Anime Club Through the Ages: The Evolution of the Shared Anime Experience
Anime club. For many it’s the place where their interests in anime were really piqued; for others it’s an unpleasant, weeaboo-infested hive of adenoids and sub vs. dub elitism. In the days preceding cheap, fast Internet, the anime club at one’s alma mater was usually the first point of contact for more, shall we say, … Read more
Fantasy Anime League: Omnishambles F.C.
So because all the cool kids are doing it, I’m jumping onto the Fantasy Anime League bandwagon. And in lieu of any actual posts on my humble corner of the anisphere, what with Humanity Has Declined having ended, let’s wax lyrical about FAL instead. Firstly, my picks: 1. Chuuniblahblah 2. Little Busters 3. Bakuman 3 … Read more
Mike ‘n’ Sam’s Summer Anime Funstravaganza 7: Gambler’s Fallacy
Zawa… Zawa zawa… Kaiji is fucking awesome and you should watch it right now. “We don’t need your rules / We don’t need your morals” shouts Masato Hagiwara in the OP, yet his character is arguably one of the most moral anime has ever seen. Kaiji Itou is in massive debt, but is given the … Read more
Mike ‘n’ Sam’s Summer Anime Funstravaganza 6: This Game Isn’t Funny Anymore
No. Friends don’t make friends watch School Days. After two episodes I could take it no longer, so I just skipped to the final episode. And you know what? That sucked too. A pale imitation of the horror-violence seen in the likes of Higurashi. You want more from this post? Tough luck. Random.org gave me … Read more
Mike ‘n’ Sam’s Summer Anime Funstravaganza 5: Paint It Black
N.B. Before I begin, I only watched the first season for this review. I’ll probably spend this weekend marathonning the second. Black Lagoon was great. Really good show. And yet, Black Lagoon left me disappointed, because it revealed to me just how much was wrong with Jormungand, probably my favourite show from last season. It … Read more
Mike ‘n’ Sam’s Summer Anime Funstravaganza 4: Deadmen Don’t Wear Lycra
One of the more infamous shows in the last couple of years is Deadman Wonderland. I’d heard a lot of tales – that it was excessively gory, that it made little to no sense and that it was straight-up brainless. I agree with these assessments to a certain extent, but somehow the shortcomings of this … Read more
Mike ‘n’ Sam’s Summer Anime Funstravaganza 3: An Oldie But a Goodie
Arsène Lupin III is easily one of the best known characters in anime, and yet until the broadcast of this year’s The Woman Called Fujiko Mine I had never seen any Lupin anime – not even Miyazaki’s Castle of Cagliostro! swabl saw fit to rectify that by choosing the original Lupin III anime – the … Read more
Mike ‘n’ Sam’s Summer Anime Funstravaganza 2: My Little Anime Can’t Be This Good!
OreImo epitomises all that is wrong with anime these days. Ha! Can you imagine if I actually thought that? Well swabl apparently does, because he believed it to be “otaku pandering [and] quasi-incestuous”. He also thought I’d hate it even more than he imagines he would hate it (having not watched it, as per the … Read more
Mike ‘n’ Sam’s Summer Anime Funstravaganza 1: Rrrrruuuurrrruuuusss
So swabl and I are liek bee eff effs omg! And because we love each other so much we’re making each other watch shitty anime because we have fuck all else to do over the summer. We randomly generate a number between 1 and 5, and pick a series for the other to watch based … Read more
Hiatus
Yep, I’m afraid these exams kinda take precedence over blogging Rebuild of Black Lagoon and Teeny Beboppers. Naturally, you’re devastated. Instead, go read blogs by clever people like Inushinde and swabl (though he’s at the same university as me, so I would imagine his posts will dry up soon too but OH WELL). We’ll meet … Read more
Phi Brain is the best show you’re not watching
And here’s why. What would you say is the most annoying thing about anime these days? Excessive fanservice? From what I can see, the trend for fanservice peaked years ago. Moeblobs? Sure, they’re still about in shows like Acchi Kocchi, but they’re far from the norm unless you restrict yourself to KyoAni shows. An air-headed … Read more
Organised Sound
It’s funny how the music put times in perspective Add a soundtrack to your life and perfect it Luv (Sic) Part 3 – Nujabes feat. Shing02 Music is a passion of mine. I’m not a musician; the dastardly combination of a short attention span and poor hand-eye coordination put paid to any aspirations I had … Read more
Doin’ mah podcast thang
So earlier this week I guested on kevo’s and Aeroblip’s Friday Anime Podcast, otherwise known as FAPCast. We talk about a few of the currently airing series, including an argument about the merits of Nisemonogatari, going to conventions and critically-acclaimed series that we don’t like. You can listen to it over yonder. And if you … Read more
Day 12: SCCSAVagery
Undoubtedly the highlight of my year in anime was joining the Standing Committee for the Coordination of Simultaneous Anime Viewing. Or SCCSAV to you and me. I was trying to get into the aniblogger community proper over the summer, and had seen a few people mentioning the #sccsav and #terribad hashtags, with a flurry of … Read more
Blaming moé for the AKB48 controversy is short-sighted
Posted by processr on February 5, 2013 · 3 Comments
On January 31st 2013 tabloid newspaper Shukan Bunshun reported that a woman had spent a night at a man’s apartment. The woman happened to be Minami Minegishi, a founding member of AKB48, the world’s largest pop group. AKB48 have made headlines before over their rule prohibiting members from having relationships, but not to the extent … Read more
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