Whenever a new Pokemon game arrives, it once again becomes a hot topic all across the internet and the fans are vocal enough be noticeably present in real life situations, especially college where the fans get excited for Pokemon all over again. Then there are the former fans- people who claim to not care about the new Pokemon. They will say that only the original 151 matter and the evolution of the series led to their current disinterest. Nothing is more obnoxious than having a conversation about a current Pokemon …
If you follow me on twitter, you have likely noticed me talking too much about my magazine project again. This is because I am really hoping to get this magazine printed soon. I am aiming to have it completed around the first of July. Ideally, I will be able to start distributing copies at the beginning of July.
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EDIT: This just in, Cover Preview!
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As a teaser, here are some of the stuff that will likely make it into the finished product: Drill Dozer, Kirby Canvas Curse, 3D Mario Retrospective, Touhou, …
May’s edition of the Manga Moveable Feast features To Terra as the title for discussion. As a collaborative project, I wondered why I should bother with an intro to the story with a lengthy and detailed introduction written by Kate Dacey already available. I would recommend those unfamiliar with the series to read that link before continuing on. I planned to write more on this month’s topic, but end-of-school-year obligations held up my progress.
To Terra is a very interesting example of late 70s Japanese science fiction. It clearly displays elements …
It was the second day of Realms Con 2008 and I was sitting in a dark screening room where the only light source was the LCD monitor sitting on top of a rolling cart. Uneven rows of plastic chairs dotted the center of the room. And empty package of Pocky lay on the seat behind me. Three others were starring at the screen which was playing Gonzo’s Origin: Spirits of the Past. I wasn’t finding the film particularly riveting, but it was enjoyable nonetheless.
One of my favourite anime blogs is the Reverse Thieves, run by the hit pop duo Hisui and Narutaki. Almost all of their content is in the form of dual-posts, where the two bloggers alternate throughout the posts. With the interaction already present in their posting style, it is a very natural transition to hearing them in podcast form. The pair make plenty of podcast appearances- Hisui once even came onto the deceased G-DAP podcast. Narutaki and Hisui always would make for a great episode, so I was really excited when they announced a podcast of their own.
My mother teaches a fourth grade classroom. We decided that to put a volume of Yotsuba on the shelf and see what happens. It was instantly popular. Volume one quickly made its way around the class, with complaints made if one kid was reading it too slowly. My mom picked up the rest of the series from a used bookstore and her students were overjoyed. Yotsuba&! is the cool thing that most of the class is into. When they doodle on the pack of papers, it is of Yotsuba. Parents have asked my mom what Yotsuba is, since their kids have been asking for their own copies.
Over at Nigorimasen, the latest podcast is up featuring me! Tom Langston and I talk about the Spring Season. It may have been recorded on April 22, but the themes presented are just as relevent to society as its first showing. And with this digitally remastered version, you can experience the magic like never before!
Both of these series have a lot of “otaku jokes for the otaku” that come in many forms. Sometimes the characters are just name-dropping various series in conversation, jokes can be made about the fandom or in-show characters too deeply involved with anime, or even entire scenes can be a parody of another. There are many ways that a show can add humor by taking advantage of the otaku target audience.
In 2007, Del Rey released the first volume of Yuki Urushibara’s Mushishi to the US market. Having received an award at the 2003 Japan Media Arts Festival and the 2006 Kodansha Manga Award, expectations were high for this series. At the time, I wasn’t too familiar with Seinen manga outside of the cutesier titles such as Yotsuba. While I can’t imagine who would sell it so soon, I found my copy on the shelves of a used book store only a -week- after its initial release. I was intrigued after …
Our War Game was an important movie to my life at the time. It provided a satisfying conclusion to the original Digimon story, and introduced me to concepts that I would later learn more about and continue to enjoy. Hosoda knew how to convey the spirit and charm of the Digimon series, but infused it with his own ideas. It is clear how his directorial debut with Digimon laid the foundation for his later work.
