Ilmu Budaya Dasar

Berdasarkan sumber filsafat yang dianggap sebagai ibu dari ilmu pengetahuan, maka ilmu pengetahuan dapat dikelompokkan menjadi tiga :

a. Natural Sciences (Ilmu-ilmu Alamiah), meliputi: Fisika, Kimia, Astronomi, Biologi dan lain-lain.

b. Sosial Sciences (Ilmu-ilmu Sosial), terdiri dari : Sosiologi, Ekonomi, Politik Antropologi, Sejarah,  Psikologi, Geografi dan lain-lain.

c. Humanities (Ilmu-ilmu Budaya) meliputi : Bahasa, Agama, Kesusastraan, Kesenian dan lain-lain.

Mengikuti pembagian ilmu pengetahuan seperti tersebut di atas, Maka Ilmu Budaya Dasar termasuk kelompok pengetahuan budaya (Humanities).

Mengapa kita harus mempelajari tentang Ilmu-limu Budaya (Humanities) ?

Karena  dengan mempelajari  Ilmu-ilmu budaya diharapkan kita bisa menjadi lebih manusiawi, lebih berbudaya dan lebih halus. Sebagai contoh jika kita mempelajari Humanities, kita akan tahu bagaimana cara perperilaku kepada keluarga, teman bahkan kepada orang yang lebih tua. Dan juga dengan mempelajari Ilmu-ilmu budaya kita dapat disebut  sebagai homo humanus atau manusia berbudaya

Beelzebub

Beelzebub (べるぜバブ Beruzebabu?) is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Ryūhei Tamura that serializes in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine. Beelzebub was first published as a one-shot by Tamura in Weekly Shōnen Jump's 2008 volume 37-38, where it won the fourth Gold Future Cup, then it was serialized on the same magazine starting in its thirteenth volume in 2009. An OVA produced by Pierrot+ was shown during the Jump Super Anime Tour in October 2010, followed by a TV anime series which began airing in Japan on January 9, 2011.

 

Story

The story follows the "strongest juvenile delinquent," Oga Tatsumi, who is a first year at Ishiyama High, a school for delinquents. The story starts as he is telling the story of how he found the baby, to his best friend Furuichi Takayuki. One day while doing laundry by the river (actually, taking revenge on people trying to kill him in his sleep), he sees a man floating down it. He pulls him to shore and the man splits in half revealing a baby boy inside. This boy is the son of the great demon king and Tatsumi has been chosen as the one to raise it along with the baby's maid, Hilda. The story follows his life with the child and at the delinquent school. The early chapters of the manga follow Oga as he attempts to 'pass on' Baby Beel to other students at Ishiyama, (The theory is that if Oga can find someone more evil and stronger than him, Baby Beel will attach to that person instead of Oga), and he eventually meets the Touhoushinki (Ishiyama's strongest four). He first meets Hajime Kanzaki, the first of the Touhoushinki and the closest to dominating the school. After defeating Kanzaki, Oga, who was originally impressed by his attitude, was found to be even more appealing to Beel.

Btooom !

Name:     Btooom!
Alternate Name:     Btoom!
Year of Release:     2009
Status:     Ongoing
Author:     INOUE Junya
Artist:     INOUE Junya
Reading Direction:     Right to Left
Genre:     Action Adventure Drama Horror Psychological Sci-Fi Seinen

 

Story

Sakamoto Ryōta is an unemployed 22-year-old who lives with his mother. In the real world, there may be nothing really special about him, but online, he's one of the world's top players of the combat game Btooom!!

One day, he awakes in what appears to be a tropical island, though he has no memory of how or why he has come to be there. While wandering around, Ryōta sees someone and calls out for help. The stranger responds by throwing a bomb at him! Now Ryōta realizes both that his life is in danger and that he has somehow been trapped in a real-life version of his favorite game! Will Ryōta be able to survive long enough to figure out how and why he ended up here?

