Recommended books from successful people, tips on making friends, interviews with anime creators, and more: Here are the most popular articles from the GIGAZINE article ranking of the top 100 best-selling articles on Amazon in the first quarter of 2025!
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◆1: What are some good textbooks and lecture videos for learning computer science without going to college?
◆2: 21 books that investment guru Warren Buffett recommends as must-reads
◆3: Amazon Echo finally supports the smart home standard 'Matter'
◆4: The scientific way to make friends as quickly as possible
◆5: An interview with Shogo Sugitani [Human Plastic Model], the author of 'Pompo the Movie Lover,' who says he is 'better at drawing the equivalent of a book in one go' than serializing it
◆6: Interview with director Hirao Takayuki of the animated film 'Pompo the Movie-loving Girl': How did he make a film about 'a minority striking back at the majority' in a way that would resonate with the majority?
◆7: An interview with Enjoe Toh, series composer of 'Godzilla SP [Singular Point]': How was Godzilla's first 13-episode film created?
◆8: Elon Musk recommends '11 books you should read'
◆9: 99 books recommended by Alan Kay, the father of personal computing
◆10: How to disable the 18+ safety filter of the image generation AI 'Stable Diffusion'
◆11: Top 150 sci-fi movies of all time
◆12: What do cyberpunk works such as 'Blade Runner' have in common?
◆13: Bill Gates' top 5 books of his life
◆14: Interview with mechanical designer Junichiro Tamamori of 'Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love': What are the secrets of the chimney, third bridge, and 'Wave Motion Barrier'?
◆15: Standard Ebooks, an overseas edition of Aozora Bunko, lets you read classic masterpieces from Holmes to Aristotle for free
◆16: 10 lessons I learned from working for Mark Zuckerberg
◆17: Review of the 'Pomera DM250' - a lightweight and compact device that you can open and start writing right away, and that also allows for easy file sharing on your smartphone
◆18: Animators need to be both quick and skilled at the same time. Interview with Hirofumi Morimoto, illustrator of 'Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: The Journey of Sorcerer'
◆19: Interview with Sorcerous Stabber Orphen's Journey author, Yoshinobu Akita, asking about the new anime celebrating the series' 25th anniversary and stories related to his writing
◆20: Why did Anthony Burgess, the author of the original novel for Kubrick's masterpiece film 'A Clockwork Orange,' regret writing the novel?
◆21: Why is computer crime so common all over the world, yet it is rarely the subject of crime novels?
◆22: A review of 'Dreambooth Gui' that makes it easy to use 'Dream Booth', which can learn additional patterns and styles from just a few illustrations in the image generation AI 'Stable Diffusion'
◆23: What are the “must-read books of 2023” chosen by British economic magazine “The Economist”?
◆24: Interview with Director Tatsuya Oishi and Producer Tatsuya Ishikawa of 'Kizumonogatari: Koyomi Vamp' - their goal was to create 'the definitive version of Kizumonogatari'
◆25: Interview with directors Haruko Kuno and Nobuhiro Yamashita of 'Bakeneko Anzu-chan' about the rotoscoping technique used to create the film, where the actors' performances guide the drawings.
◆26: Interview with original author Yasuhiro Nightow and director Kenji Muto about the anime 'TRIGUN STAMPEDE' - 'Trigun has been boosted, refined, and condensed without being reduced'
◆27: Version 2.0 of the long-established music player 'foobar2000' has finally been released, with 'official x64 support' and 'dark mode support'
◆28: I tried taking photos and movies with the iPhone 15 Pro Max camera, which can shoot 5x telephoto and up to 48 megapixels
◆29: I tried taking various photos with the Xperia 1 V, which is said to be capable of taking photos comparable to those of a digital camera with a full-size sensor.
◆30: Interview with Mai Tanaka, the author of the anime 'I Started Being a Teacher at a Yokai School!' The comedy route recommended by an editor worked perfectly, and her first serialized work became a long-running series that ran for over 10 years and was made into an anime
◆31: I played 'Because Unsolved Cases Must Be Closed,' a game that uncovers the truth of a case based on scattered testimonies from 12 years ago.
