I overlooked the fact that the majority of the moé-crap shows are actually getting more publicity simply because the Internet has given more clout to these kind of shows. When you have too much information on crap, you get the impression that the scene is actually filling up with more crap. (Just like the Internet: only 15% of the information presented are useful; the rest are crap.)

That was my oversight, but I will stand by my resolution on Danny Choo: There is a reason why Gnostics, Mandeans, Freemasons and the various Sufi sects have this thing called, “revealed knowledge.” I prefer anime to be that way.

On the actual day, I maybe wearing my Blood+ T-shirt (my only anime-related merchandise) so it’d be better for others to see me. I’d be mostly wearing a camera bag-cum-convertible haversack.

When comments do not seem to work, I fall back on trackbacks! While I agree that Danny Choo has contributed to the global surge of the popularity of anime, I wouldn’t say that it was he who mainstreamed it. Rather, he only documented it, the indu…

While I agree that Danny Choo has contributed to the global surge of the popularity of anime, I wouldn’t say that it was he who mainstreamed it. Rather, he only documented it, the industry has by itself assimilated into Hollywood culture. It’s like a paradigm shift, the conformation of a certain pattern because of its proximity to ideality, that drove otaku subculture to become the way it is now. Manga artists of today will find it hard to get by in Japan if they do not write within the mainstream genres. “It’s going to be especially difficult to make a living for the kind of authors who can’t pen ero/parody/bishonen/bishoujo manga (in fact it is right now).” -Tamiki Wakai, Shounen Sunday mangaka. I suppose the Japanese are seeing how this scheme has benefited the Americans, and are copying them in hopes of achieving similar success.

Just my two cents, may not be worth the two cents though.

I’m due for a degree upgrade myself, but I have a big project to get off my chest in the coming years which doesn’t really require paper qualifications. Unfortunately, that piece of paper does hold better prospects monetary and position-wise in hectic S’pore. So I wish you all the best in your future endevours.

in the form of The Figurine Show.

It went so bad on me that i almost didn’t want to go and surrender my anisong tickets.

All except for one compelling reason that i shouldn’t reveal yet.

So i went what i did today and will be at AFA09 to do some hide and seek with DD nanoha and saber for Day 1.

Would be nice to know whom you are :3c