Anime Companion Supplement - V


This series of pages is a supplement to two of my books The Anime Companion and The Anime Companion 2.

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See the regular entry pages for cross references between variant terms, differing spellings, English to Japanese terms and names:
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Special Supplement: Rurouni Kenshin OVAs

Each Supplement page consists of:
1. A list of entries in the books with page numbers.
2. New entries for items not found in the books.
3. Japanese characters for entries
4. Secondary sources used to find information for each entry.
5. Additional information for some entries.
6. Links to select Internet resources related to the entries.

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Hyphenated Japanese terms are listed as single words.

The inclusion of an anime or manga title in these entries is not a recommendation of that title, see my Recommended Anime and Manga page for a list of my recommendations


VAJRA see: kongōsho (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.73)

VAJRAPĀNI see: Kongōyasya

VAJRAYAKSHA see: Kongōyasya

VALENTINE'S DAY see: Sei-Barentain-no-shukujitsu (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.112)

VALLEY OF THE BUSH WARBLERS see: Uguisudani (The Anime Companion 2 p.110)

VALLEY OF THE WARBLERS see: Uguisudani (The Anime Companion 2 p.110)

VARIETY HALL see: yose

VARIETY THEATER see: yose

VASSAL see: gokenin (vassals, housemen)

VASSAL'S VASSAL see: baishin (vassal's vassal)

VEGETABLE SAUCE see: sōsu (vegetable sauce)

VEGETABLES, MOUNTAIN see: sansai (The Anime Companion 2 p.78)

VEGETARIAN COOKING see: shōjin ryōri (The Anime Companion 2 p.87)

VENDING MACHINES see: jidō-hanbaiki (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.53)

VENGEFUL GHOSTS see: goryō (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.36)

VERANDA see: engawa (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.27)

VERSAILLES NO BARA see: Berusaiyu no Bara (The Anime Companion 2 p.9)

VIBRATOR, TRANSPARENT see: sukeruton baibu (skeleton vibe, clear vibrator)

VIDEO GAME see: bideo gēmu

VIEWING FLOWERS see: hanami (flower viewing) (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.39)

VIEWING SNOW see: yukimi (snow viewing)

virgin road バージンロード or ヴァージン・ロード (The Anime Companion 2 p.111)
Sources:
Vardaman, James M. and Michiko Sakaki Vardaman. Japan From A to Z p.121
VISITING GRAVES see:

hakamairi (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.38)

meinichi (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.81)

VITAMIN DRINK see: eiyō drinks (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.26)

VOTIVE CARDS see: senja-fuda (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.113)


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