"Morality" in my anime. I’ve read the original MSNBC article beforehand, so it does grabbed headlines. However, listing the article under the "Sexual Health" does connote a meaning that anime is often a means of escapism for desires not meant to be publicly emblazoned or admitted (especially in "morally right America").
I think Patrick Macias had a gripe with MSNBC for taking his quote entirely out of context. But that’s not my point here.
My point is, is that anime is still, by and large, a collective medium (like video games, films and music) that fits into all sorts of genre. What makes anime (and manga) unique from the rest of the other "Western-based media", is that elements of eroticism, whether unintentional or not, is prevalent throughout the age ranges. It’s not like we want to stir up sexual desires within our children’s hearts (face it, even with all the "promise rings" fad I heard from Disney’s latest generation of teen sensations, I can guarantee you that they’ll pop the cherry even before they can even reach 18).
It takes parental education to mould the child into acceptable people (note: acceptable, because it’s entirely up to the parents who decides if the child becomes a conservative, a liberal, a hikkikomori, a college jock or whatever).
I think I’ll go down to The Cathay’s E2Max booth some time in the future. Seems that this Linebarrels of Iron anime from Gonzo are going to be shown there. Looks like I’ll need the following items to document my experience there:
- A digital camera
- Notepad (to write on)
- Some cash (unless I can freeload from others)
A lot of people complained about the lack of legal avenues of watching anime, seeing from the last arguments circulating on the Internet during the Odex saga a year back. So, it’s worth to check out the ones that are already available for Singaporean otakus to enjoy their anime fix.
Damn it! I’ve been waiting for a complete collection of Eureka SeveN for ages! It’s like I’m waiting for the cheese to age! On the flip side, I’ve asked for a pre-order of Aria: The Animation. Support original, folks.
According to my significant other, if I were to enjoy Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, I need to watch Gunbuster and Diebuster, in chronological order respectively. He claimed that both series are precursors to TTGL.
That said, these Parallel Works (except Episode 7, which is WTF?!) are very, very fun to watch. Reminded me of watching Batman Gotham Knight during the last Toy Convention.
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