Eden no Ori

Name:     Cage Of Eden
Alternate Name:     Eden no Ori
Year of Release:     2008
Status:     Ongoing
Author:     YAMADA Yoshinobu
Artist:     YAMADA Yoshinobu
Reading Direction:     Right to Left
Genre:     Action, Drama, Ecchi, Fantasy, Horror, Psychological, Romance, Shounen

Cage of Eden (エデンの檻 Eden no Ori?) is an Action fantasy, Survival horror manga by Yoshinobu Yamada. The manga began serialization in Weekly Shōnen Magazine in 2008 and as of September 2011, the manga has been published in 13 collected volumes by Kodansha. On December 12, 2010, Kodansha Comics USA announced they have licensed the manga in English for North America. The manga follows a group of teenage survivors of a plane crash who find themselves in a mysterious island inhabited by extinct prehistoric creatures and plants.

Sayonara Piano Sonata

Name:     Sayonara Piano Sonata
Alternate Name:    
Year of Release:     2011
Status:     Ongoing
Author:     SUGII Hikaru
Artist:     AKASAKA Aka
Reading Direction:     Right to Left
Genre:     Drama, Romance, School Life, Seinen, Slice of Life

Enter Hikawa Naomi, son of a music critic and Ebisawa Mafuyu, a young prodigy pianist who suddenly dissapeared from the music world.

Iris Zero

Name:     Iris Zero
Alternate Name:     Airisu Zero
Year of Release:     2009
Status:     Ongoing
Author:     HOTARU Takana, Pro Shiki (Story & Art)
Artist:    
Reading Direction:     Right to Left
Genre:     Fantasy, Shounen

In a world where every boy and girl has a special power called Iris, Toru who, as a result of not having any kind of special power, was bullied from a young age, lives by his motto: “low exposure” – to live without standing out. But his peaceful school life changes when he receives a certain "Confession" from the schools most popular girl, Koyuki. His motto begins to shake!!

Kurogane no Linebarrel

Name:     Kurogane No LineBarrel
Alternate Name:     Kurogane no Line Barrel, Line Barrel of Iron, Linebarrel of Iron, Kurogane no Linebarrels
Year of Release:     2004
Status:     Ongoing
Author:     Shimizu, Eichi (Story), Shimoguchi, Tomohiro (Art)
Artist:    
Reading Direction:     Right to Left
Genre:     Action, Ecchi, Mecha, Seinen

Linebarrels of Iron (鉄のラインバレル Kurogane no Rainbareru?) is a Japanese manga series created by Eiichi Shimizu and Tomohiro Shimoguchi. The series was first serialized in Akita Shoten's monthly shōnen manga magazine, Champion Red, in 2005. It has since been compiled into eleven tankōbon, as of November 20, 2008. The story centers around Kouichi Hayase, a fourteen-year-old boy living a mediocre life, until an accident turns him into the pilot of a gigantic robot called "Linebarrel" and leads him to encounter a mysterious girl.

An anime adaptation of the manga series was announced in the February issue of Animage magazine. The anime is directed by Masamitsu Hidaka and animated by Gonzo. Though the world premiere of the first episode took place at Southern California's 2008 Anime Expo, the series premiered in Japan on the television network TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting System) on October 3, 2008. The anime broadcast a total of twenty-four episodes, the last of which aired on March 20, 2009. To commemorate the series' anime adaptation, Shimizu and Shimoguchi decided to create a one shot manga, recreating the entire first episode of the anime, in which the plot differs in many aspects compared to the beginning of the manga.

Asu no Yoichi

Name:     Asu No Yoichi
Alternate Name:     Ashita no Yoichi!
Year of Release:    2006
Status:     Ongoing
Author:     Minamoto, Yu
Artist:     Minamoto, Yu
Reading Direction:  Right to Left
Genre:     Comedy, Ecchi, Martial Arts, Shounen

Samurai Harem: Asu no Yoichi (明日のよいち! Asu no Yoichi!?, lit. Tomorrow's Yoichi) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yū Minamoto. It has been serialized in Monthly Shōnen Champion since October 2006 with last volume to be released on March 8, 2011. The manga is licensed and released in Chinese by Sharp Point Press. The manga is licensed in North America by Tokyopop as Samurai Harem: Asu no Yoichi!.
It has been adapted into an anime series by AIC and was broadcast in Japan on TBS between January 8, 2009 and March 26, 2009.

