Today we’re here with some interesting facts about the world. Maps aren’t always boring, check out the list of the most creative and varied collection of world maps will blow your mind, no matter where you live or how much coffee you’ve had today. 1. Homicide rates around the world. 2. Imperial Japan in 1853, centering on Tokyo. 3. World in 43 AD: a reprint of one drawn by Pomponius Mela, a Roman scholar credited as the father of geography. 4. Results of a survey asking the world who they see as the biggest threat to world peace. 5. How the official time and the solar time differs around the world. 6. Every city in the world with more than 100,000 inhabitants. 7. World as seen by the Ottoman Empire in 1803. 8. Prevailing religions in countries around the world. 9. World from 1154. 10. Where you’d end up if you dug straight down to the other side of the Earth. 11. The Mercator projection, 1569. 12. Most popular sports around the world. 13. The Ortelius World Map ...

Not to mention the foreign language prerequisite: “You must speak fluent otaku/fujoshi. “ When most people imagine a  university class about anime and manga , they probably imagine a laid-back, easy way to snag some college credits. And that makes sense; a course about anime and manga can’t possibly be that hard… can it? Well, at one unnamed Japanese university, their anime and manga class is  serious business.  One student tweeted the online syllabus for the anime and manga class, and it’s intense . ▼ The course syllabus. It can’t be that hard, right?  (Translation below.) Course Outline/Methods: In this course we will look at anime as a subject in film and art, examining trends and analyzing important works from the 2000s, as well as older anime such as   Gundam and   Evangelion . Other titles we will explore include:   Star Driver ,   Code Geass ,   Lucky Star ,   Durarara!! ,   Monogatari Series ,   Tiger & Bunny , ...

The #filmtwitter world is focused on France and the  Cannes Film Festival announcement this morning, but there's much more going on beyond the Croisette.  Paramount Pictures  and  DreamWorks Pictures  have announced that production has started on “ Ghost In The Shell ” starring Scarlett Johansson , and they’ve released the inaugural first look image from the movie. Rupert Sanders  (“ Snow White And the Huntsman ”) is directing the anime adaption, with lensing taking place in Wellington, New Zealand. Paramount Pictures will release the film in the U.S. on March 31, 2017. Press release details below. The film, which is based on the famous Kodansha Comics manga series of the same name, written and illustrated by Masamune Shirow, is produced by Avi Arad (“THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 1 & 2,” “IRON MAN”), Ari Arad (“GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE”), and Steven Paul (“GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE”). Michael Costigan (“PROMETHEUS”), Tetsu Fujimura (“TEKKEN”), ...