◆32: Review of the 'Echo Auto 2nd Generation,' an in-car hands-free device that lets you activate Alexa instantly by voice without having to touch your smartphone
◆33: Summary of how to use the image generation AI 'Stable Diffusion' for free and without waiting even on low-spec PCs
◆34: Tips for choosing 'easy-to-read colors' when creating graphs and visualizing data
◆35: Interview with Mari Motohashi, who was in charge of storyboarding and directing the first episode of the anime 'Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!' The character of Asakusa is impressively brought out through the action of eating zunda mochi
◆36: Interview with Yukito Kishiro, the creator of 'Battle Angel Alita' - We asked him about the process of adapting the 'Alita: Battle Angel' movie and the secrets behind the fantastical story of 'Battle Angel Alita'
◆37: It is pointed out that humor is the most powerful weapon a writer can use.
◆38: I tried using 'Diffusion Bee,' an AI that can generate images of your choice and can be run on macOS with extreme ease using 'Stable Diffusion.'
◆39: Ave-chan and Mirai Moriyama, who are returning to Kansai, appear on stage with director Masaaki Yuasa for the movie 'Inu-oh'
◆40: Amazon's reviews for girls' school swimsuits are outrageous in a way
◆41: An engineer who earned over 2 million yen from a side project in addition to his main job talks about the pros and cons of it
◆42: Interview with Owara Sumito, the author of 'Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!', says that the anime 'wouldn't have been okay even if the three main characters were different'
◆43: The 'money letter' that every parent should write to their child on how to spend money
◆44: How was the battle for the top anime ratings made? An interview with directors Azuma Tani, Takashi Otsuka, and producer Keiko Matsushita, who produced the anime in the film 'Haken Anime!'
◆45: Review of 'NeuralNote,' an open source software that converts audio files to MIDI
◆46: Review of 'Koemake RVC Player,' a free AI voice changer that can convert voice in real time
◆47: I tried to create a workflow using 'n8n,' which can automate multiple apps like IFTTT and Zapier, to 'output the title and URL of websites obtained by RSS to Google Spreadsheets.'
◆48: 'PWABuilder' is a tool that instantly converts PWA-made web apps into a format that can be distributed in stores such as Google Play and the App Store.
◆49: Y Combinator founder Paul Graham says founders should run their companies in 'founder mode'
◆50: 'FAN GATHERING 'Hathaway's Flash' Heirs to GUNDAM' report reveals the secrets of 'Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway's Flash'
◆51: Review of the WS-530B, a portable compact studio set that allows you to take high-quality photos with a stable light source anywhere
◆52: We tried out 'Lit-Parrot,' a library that makes it easy to fine-tune large-scale language models like GPT with your own dataset, on Google Cloud Platform.
◆53: Interview with Masahiko Minami, president of animation production company Bones, on the meaning behind making an anime version of 'Josee, the Tiger and the Fish' and his thoughts on the work he created
◆54: Interview with Nobuyuki Fukumoto, the original author and scriptwriter of 'Kaiji: The Final Game' - a storyteller who writes stories at a rate of more than a week, saying 'It could even survive the Arabian Nights'
◆55: An interview with Hori Takahide, the self-taught director who created the film 'JUNK HEAD.' What is the path that this multi-talented creator has taken, working on painting, dolls, accessories, interior design, and more?
◆56: An interview with series composer Harutoshi Fukui and director Kenji Yasuda of Space Battleship Yamato 2205: A New Voyage; a director who is not from the Yamato generation
◆57: We looked at the 25-year history at the Kotobukiya booth, from the first public showing of 'Evangelion Unit 8 Gamma' to the release of Rei Ayanami during the TV broadcast.
◆58: Review of 'tofu skin' that can be used as noodles but is super low in carbs; we looked into the difference between it and the amazingly low-carb noodles, tofu-dried
◆59: Prime 1 Studio's diorama of Evangelion Unit 13 descending with two spears feels almost godlike
◆60: Eva pilots such as Rei Ayanami and Asuka wearing items from the official Evangelion fashion project 'RADIO EVA'
◆61: Interview with director Otomo Keishi and action director Tanigaki Kenji of 'Rurouni Kenshin: The Final/The Beginning'; their first collaboration in five years brings a rich flavor to the film
◆62: 'stable_diffusion.openvino' is now available, allowing the image generation AI 'Stable Diffusion' to run on Intel CPUs, and is now available for anyone to download
◆63: How to run the image generation AI 'Stable Diffusion' locally on an M1-equipped Mac
◆64: Interview with Director Sato Atsuki of 'The Era of Space Battleship Yamato: The Choice of the Year 2202 A.D.' The BGM for the 'Fleet Assemble' scene is newly recorded to recreate the experience of the previous series.
