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Ok, so from a logistics point of view, ACen was BAAADDDD. It wasn’t the fault of any one person, thing, or act of god/ Nature that ACen went down the way it did. But, it still, nonetheless, went down in a bad way.
For a minute, I’ll put on my Blogger/ [...]
Love is blind, right? Love doesn’t care if you’re fat, skinny, rich, poor, black, white, smart, dumb, so on and so on. But does love care if you like anime? Nine times outta ten, love doesn’t care what your interests are; it strikes when you least expect it. So is it [...]
The net is such a great place for invention. Everyday I see new words and phrases pop up, get accepted into the culture and become a part of daily use. This is true even for the anime subcultures. Gar is a good one to use as an example of this. In [...]
I watch anime because it interests me, not because “So and So wrote it” or “Studio XYZ did the animation”. I will, however, watch anything from Hayao Miyazaki (and usually anything Ghibli); no exceptions. But when it comes to studios in general, I have a blasé, “meh” attitude towards the matter. To be [...]
Often times in anime (MOST times), things don’t always go as we’d like them to. Character X hooks up with Character Y while Character Y is secretly shacking up with Character V and flirting with Character Y’s mom. The whole time we’re shouting, “He’s a putz! You can do better than him!” [...]
There are so many anime stereotypes running around these days, it’s hard to keep track of them all. Some have actual names that define their appearance, like “meganekko” or they have names that define their personality, such as “tsundere” and some are more ambiguous, like “shy girl”. Whatever you call ‘em (or not) [...]
I’ve never warmed up to fan fiction. In fact, I hate it with every ounce of my being. As a Star Wars fan, I’ve read my fair share of fan fiction, both professionally written and not so professionally written. In horror, I’ve watched as “The Fett†(aka, Boba Fett) lost all [...]
I’ve read on forums and other blogs how annoyed some folks get with the fans who speak (or try to speak) Japanese with other non-Japanese fans. One person was down right evil in their expression of distaste on the matter. While it might be annoying to a few who don’t like to hear, [...]
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