It isn’t unusual to find well known works of art in anime. Below are two of the more recent ones I found.      The first picture, from Kanon, is a cropped version of The Birth of Venus by Botticelli. Of course, everyone should know this; if you don’t, you need to get out more. The…

Before you take a look at the latest Pic of the Week, take a good look at the picture below: It seems like Yomiko Readman’s watch is based off of this particular watch. The only reason I know about this is because Thomas recognized it while browsing through my files. For those of you interested,…

I found two spiffy pictures the other day while browsing through 2chan (the one on the left) and 4chan.      If you don’t remember, I posted a picture from Shinkon Gattai Godannar, that I thought was a parody, but I wasn’t completely sure. There’s even a fan site for it, which isn’t too surprising –…

Typically, English is used in anime as an exotic flavoring, but it isn’t unusual to see other languages, like German or French. The example below is from Shingetsutan Tsukihime. For those of you who know me, it should come as no surprise that I transcribed this sheet of paper. Since I haven’t taken French in…