from tachikomatic days

Crossposted at my geek blog Tachikomatic Days

E.g. Does watching Bleach or Naruto (or God Forbid, someone even mentioned Dragonball) make me a totally retarded otaku not even fit to be called ‘otaku’? I’m kind of annoyed by the reverse elitist ways that people condemn Bleach/Naruto/GenericShounenSeries.

Granted, I don’t really watch Bleach or Naruto very often except for particular events which I want to see being animated, because of the unpredictable animation quality and the incessant amount of fillers, but I avidly read the manga of both. On the other hand, I could be a totally respectable otaku and watch only ‘good’ anime like, I don’t know, Sayonara Zetsubou-sensei or Last Exile and be like “BOW DOWN BEFORE ME YOU NARUTARDS!!!!!!”.

Of course, the number of lower caste Bleach and Naruto fans outnumber the ‘higher class’ and ultimately ’sane’ fans, but still…. I’m tired. What brought me about to this whole shebang was partly because of the really stupid claims of some forumers who claim that the whole ODEX witchhunt started because of Naruto and Bleach downloaders (apparently making up 90% of total Singapore downloaders).

I’m sorry to disappoint you to all you finger pointers but, Naruto is licensed by Bluemax and unless ODEX (and AVPAS by proxy) is so… ‘kind’ as to ‘help’ Bluemax out, I don’t see how it concerns ODEX. Bleach of course, is licensed by them and so I can’t vouch for Bleach downloaders.

Ugh.

What do YOU think guys?

filmmmmmmm gaaah

So anyway, I chose this in the end.

2. Byousoku 5cm – Makoto Shinkai
Rationale: To examine Japanese and the notion of ‘distance’, internally and externally (also spatially and temporary), and how it relates to Japanese youth in the 21st century.

Right now I'm thinking of expanding(/narrowing?) the whole notion of distance into an emotional thingamajig that has to do with 'love' and 'pure love' in Japanese society. Blame it on the book I just finished that rants on and on about love in Japanese society (from ancient orgies to erotic poems, prostitution, enjo kosai and much more! woo!).

Well I mean, even from a superficial point of view, Shinkai does use the idea of 'love' as a medium to transmit his theme of 'distance' between people no? Affection, romantic love, family... It's all in a way, vehicles for him to use in expressing his overall theme.

Gah. You know, 8 months out of school and I lose every ability to write about anything abstract and end up sounded like a retard. E.G how I screwed up my Literature midterm because I went on and on about things not relevant to the question. (WHICH IS ONLY WHAT KIDS DO SOBS.)

So anyway, does my incoherent linking make sense?

EDIT:
I totally forgot that KKnM is closed today and had actually made plans to go down with my brother? But anyway, since they're closed I'll have to rush down tomorrow after my first driving lesson to place the order for NEKOMIMINENODOROIDAKSJDKWE.