By: Chris Gerrib
So, vaguely on-topic, but I wonder why Japanese (in this case) and other Asian countries put English and (in this case) Japanese on book covers?
View ArticleBy: Joshua
Having lived in Japan for a long time previously, and being married to a Japanese woman I might be able to answer this. In Japan, English is popular among the younger generations, and advertisers often...
View ArticleBy: Rick
People in developing nations like to have things with English words on them, too. I once had a conversation with a young Nigerian man who was wearing a light blue t-shirt that had the words “Disco...
View ArticleBy: Joshua
In this case I think the English is useful for ensuring people of who the author is. For example, in Katakana they write John Scalzi as ジョンスコルジー. Which is literally phonetically written as Jyon...
View ArticleBy: seabadger
That book was such a fun read! Not sure why, but I wound up enjoying it even more than OMW and friends :) The book cover is no worse than anything we might see in the states — the artists latch on to...
View ArticleBy: Diane
I think if they had read the first paragraph it would look very different. Best opening line ever!
View ArticleBy: lemurly
That is an absolutely stunning, eye-catching cover design. If I saw that book on the shelves at a book store I’d buy it without even reading the back. Lovely.
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