[Anime]
"Kidou Shinsengumi Moeyo Ken" TV Anime
Active Anime (press release) - USA
Based on the Playstation 2 game, "Kidou Shinsengumi Moeyo Ken" anime
TV series is on the works. Learn more here http://www.moeken.jp/
Please see Files "Saitou Hajime Translations" and you will read the
detail that Mr. Fujita worked as a bodyguard for members of the royal
family on different occasions (TMPD frequently entered the ranks of
the Imperial Guard)---he specifically mentions the beauty of the Queen
MOther---I can't find her photo but this is her funeral procession https://mywebspace.wisc.edu/tnamwong/web/QMotherMeiji.jpg
[Yahoo Groups---both contain great files and downloads!]
Manga http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kazehikaru/
NHK Shinsengumi! TV series http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/nhkshinsengumi/
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[Download]
Absolutely no time or $ to buy books but you still want to work in the
small group of Shinsengumi at Aizu during the siege? Then download
this short article...
Marchioness Oyama (Yamakawa Sutematsu ~ Stematz)
Her words are usually quoted in various texts regarding Aizu
this is the original interview uncut
some pages need to be rotated (you need Adobe Acrobat reader)---I
didn't do the scanning it came this way (^_^) https://mywebspace.wisc.edu/tnamwong/web/InterviewMarchionessOyama.pdf
VERY Comprehensive Book on Meiji Era Daily Life/Customs
Inouye Jukichi
HOME LIFE IN TOKYO
Isbn # 0710301316
(you can google the Isbn# to search for online stores or used copies
for sale)
**the book DOES NOT come with an index however it is a true
gem---originally printed in 1910**
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So Off-Topic
Check out this interview w/ Hiroyuki Sanada of Last Samurai and
Twilight Samurai fame---please watch the Twilight Samurai
swordplay--gorgeous
Last Samurai also discussed http://www.international.ucla.edu/asia/article.asp?parentid=10823 http://www.hiroyukisanada.com/links.html