Denpa Kyoushi

Name:     Denpa Kyoushi
Alternate Name:    Denpa Kyoshi, He Is a Ultimate Teacher
Year of Release:     2011
Status:     Ongoing
Author:     AZUMA Takeshi
Artist:     AZUMA Takeshi
Reading Direction:     Right to Left
Genre:     Comedy, Romance, School Life, Shounen, Slice of Life

Kagami Junichirou was known as a physics genius when he was a teenager, and he was even published in "Nature." However, after college, he suddenly lost all interest in science. As a NEET, he's devoted himself to his anime blog and nerdy collecting habits. He claims he has a serious

The World God Only Knows

Name:    The World God Only Knows
Alternate Name:     The World God Only Knows, Kami no Mizo Shiru Sekai
Year of Release:     2008
Status:    Ongoing
Author:     Wakaki Tamiki
Artist:     Wakaki Tamiki
Reading Direction:     Right to Left
Genre:     Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Shounen


The World God Only Knows (神のみぞ知るセカイ?, Kami Nomi zo Shiru Sekai), abbreviated as Kaminomi (神のみ?), is a manga series written and illustrated by Tamiki Wakaki. The manga has been serialized in the Weekly Shōnen Sunday magazine by Shogakukan since April 9, 2008, with individual chapters collected in fourteen tankōbon volumes as of September 2011. The prototype version of the story was first featured as a one-shot on Weekly Shōnen Sunday on its 2007 Issue 32 release, and was titled "Koishite!? Kami-sama!!" (恋して!? 神様?). The 2010 Issue #19 of Weekly Shōnen Sunday announced an anime adaptation had been green-lit, which premiered on October 6, 2010. The Blu-ray release will take place on January 24.

Plot
 

Keima Katsuragi, a second-year high school student, is an avid bishōjo game player. He is known on the Internet as "The God of Conquests" (落とし神 Otoshi-gami?) for his legendary skills to be able to "conquer" any 2D girl in games. However, in his actual school life, Keima is known as otamegane (オタメガネ?), a derogatory portmanteau of the two words otaku (オタク?) and megane (メガネ?, "glasses"), and is considered nothing but an intelligent yet gloomy geek with glasses.

At the start of the series, Keima receives an e-mail offering him a contract to "conquer" girls. When he accepts it, thinking it is an invitation to a game, a demon from Hell named Elsie appears. She asks for his cooperation to help her in catching runaway spirits: Loose Souls. These spirits hide themselves inside the hearts of girls, and Elsie suggests that the only method to force the spirits out is by "conquering" the girls hearts, making them fall in love with him and filling up the gaps which the runaway spirits hide in. Interested only in video game girls, however, Keima is appalled by the idea, and refuses the assignment as he has no romantic real life experiences whatsoever. Nevertheless, with the contract already agreed, Keima has no choice but to help Elsie no matter what, as they will be beheaded if they fail.

Ao no Exorcist

Name :     Ao No Exorcist
Alternate Name :     The Blue Magic Exorcist, Ao no Exorcist
Year of Release :   2009
Status :     Ongoing
Author :     Katou Kazue
Artist: 
Reading Direction :     Right to Left
Genre :    Action, Fantasy, Shounen, Supernatural

Blue Exorcist (青の祓魔師（エクソシスト） Ao no Ekusoshisuto?, Ao no Exorcist) is a manga written and illustrated by Kazue Kato. The manga has been serialized in Jump Square magazine by Shueisha since April 2009, with individual chapters collected into six tankōbon volumes as of April 4, 2011.The one-shot of the manga was first featured in the September 2008 issue of Jump Square and was titled Miyamauguisu House Case (深山鶯邸事件 Miyamauguisu-tei Jiken?).As of December 17, 2011, 30 chapters have been released in Japan. It was adapted into an anime television series and it will be adapted into an anime film.

Viz Media has licensed the manga for North American production, with the first volume released in April 5, 2011 and the fifth volume scheduled for release in December 6, 2011. The North American book distributor Simon & Schuster listed the first volume of Kazue Kato's Blue Exorcist manga for release by Viz Media this April 2011.

