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Chapters: Hepburn Romanization, Romanization of Japanese, Kunrei-Shiki Romanization, Nihon-Shiki Romanization, Wāpuro Rōmaji, Jsl Romanization. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 49. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Romanization of Japanese -The earliest Japanese romanization system was based on the orthography of Portuguese. It was developed around 1548 by a Japanese Catholic named Yajiro. Jesuit presses used the system in a series of printed Catholic books so that missionaries could preach and teach their converts without learning to read Japanese orthography. The most useful of these books for the study of early modern Japanese pronunciation and early attempts at romanization was the Nippo jisho, a Japanese-Portuguese dictionary written in 1603. In general, the early Portuguese system was similar to Nihon-shiki in its treatment of vowels. Some consonants were transliterated differently: for instance, the /k/ consonant was rendered, depending on context, as either c or q, and the consonant (now pronounced /h/) as f, so Nihon no kotoba ("The language of Japan") was spelled Nifon no cotoba. The Jesuits also printed some secular books in romanized Japanese, including the first printed edition of the Japanese classic The Tale of the Heike, romanized as Feiqe no monogatari, and a collection of Aesop's Fables (romanized as Esopo no fabulas). The latter continued to be printed and read after the suppression of Christianity in Japan (Chibbett, 1977). Following the expulsion of Christians from Japan in the late 1590s and early 1600s, rmaji fell out of use, and were only used sporadically in foreign texts until the mid-19th century, when Japan opened up again. The systems used today all developed in the latter half of the 19th century. The first system to be developed was the Hepburn sys...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=26263954 ... Read more

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Aus Wikipedia. Nicht dargestellt. Auszug: The sport of baseball was introduced to Japan in 1872 by Horace Wilson, who taught at the Kaisei School in Tokyo. The first baseball team was called the Shimbashi Athletic Club and was established in 1878. It has been a popular sport ever since. It is called 野球 (やきゅう; yakyū) in Japanese, combining the characters for field and ball. Two Waseda University baseball players in 1921.Hiroshi Hiraoka, who was in United States studying engineering, introduced the game to his co-workers at Japan's national railways in 1878. He and his co-workers created the first baseball team, the Shimbashi Athletic Club, and dominated other teams which popped up in Japan. However it wasn't until the team from Tokyo University started playing that the sport took hold in Japanese culture. In 1896 the team defeated an American team from the Yokohama Country and Athletic Club 29 to 4. It was the first recorded international baseball game in Asia. After that victory, several other universities in Japan adopted the sport and it quickly spread throughout Japan. Since then teams from Japan have traveled to learn from their American counterparts. Waseda University was one of the first teams to cross the ocean to improve their skills. In 1905 the team traveled to the United States where it played college teams from around the country. Other universities in Japan made similar trips, and U.S. teams traveled to Japan to play. In 1913 and in 1922, American baseball stars visited Japan and played against university teams. They also held clinics on technique. Herb Hunter, a retired major league player, made eight trips to Japan from 1922 to 1932 to organize games and coaching clinics. Baseball is also played in Japan's junior and senior high schools. Each year in March and August, two tournaments are held at Koshien Stadium for senior high school teams that win a prefecture tournament. The professional baseball association ...http://booksllc.net/?l=de ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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A massive battle against your greatest enemy is foughtand your clan is lost. Your master has resolved to die in battle, butyou are forbidden to follow him. Instead, you must safeguard hisinfant son, Tadano Kozo, and spirit him away to your lord'shalf-brother in a neighboring fief within Suruga province.

You must be brave and cunning, for the enemy will be hunting you. Andonce the young heir is safe, that is only the beginning...

Shiki is an epic adventure anthology for Sengoku: ChanbaraRoleplaying in Feudal Japan, written by Michael Montesa (picturedat left). Spanning a total of 18 years, the book contains four epicadventures, each set in a different period of Kozo's life amidst thebackdrop of a different season. Each adventure pits the playercharacters against overwhelming odds, but they must prevail, for thevery future of the Tadano clan is at stake!

Shiki contains four adventures for 4 to 6 Chanbara-level PCs; acomplete backdrop and setting (Suruga province) for an ongoingSengoku campaign; cinematic (yet simple) rules for running andresolving large scale battles involving the PCs as pivotal figures inthe battle's outcome; an evil sorcerer and epic villain, In'yu; dozensof NPCs, dozens of adventure seeds for playing continuing adventuresbetween the published scenarios, or even an entire campaign.