◆65: Automatic braking systems on modern vehicles are ineffective in real-world driving, according to a study by the American Automobile Association
◆66: An interview with Fukui Harutoshi and Minagawa Yuka in 'The Era of Space Battleship Yamato: Choices in the Year 2202,' a dense work that condenses 52 episodes of the anime into 120 minutes; How do the 'Astro Warriors' work?
◆67: 'Chimchim God Mini' with a cute, protruding butt
◆68: Here's a list of the 100 most influential books and documents in the world:
◆69: 'When working with Elon Musk, you need to be prepared that there are two Elon Musk's: the good one and the bad one,' advises former SpaceX engineer
◆70: Review of 'VMagicMirror,' a tool that lets you easily become a VTuber with just a PC and a webcam; you can also control your avatar with a game controller
◆71: Review of ELECOM's 'Small IH Rice Cooker' - a slim, easy-to-carry rice cooker that specializes in cooking one cup of rice, perfect for people living alone
◆72: SysMocap is a free motion capture technology that can project face, hand, and whole-body movements onto a 3D avatar in real time.
◆73: Interview with director Tamura Kotaro of the animated film 'Josee, the Tiger and the Fish.' What is it like creating a film with high aspirations and a united team?
◆74: Review of the Logitech WAVE KEYS K820, an ergonomic keyboard for beginners designed based on ergonomics to reduce strain on the body, perfect for long hours of PC work
◆75: Amazon Japan announces its '100 best novels of all time' based on past performance
◆76: A mysterious bond leads to an ending. An interview with Director Nobuyoshi Habara and Series Compositionist Harutoshi Fukui of 'Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love'
◆77: An interview with Yoshio Tanioka, art director of 'Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love,' who supports Yamato-like art with 'love' and 'reasonable reasons'
◆78: Ian Fleming, creator of the '007' series, explains how to write a popular thriller novel
◆79: Review of 'AIVOICE2' that allows anyone to easily generate natural reading voices for Akane Kotonoha and Yukari Yuzuki
◆80: I tried using 'PDS (Personal Data Server)', a system that hosts Bluesky data on a custom server.
◆81: What are the achievements of Edgar Allan Poe, known as the 'founder of modern mystery fiction'?
◆82: Interview with Nanami Kamon, director of the film 'Onmyoji 0' - 'Jujutsu has become entertainment that adults can enjoy too'
◆83: What was the unique way that Heinlein, the “elder of the science fiction world,” used to reply to fan mail?
◆84: 'Creating a new Diablo world unique to mobile devices' - We asked the developers of Diablo Immortal about the new Diablo
◆85: 'GODZILLA: The Planet Eater' Three-way interview with Urobuchi Gen, Shizuno Kobun, and Seshita Hiroyuki: How was that ending created?
◆86: Canon's Vlog camera 'PowerShot V10' can live stream to YouTube without a PC and has a movable stand, so you don't need a tripod and your equipment is simple
◆87: What are the four principles for resolving conflicts in the workplace in a win-win way?
88: A science fiction writer predicted the rise of social media in 1977
◆89: During a tour of the CG production company Sublimation's studio, they gave us a detailed explanation of the Cosmo Tiger Version K that appears in 'Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love.'
◆90: We talked to Sublimation, the CG creators of Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love, about how they created the battleship
◆91: Seven tips to reduce work stress after vacation
◆92: What is the technique of adding depth to a story by making a character “get lost”?
◆93: Interview with Takahashi Yuuma, producer of the cell personification anime 'Cells at Work!' - what's going on behind the scenes with the interesting initiatives such as 'listen to the first episode after donating blood'?
◆94: We asked Hiromasa Nagasaki about the world's best 'theory of happiness' in Fiji, the ultimate sharing society where thieves give their share of the loot to the grandmother of the house they break into.
◆95: A bright company that makes bright fireworks. We visited Hibikiya Omagari Fireworks, a fireworks company in Omagari, the city of fireworks.
◆96: Photo review of Google's genuine noise-canceling fully wireless earphones 'Pixel Buds Pro 2'
◆97: What are the key points to creating a complex and deep “villain”?
◆98: 'AI is actually reducing employee productivity'
◆99: Interview with Shiro Yamazaki, scientific supervisor of subtitles for the film 'TENET': What are the key points to enjoying the film?
◆100: I tried out the combination of 'ControlNet' and 'Stable Diffusion', which allow you to quickly generate your favorite illustration images by specifying the pose and composition. Review
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