Plot
 

The story revolves around Rin Okumura, a teenager possessing abnormal strength and endurance who, along with his younger twin brother Yukio, was raised by Father Shiro Fujimoto. Soon after Yukio departs to study at the prestigious True Cross Academy, Rin learns that he is the son of Satan, the strongest of all demons. Witnessing Shiro dying to protect him, Rin ends up doing what his guardian asked him never to do: draw the demon-slaying blade Kurikara, which restrains his demonic powers, from its scabbard. From that moment on, Rin not only gains permanent demonic features like fangs, pointed ears and a tail, but also the power to ignite himself into blue flames that can destroy anything they touch.

AKB49: Renai Kinshi Jourei

Name:     AKB49 - Renai Kinshi Jourei
Alternate Name:     AKB49 - Renai Kinshi Jouretsu
Year of Release:     2010
Status:     Ongoing
Author:     MIYAJIMA Reiji
Artist:     MIYAJIMA Reiji
Reading Direction:     Right to Left
Genre:     Gender Bender, Shounen, Slice of Life

AKB49: Renai Kinshi Jourei (AKB49〜恋愛禁止条例〜 AKB49 Ren'ai kinshi jōrei?) is an ongoing shōnen manga series based on the Japanese female idol group AKB48. This series is illustrated by Reiji Miyajima, and based on the original work by Fakutori Motoazabu. The story is told through the eyes of the 12th generation Kenkyūsei member Minoru Urayama. Real AKB48 members who also appear throughout the story.

AKB49: Renai Kinshi Jourei was first serialized in the 39th issue of the Weekly Shōnen Magazine on 25 August 2010. It was also released in the tankōbon format, with 4 volumes being released as of September 2011.

Plot
 

The story is set in the year 20XX, the year that female idol group AKB48 became world-famous with all their concerts being fully attended and their album sales breaking the Guinness World Records for the most copies sold. It follows Minoru Urayama, the first male member of the group, and other members of the 12th generation Kenkyūsei. Because the group's producer Yasushi Akimoto liked Minoru's hardworking attitude, he was placed in the center during the performances by the Kenkyūsei members. However, Akimoto issued a ultimatum to the Kenkyūsei members: earn 10000 yen in revenue and have a filled theater during their performances in two months or the 12th generation Kenkyūsei will be disbanded.

Unbalance x Unbalance

Name:     Unbalance x Unbalance
Alternate Name:     Unbalance Unbalance, UnbalanceX2, UxU
Year of Release:     2005
Status:     Ongoing
Author:     Im, Dal Young (Story), Lee, Soo Hyun (Story & Art)
Artist:   
Reading Direction:     Right to Left
Genre:     Comedy, Drama, Ecchi, Romance

Unbalance Unbalance (언밸런스×2?, lit. Unbalance ×2) is a Korean manhwa series written by Dall-Young Lim and illustrated by Soo-Hyun Lee. The series focuses on Jin-Ho Myung, a high school senior, and his romantic relationship with his homeroom teacher, Hae-Young Nah. The manhwa began biweekly serialization in Young Champ magazine in May 2005, and the first volume was released on June 15, 2005 by Daewon C.I.. The series had a long hiatus following the release of the ninth volume, and resumed serialization in Young Champ from October 2010 to October 2011. The tenth and final volume was released by Daewon C.I. on January 13, 2012. Unbalance Unbalance was licensed in North America by Infinity Studios, and released the first volume on January 11, 2007. A drama CD was released in Japan in September 2009.

Story
 

Jin-Ho Myung returns a wallet and cell phone to a beautiful young woman (Hae-Young Nah) in a book shop, little realizing that she would find out that he has already (rather presumptuously) taken 7000 won to buy a book he really wanted. The woman in question is understandably rather upset but decides to consider the money as a loan, which she expects to be paid back.

On the first day of the new school year, he learns, to his horror, that the very same woman is to be his new homeroom teacher. The bad news for Jin-Ho is that she remembers their previous encounter very well.

As the school year progresses, Jin-Ho and Hae-Young's relationship grows and develops despite Ji-Soo (Jin-Ho's classmate and their class president) and Jae-Kyung (Jin-Ho's old friend and former president of the Film Studies Club) having feelings toward Jin-Ho. Carrie, Hae-Young's half-sister from England, also makes her move towards Jin-Ho but she understands Jin-Ho's love to Hae-Young.