Fairy tales from Japan: A group of students in Sabo-senpai’s watched three fairy tales in the form of cartoons. They were Momotaro, or The Story of the Son of a Peach, Utsuru no Ongaeshi, and Urashima Taro.
Themes in Anime: Tomomatsu-senpai talked about various mature themes that are commonly portrayed in anime, Japanese animation which is usually considered for children. This activity was great because so many of the kids were enthusiastic about anime! Discussion ranged from light-hearted talks about gender roles to more darker topics such as war and genocide. After the theme was explained, Tomomatsu-senpai showed us clips from popular anime such as Death Billiards and Princess Mononoke that reflected the themes discussed. Overall, it was a fun, unique experience... until the anime we were watching ended on a cliffhanger. :(
- Abhishek
Game Show: After students were split up into three groups after dinner for cultural activities, a portion of them went to experience a real life Japanese game show with Chung Senpai!
Japanese game shows are distinguished by their over-exaggerated and strange challenges accompanied by rewards, punishments, and a lot of laughs in between. In this exercise, students participated in a number of mini games, were subjected to dance in front of their peers, and won pocky for their efforts at the end. All in all, it was a lot of fun… and definitely very funny, too! :D
-Amara
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