So there are occasionally shows that seem to float around the Otakusphere like poorly kept secrets and creep up every time someone mentions a latent desire for a particular brand of program that isn’t widely represented in anime.
Master Keaton is one of those shows.
Now, I’ll admit that I’d heard about Master Keaton well before [...]
I’m going down to Okaton. Going to eat me lots of… dangos? Pocky?
What is the preferred food of anime conventions anyway?
So yes, for the second time of my life I am actually going to an anime convention and I’m pretty excited. I mean it’s not a real big stretch, I live 20 miles outside of [...]
So The Animanachronism’s recent post on the nature of mecha brought to mind a set of posts I did a while back on the role of the citizen solider and the Arthurian hero in anime (a set of posts I’m still a bit proud of.) It’s got me thinking about what is the role of [...]
So I meant to write this when it was a bit more topical, but I got distracted by Final Fantasy V.
And to be honest, there’s something really fun about 16-bit graphics and turned-based combat. Something that reminds me of a time before computer RPGs got complicated by having to make [...]
So I’m seriously starting to question my taste.
Ever since I ventured into the Otakusphere last October, I’ve seen almost nothing but derision for Ergo Proxy. I’ve seen it called heavy-handed, tedious and downright coma-inducing. In fact, the only good thing I ever read about it came from Anime Sophist, who called it the best series [...]
(Please note: I’m arguing from a Libertarian ethical standpoint. Your mileage may vary.)
So there’s been something that’s been bothering me for the last couple of months, but I haven’t really been able to put a finger on it. It wasn’t until I watched the special features on the Haruhi DVDs that it struck me.
Tucked in [...]
“A lot of people don’t like their job Peter. What is important is finding something that does make you happy.” – Roughly quoted from Office Space
First before I write this post, I want to apologize to the women for butting into their conversation. But I think
they’ve offered a fascinating range of views on the idea of escapism and how people use anime [...]
“Yeah, right… What’s a cubit?” – Noah to God in a Bill Cosby sketch
I’ve always had a fascination with religion. Now, I’m not a really religious person, I’ve just been a bit too skeptical for that, but I don’t fault anyone who is. In fact, I tend to find it more a failing with me, [...]
