Comments on: The Lotus Position in Anime And Manga

By: derekpadula

derekpadula — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 21:03:27 +0000

That might be a factor with anime today. However, I actually found a couple moments in the original Dragon Ball series where they are sitting in full lotus. It's only later, in DBZ, when they don't sit in full lotus anymore. And at that point I don't think Toei was primarily focused on international appeal of Dragon Ball. The second wave of DBZ didn't occur until the late 90's and early 2000's in America. So I think when it comes to Dragon Ball and full lotus there must have been some other rationale.

By: hpryev

hpryev — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 04:11:58 +0000

It might be because the authors of the anime want the characters and their practices to be at least slightly Westernized, and full lotus does not look Western. Not to say that they don't want anything Asian in there, because obviously anime is Asian, but it might be an intentional touch.

By: john

john — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:38:29 +0000

Thanks for the tips.! Great working session with the lotus position!

By: Rayden A

Rayden A — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 12:11:16 +0000

It is very interested the content of this article. I can do the lotus position, and after concentrating some time in that position, you can feel way may better than before. I recommend this to all of you who may want try something new. Thanks for the news. And seeing naruto in the position reminded me that episode with the frog technique!

By: youknow

youknow — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 17:38:16 +0000

haha, thank you
finaly a new blog again

By: derekpadula

derekpadula — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 08:50:59 +0000

Your question motivated me to write a new post about the Potara earrings. Hope you enjoy it.

By: derekpadula

derekpadula — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 22:04:29 +0000

My efforts have been focused on editing the book. I did not realize there was a demand for new posts. I have a few in the works, so maybe I can complete one soon.