Shiki is compatible with the Usagi Yojimbo RPG and all otherFuzion-powered games, including: Champions: NewMillenium and WildStrike! (by Hero Games); Dragonball Z,Bubblegum Crisis and AT Votoms RPGs (by R. TalsorianGames), as well as WildBlades! and Shards of the Stone:CORE (from Obsidian Studios)! ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Akiyama Saneyuki, Takayuki Mori, Makoto Tamada, Yasuyuki Muneta, Shiho Niiyama, Masaoka Shiki, Kyoshi Takahama, Akiyama Yoshifuru, Rieko Matsuura, Reiko Tosa, Toru Takasuka, Kazue Shōda, Kotomi Aoki, Tetsu Yano, Mansaku Itami, Kenta Abe, Mika Saiki, Shuhei Fujioka, Yasuhisa Shiozaki, Ryō Aono, Masaru Kageura, Yoko Matsuyama, Toshiro Tomochika, Kazuo Mori, Chiaki Kusuhara, Tomoko Honda. Excerpt:Akiyama Saneyuki In this Japanese name , the family name is Akiyama . Akiyama Saneyuki ( , Akiyama Saneyuki ? , April 12, 1868 February 4, 1918) was a Meiji-period career officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy . He was famous as a planner of Battle of Tsushima in the Russo-Japanese War . The Japanese general Akiyama Yoshifuru was his elder brother. Biography Early life and career Akiyama was born in Matsuyama Domain , Iyo Province , as a son of a poor samurai . As a youth, he studied literature, especially traditional waka poetry . The famous poet Masaoka Shiki was his friend from childhood. Later two young men went to Tokyo to study literature and Akiyama began to prepare for entry into the Literature Department of Tokyo Imperial University . However, Akiyama was forced to abandon his study of letters as his elder brother Yoshifuru ordered him to go to Naval Academy in Tsukiji, Tokyo instead, largely due to the economically severe condition of the Akiyama family. While Akiyama was a student, the Naval Academy moved to Etajima , in Hiroshima prefecture , and was renamed the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy . Akiyama was an outstanding student, graduating at in 1890 at the top of the 17th class, out of 88 cadets. He graduated just weeks after the publication of the first and last chapters of Alfred Thayer Mahan 's classic study, The Influence of Sea Power Upon History , 1660-1783 in its Jap... ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Vampire, List of Tsukihime Characters, Shiki Tohno, Michael Roa Valdamjong. Excerpt:Tsukihime ( ? ) has a large cast of characters. Characters Shiki Tohno ( , T hno Shiki ? ) Shiki is the main character of the Tsukihime series. He is a kind, honest, if not slightly playful second-year high school student. He is anemic and is prone to fainting, but he tries his best to live a normal life. He has the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception (Chokushi no Magan ( ? )), allowing him to see the "Lines" and "Points" that enable him to kill all things using the highly effective assassination techniques hidden in his subconscious. Despite being constantly surrounded by death he has a greater appreciation for life than most people and would never take a human life. Arcueid Brunestud Arcueid is described as the main heroine of Tsukihime. Aside from her own route in the game, she is the character with the largest role in a route not her own, that of Ciel . However she makes nearly no appearance in Akiha , Hisui and Kohaku 's routes, while Ciel does make some limited appearances. Shiki Tohno will first meet Arcueid in one of the 2 "Near side of the moon" routes (Arcueid/Ciel's routes) after leaving school early one day because of an anemia attack, he spots Arcueid on the street and is consumed by an irresistible urge to kill her because of his Nanaya blood. The Nanaya were a family of killers that specialized in hunting down non-humans, and Arcueid as a vampire awoke his Nanaya blood. Skillfully trailing Arcueid back to her apartment, he rings the doorbell and in the instant the door opens, sneaks through the crack and slices her into 17 pieces in an instantaneous single strike with his knife and his Mystic Eyes Of Death Perception. Regaining his sanity and finding himself in front of her corpse, S... ... Read more

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One of the most wonderful manga you'll ever read.
A breathtaking, amazing manga.Its pure detail will leave you stunned and waiting for more first in a series of two so far, it has inspireing depth and detail.Rated 13 and up.Large amounts of fanservice and bishojo and bishounen characters.An action/sci-fi manga.Billy the kid, an outlaw, goes to an ancient temple to find a book rumored to show old technological advances.There upon finding the book, he awakens Axel, a beautiful 13-year old girl who has been sworn to protect the magical book named "Riot".As Billy escapse and is shot by Axel, his blood his spilled all over the book Riot.The book itself makes a blood pact with Billy and promises to keep Billy alive if Billy becomes the new gaurdian of Riot, giving Billy amazing regenerative powers over his wounds.Follow Billy, Axel, and other soon-to-be revealed friends and enenies as good and evil fights over control of Riot.

Breath taking art, and compelling story
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riot
riot act two has awsome illustrations, eventhoug the manga's cover is definitly not that attractive but the acutal content catches your eye immediately.It has moderate mecha and lot's of action in it.Amazingtwist and turns on the plot.there are a few suprises in billy'srelationship with axel(and ziggy ^^;) in my opinion the manga is theleetest, and its definitly worth reading. ... Read more

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Misao is taken to meet Kaede at the homeland of the Mizu no Tami, where she meets her grandmother. But Misao becomes upset after learning secrets about her family--and her destiny! It all leads to a startling discovery about a connection between the Kegai no Tami and the 88 beasts... A "Must Read" - IGN.com ... Read more

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Bloody, but good
I really got into this series: I thought the story was great and I really loved the art. However, it's definitely not suitable for kids. In addition to plenty of blood and gore, there are strong adult themes and some nudity. I haven't read any manga for years and never have finished this series, but from what I read I would recommend it. ... Read more

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Injured in the supernatural clash at the high school, Kamuro and Beniguma recover in the care of Keiko, who is distraught by the kidnapping of her dear friend Misao. Keiko is determined to get some answers fast! With the resurrection of the 88 beasts imminent and close, the now three unlikely allies travel to an old Hani village, where Kamuro is faced with a horrible choice... ... Read more

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One of the Few Good Mangas out There
There seems to be a ridiculous amount of junk in the manga and anime market today. But Kami Kaze is one of the best I've ever seen to date. The artwork is fantastic and the story is serious enough for my tastes. What can I say, this manga satisfies my taste for quality manga. Great artwork, solid plot, and well developed characters add up to a good manga.

Here's a list of other good mangas:

Fullmetal Alchemist
Hellsing
Lone Wolf and Cub
Naruto
Bleach
D Gray Man (Recently Translated/read fansubs)
GANTZ
Rebirth
GTO
Hikaru no Go
Battle Angel Alita (New Order and the Original Series)

A few others whose names I can't think of right now.
Kami Kaze is a great newcomer in English. ... Read more