2024
Genre: Documentary, Talk
Country: Japan
Studio: NHK WORLD-JAPAN
Director:
Cast: Peter Barakan, Emma Howard
Crew: Tetra Tanizaki (Theme Song Performance), rocomoon (Theme Song Performance)
First Air Date: Apr 03, 2014
Last Air date: Nov 21, 2024
Season: 11 Season
Episode: 323 Episode
Runtime: 28 minutes
IMDb: 7.80/10 by 4.00 users
Popularity: 98.745
Language: English, Japanese
Keyword : japan, way of life, arts and culture, japanese folklore, arts and crafts, japanese history, japanese tradition, japanese culture, change vs tradition, japanese society
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Moss
Libraries
Japanophiles: Sheila Cliffe
Ukiyo-e
Japanophiles: Richard Halberstadt
Cleaning Tools
Lacquerware
Suits
Emergency Goods
Japanophiles: Chad Mullane
Furoshiki: Wrapping Cloths
Japan vs. Epidemics, Part 2: Modern History
Tiny Houses
Watches & Clocks
Plastic Food Samples
Japanophiles: Asa Ekstrom
Cats and Japan
Personal Robots
Scissors
Japanophiles: Marty Friedman
Luck
Tatami
Chests & Cabinets
Japanophiles: Nicholas Rennick
Bamboo
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