By Rachel on September 28, 2007
Gourmet. What does that word conjure? Caviar served on crystal platters at palatial estates? Tiny but elegant meals served at pricey restaurants which share their name with a famous chef? Exotic locales that serve foods in season for two days out of the year?
Those are some of the things [...]
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By Rachel on September 21, 2007
Anime is very inspiring. There are concepts that inspire, characters who inspire, and feats which inspire. And to all you naysayers who dismiss this claim off hand, think of it this way; anime characters do things we wish we either:
A.) Had the strength and abilities to do ourselves.
B.) Had the willpower to do ourselves.
Why [...]
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By Rachel on September 14, 2007
All anime fans are involved with the medium in one way or another, but there are different levels of anime involvement. On one end of the spectrum, there are folks who only watch anime for something to do and won’t even buy it or any other related merchandise. Nor are these entry-level fans interested [...]
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By Rachel on September 7, 2007
I haven’t been in to anime for long. No really, I think I’ve only really been into anime and the culture for about seven years, tops. Not just that, I’m older (but not old by any means) than most anime fans. *Gasp*!! I’m 30 and turning 31 come September and I [...]
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By Rachel on August 31, 2007
If you’re reading this post, chances are, you love anime. Even if you don’t love anime, you like it, and if you don’t like it you must at least be interested in anime, and if not that, welllll…you mighta made a wrong click somewhere back at that bondage website.
If you love anime, then you must [...]
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By Rachel on August 24, 2007
Have you heard the latest fetish down in Akihabara, of kegadoru? Kegadoru, which literally means “injured idols”, is a new obsession of the local otaku for injured women. Yeah, injured women. Women weren’t weak enough with glasses, nor submissive enough in a maid uniforms for some Akihabara patrons, nooo they have to [...]
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By Rachel on August 17, 2007
We all like certain types of anime for different reasons. Some people like the “epic” anime that boasts 150 episodes. Some like the shorter, more defined anime, and some like random anime that doesn’t really end or begin. Me, I prefer the random and the defined anime. I’ve tried to flesh out these anime [...]
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By Rachel on August 10, 2007
Let’s face it, as much as we try to promote anime to the “norms” many of them get the wrong idea about it. My first exposure to the medium was less than positive and actually led me to avoid it for six years. It’s bad enough most mainstream culture sees anime as “cartoons” [...]
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