Meaning of Kanji on Jersey in “Yowamushi Pedal”

08/06/2020Posted inJapanese Kanji BlogNo Comments
Hi, Kanji fans! I'll share a question from a follower about the popular Japanese Anime show "Yowamushi Pedal" today. I like that show too!(*'▽')☆ The jerseys in Yowamushi Pedal often have Japanese characters on them.  I was wondering if you could translate them. OK! Yes, I can! Thank you for the question and the nice pictures! They help me a lot.(*´Д｀) Well, those kind of jerseys usually say their school names, company names, team names, and so on. I received 3 pictures this time, and I see all those names are their school's that related to the school location. It seems that high schools are named after their location, just…

Japanese Culture Behind Midousuji’s Poetry-like Lines”Yowamushi Pedal”

03/01/2018Posted inJapanese Kanji Blog
Season 3 of "弱虫ペダル (Yowamushi Pedal Glory Line)" is on! Are you watching it?  In the episode 7, I found one thing I should talk about. Midousuji (御堂筋) got the second place on the Day 1 of the road race. He was pissed off about that result and he was biking like crazy in the dark to calm down himself. Did you notice that he was muttering something weird while he was biking alone? "In spring, at dawn..." ...Huh?　What? If you were a Japanese expert, you might have noticed that it is the parody of "The Pillow Book 枕草子 (makura-no-soushi)". What is "The Pillow Book"? "The Pillow Book" is written…

The Club Team Slogan Banner in”Yowamushi Pedal”

09/06/2017Posted inJapanese Kanji Blog
Next season is not out yet? Well, today let's talk about the banner in the popular Japanese animation "Yowamushi Pedal". Kanji Slogan Banner and Japanese Culture If you are a fan of sports anime, you possibly have noticed a banner here and there in your favorite shows. In Japan, having your own banner is very common thing for groups like a sport club team in school, a local group or a company. Usually they put the name of the group and slogan on the banner. Hanging it on the wall of the club room, showing it off at the competition to cheer up the members, pulling it out whenever they…

Japanese Kanji in “Yowamushi Pedal”

08/03/2017Posted inJapanese Kanji Blog
I usually ride my bicycle 10 times a week. So, I was kind of interested in a Japanese animation called "Yowamushi Pedal (弱虫ペダル)" because I knew it was bike show. And finally I watched it! Japanese kanji "必勝 (Certain Victory)" is a very famous slogan in Japan. And has been around long before I was ever born. Did you notice it in the show? Japanese Kanji "必勝 (Certain Victory)" gloves In season 1 of Yowamushi Pedal, the second-year students Junta Teshima(L) and Hajime Aoyagi(R) showed off their perfect teamwork. Then in Episode 16, we found out that they are sharing one set of gloves to motivate themselves. Technically, they are…