People of Fanservice, Lend Me Your Strength!
Hey everyone, it's time for a Fanservice group project!
The Taming of the Tsundere: Japan’s Fascination with Obstinate Women
I was asked in my Literary Criticism class to come up with a comparison of Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew with some (read: ANY) form of pop culture. That was their first mistake. The following is copy from the 12 pages of references to anime bullshit Shakespeare could have always done without. I may or may not believe any of this, but hey, do what you gotta do.
Mega Man’s 22nd Birthday featuring Keiji Inafune — Video Game Super Slam
WELCOME TO THE GUN SHOW. NO CONSOLE DEBATES ALLOWED. JUST PURE UNADULTERATED MAN POWER.
Today Is A Beautiful Day. Granted, it's technically 1AM my time and I am tired like no other, but It Is A Good Day Nonetheless. Why??
Capcom Unity, Capcom's in-house social networking site, hosted a Mega Man birthday party and streamed it live to the internet, registering 80,000 unique visitors watching the stream by the end of the two-hour production. Keiji Inafune, creator of the Megaman franchise himself was present, as was Hitoshi Ariga, mangaka for the up coming Mega Man Megamix comic books -- which, confirmed as of tonight, will be published stateside by Capcom's main squeeze Udon Comics. There were plenty of other important Japanese people and I'm sure they had names but I was sharing a video stream with 79,999 of my closest friends...it was kind of choppy. I missed their names. My apologies.
So, what came out of this little event? What was the BIG UNREVEALED NEWS?!
By Presidential Order: November Fan of the Month
Today is December 2nd, and that can only mean one thing. We forgot to award November's Fan of the Month! Not that any of you remembered enough to remind us. However, in the eternal spirit of cosmic justice, peace, and love, we forgive you. Now, let us dispense with formalities (or casualties, if you aren't taking this seriously either), and move on to the point of this postponed post posthaste.
Movies FTW — The Machine Girl
- It's movies like this that give Kill Bill that distinct Kill Bill-esque look. So if you liked Kill Bill, thank Machine Girl.
When watching a movie, there comes a point where you feel as though you know already what to expect. You've seen the bottom of the rabbit hole, as it were. The gimmicks have already been played out, the plot has presented a predictable climax, and continuing to watch the movie seems a bit futile -- you've seen all there is to see from this movie.
Let’s Play With Numbers!
Fanservice FTW will be 4 months old on November 3, which means we've survived longer than nearly 500,000 children also born in July, according to current birth and infant mortality rate estimates. To celebrate, let's go over some usage information and spin it into favorable statistics!
[Updated 10/25] Special Fanservice FTW Guest Appearance!!
Surprise edit #2!
Show has been up since Saturday, I've just been really lazy!! ''''orz Listen here!
Attention all space cadets!!
Yours truly will be appearing in an upcoming episode of "This Is Not An Anime Podcast!" (http://thisisnotananimepodcast.blogspot.com/) which is, ironically enough, an anime podcast. We'll be talking about the new Fist of the North Star -- Kenshiro Gaiden film, and will hopefully answer a few burning questions about why I continue to cosplay and whether or not it's just an excuse to subject the public to my naked chest once a year.