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by chamekke » Sep 17th, '08, 15:52
Wosret wrote:Chip wrote:What does Hotaru mean, any idea?
Firefly (in Japanese) as far as I know.
Yes, that's exactly right.
The classic Miyazaki anime
Grave of the Fireflies is called
Hotaru no Haka in Japanese. (Great film, that, although definitely one for the hankies.)
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by Victoria » Sep 17th, '08, 16:11
Chip wrote:Wosret wrote:Chip wrote:What does Hotaru mean, any idea?
Firefly (in Japanese) as far as I know.
Ahhh, that would make sense, and would be a continuation of the nature theme. Thanks!
Ahhh firefly - as in the little holes lighting up! Sweet.
Now I want them even more.
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by Pentox » Sep 17th, '08, 16:14
And it makes me wonder what a Hotaru Hotaru looks like. Each of the others abstractly represents their name, but i'm dying of curiosity of the firefly...
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by horsencl » Sep 17th, '08, 19:35
Where does one obtain these beautiful cups? I have been googling Hotaru but I keep getting everything but teacups
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by zacstill » Sep 17th, '08, 19:42
got my 1st yixing today.
bought from the tea lounge downtown
it's a little roughed up, with some lighter scratch marks, but it looked like it needed a good home
Just got done seasoning it
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by Pentox » Sep 17th, '08, 19:43
horsencl wrote:Where does one obtain these beautiful cups? I have been googling Hotaru but I keep getting everything but teacups
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by Salsero » Sep 17th, '08, 20:08
zacstill wrote: got my 1st yixing today.
Nice looking pot. I love the photo of its baptism. Very poetic.
The cloth on the bottom of the pot is a good idea to avoid damage. I usually use a steamer insert (still covering the pot completely with water) to keep the pot from touching the bottom of the pan so it doesn't bounce around so violently, but the cloth is also a good approach.
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by Buzz Fledderjohn » Sep 17th, '08, 20:43
chamekke wrote:Wosret wrote:Chip wrote:What does Hotaru mean, any idea?
Firefly (in Japanese) as far as I know.
Yes, that's exactly right.
The classic Miyazaki anime
Grave of the Fireflies is called
Hotaru no Haka in Japanese. (Great film, that, although definitely one for the hankies.)
Technically, Miyazaki did not direct Grave of the Fireflies. It was his partner Isao Takahata and it was released by Miyazaki's Studio Ghibli.
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by Space Samurai » Sep 17th, '08, 22:43
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by Victoria » Sep 17th, '08, 22:53
Very cool, congrats!
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by leiche » Sep 17th, '08, 23:03
Oh, wow... that's really nice, Space! Love the Mogake.
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by chamekke » Sep 17th, '08, 23:15
Buzz Fledderjohn wrote:chamekke wrote:The classic Miyazaki anime
Grave of the Fireflies is called
Hotaru no Haka in Japanese. (Great film, that, although definitely one for the hankies.)
Technically, Miyazaki did not direct Grave of the Fireflies. It was his partner Isao Takahata and it was released by Miyazaki's Studio Ghibli.
True enough. I tend (lazily) to say Miyazaki when I should say Studio Ghibli. A very bad habit... especially when my favourite Studio Ghibli anime is also by Takahata and not Miyazaki (
Pompoko)!
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by Pentox » Sep 18th, '08, 11:50
Buzz Fledderjohn wrote:
Technically, Miyazaki did not direct Grave of the Fireflies. It was his partner Isao Takahata and it was released by Miyazaki's Studio Ghibli.
Ah, i'm glad someone checked up on that. That was lingering in the back of my mind that something was wrong about the previous statement.
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by hop_goblin » Sep 18th, '08, 12:05
Space Samurai wrote:Haven't had anything new to post in a while, but I just bought this Hokujo summer chawan from AN.
Shweeet!
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by Buzz Fledderjohn » Sep 18th, '08, 13:09
chamekke wrote:Buzz Fledderjohn wrote:chamekke wrote:The classic Miyazaki anime
Grave of the Fireflies is called
Hotaru no Haka in Japanese. (Great film, that, although definitely one for the hankies.)
Technically, Miyazaki did not direct Grave of the Fireflies. It was his partner Isao Takahata and it was released by Miyazaki's Studio Ghibli.
True enough. I tend (lazily) to say Miyazaki when I should say Studio Ghibli. A very bad habit... especially when my favourite Studio Ghibli anime is also by Takahata and not Miyazaki (
Pompoko)!
I was just being a nitpicking bastard
Last year, I went over to the Ghibli museum in Mitaka. Well worth the trip if you're a Ghibli fan. The amount of artwork covering the walls in that place is staggering. Plus, admission is only 1000 yen.
Pompoko? Really? I saw it years ago and I couldn't get into that film. Maybe it was a little too steeped in Japanese tenuki folklore for me to appreciate. I might have to give it another shot sometime.
