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.
[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.
Descent Into Madness — Venturing Into The Depths Of Gensokyo
I'm not usually one to get excited over "fandoms" and "niches" and series' "canon" or really "things" in general. I do my homework when something catches my interest or seems relevant enough, so I could certainly hold my own in an intelligent conversation, but there isn't really much intelligent conversation to be had on the subject of cute Japanese cartoon girls shooting at each other with magical spells. It's like trying to write a thesis on Evangelion and Princess Mononoke -- you'll sound really smart, but only in the realm of worthless nerd crap; and more importantly, no one will ever take you seriously.
I am, however, finding myself more and more fond of Touhou by the day. Surprisingly enough, I haven't really played any of the Touhou games -- any of them. I know a fairly good bit about them, but I've never touched them. Yes, yours truly -- bastion of all things MAN; vessel of hotblooded burning courage and fiery manly passion; the pinnacle of manly exuberance and youthful explosion -- has been tempted by the dozens of cutesy fairies and shrine maidens of the Touhou-verse.
Spicy Wolf 2: Now With More Spicy
The first episode of the long-awaited second of anime Spice and Wolf aired in Japan earlier today. Unfortunately, I don't know much Japanese! But here are some pretty pictures while I wait for the subs to arrive.
Haruhi 2009 – “The Endless Eight”
This week's episode is a bit of a cool down after the time travelling antics of Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody, but I enjoyed it even more for several reasons.
Haruhi 2009 – “The Endless Eight”
This week's episode is a bit of a cool down after the time travelling antics of Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody, but I enjoyed it even more for several reasons.
Haruhi 2009 – “The Endless Eight”
This week's episode is a bit of a cool down after the time travelling antics of Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody, but I enjoyed it even more for several reasons.