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• On Fumiko's Confession short is adorable at 11/13 5:16pm

  Very impressive!

• On It's illegal to be fat in Japan at 11/12 8:43pm

  I don't know how to feel about the header... I really don't.

• On JapanaTen: Ten most spineless male protagonists at 11/12 8:38pm

  Not sure I agree with Hideo being #1. That is, unless the ranking means nothing.
  
  At least what I've taken from Sundome is that it is really a Naota-esque story. A coming-of-age tale of an adolescent making the transition from boy to man and the events that transpire.
  
  In Hideo's case, it's this bizarre sexually tense relationship with a girl who has become the dominant in a sub/dom relationship. He goes through the wringer for her BUT he does grow a spine.
  
  Working out, while at first a distraction to help him uphold his promise to not masturbate when she says so, becomes a catalyst that helps keep him in shape that ultimately transforms him to become capable of helping her with things, such as riding up a hill with her on his bike.
  
  The sushi night becomes the catalyst for his bearing new responsibility and getting a part time job at a store to pay for his part of the sushi, then becomes more when they go out on the town.
  
  I dunno, I get exactly what you're saying, but Aiba is definitely not the same character at Chapter 5 as he is at Chapter 3 as he is at Chapter 1.
  
  Also, he totally begins making requests and demands and asserting himself. He totally got a feel up when they were on the mountain collecting trash for community service because he told her he wanted it.
  
  Though that reminds me... isn't Chapter 6 due out any time now?

• On New Rei plugsuit figure is tight like a tiger at 11/11 5:48pm

  Come back when you can last as long as your father.

• On Noriko Sakai sentenced to 18 months in prison at 11/10 6:21pm

  I think that's... pretty excessive, actually.
  
  Unless, of course, those 18 months were spent making certain movies about certain women in certain prisons, if you get my meaning. Eh? EH?
  
  Sorry, pre-empting the misogyny because all those jokes are usually well and done before I get a comment in. =)
  
  But seriously, it is a victimless "crime" and a year and a half is *sigh* worthy.

• On New regulations looking to punish ISPs for users stealing content at 11/04 3:24pm

  I'm prepared to give my life for a war for the internet. I am just as much a resident of the internet as I am a resident of a country.
  
  That probably sounds as dumb to you as this whole premise does to me.
  
  There are traditional business practices that have been in place for decades. Many of them are greedy (music labels, Hollywood, etc) that stifle innovation, rape the content producers and developers by pinning them against a corner with a contract and continue to leverage to keep their business models because it makes them so much money.
  
  Here's the thing, though, there is a new breed of entrepreneurs that have found a way to use the internet to their benefit. They're the new blood who need to overtake the old blood.
  
  When there is a cry about the artists who are losing money because people are pirating his music, you have to remember, the artist isn't losing money. The artist isn't making ends meet through CD sales, he's making ends meet through touring. It is the label who is making money through CD sales. (Look at NiN and Radiohead for examples of "big names" who are pioneering new ways of doing things that use the internet as a tool, not an opponent.)
  
  So to create, international no less, laws that aim to stifle the natural progression to new business models and ways of doing things, especially that which makes it much more serviceable and convenient for the consumers... I can't agree with it. In fact, I strongly disagree with the premise, and the worst I do is download fansubs of shows I can't get or cost an unnecessarily exorbitant amount of money.
  
  No good can come of this. I disagree with you that this won't become 1984, I very much see that potential. And I'm fixing to dip my torches in kerosene and sharpen my pitchforks. It's almost time to get pissT.

• On Kuroki Meisa's Bad Girl PV blows my mind at 11/03 12:34pm

  Oh my

• On IGN tells us who the top 25 most popular anime characters are at 10/28 7:41pm

  I like how the vast majority of it are from series that have been shown on Cartoon Network. Hardly a reflection of the American anime scene, but I guess that's as close to mainstream as it has reached here...

• On Japanese hidden camera show uses sniper attacks for comedy, world media reacts predictably at 10/19 7:14pm

  Hilarious.
  
  The world in general needs less sand in vag and butt hurt.

• On Goodbye, Spiral race at 10/18 00:50am

  Who the hell do you think we are?

• On More Beckii vids for you: Hare Hare Yukai and more at 10/15 00:01am

  I really hope she ends up with a cool otaku someday... someone who can appreciate her adorableness and her esoteric antics.
  
  Also, jailbait.

• On D3 publisher's new game genre makes me giggle at 10/14 9:21pm

  I just hope the trap isn't that they have penises.

• On From the lolicon front: Alaska takes aim at anime at 10/14 2:01pm

  I can't eat a banana or cucumber anymore because I feel grossed out because bananas and cucumbers have been sexualized.
  
  And zucchini.
  
  And eggplant.
  
  And squash.
  
  And celery.
  
  And apples.
  
  And oranges.
  
  And mason jars.
  
  And lava lamps.
  
  You know, this list could keep going...

• On 'Banana Street' video is...uh... at 10/02 6:28pm

  This is the best thing I've seen all week.
  
  Actually, correction: Sugihara Anri in a bikini is the best thing I've seen all week.
  
  This is the second best thing I've seen all week.

• On Idol of the Week: Anri Sugihara at 10/02 01:16am

  I can get behind this weekly feature!

• On Latest Japanese manners poster asks you to save your food for home at 10/01 7:28pm

  Nice pitchfork... fork.

• On Cosplay: how important are the little details? at 09/30 4:47pm

  Hmm... wish there was an Edit button.
  
  Perhaps it's better to say you recreate yourself as the character you cosplay.

• On Cosplay: how important are the little details? at 09/30 4:46pm

  I am of the firm belief that DETAILS = EVERYTHING! (Caps'd for the hope you imagine some random guy screaming that at his computer monitor, like A1, yeah, it's that important.)
  
  I view cosplay is a form of homage. Because you loved Metroid so much, you recreate Samus as yourself. Because you loved Cowboy Bebop so much, you recreate Faye as yourself. And maybe you're a man, but hey, you're rocking a spot on costume, so people still get it!
  
  Of course, the degree of which I believe details are everything actually prevents me from cosplaying, more or less. I don't have the physique or features to pull of much, so since I could do a character injustice, I don't even step into that realm out of respect for the source. Anyone who doesn't get Man-Faye would thank me. :)
  
  Yes, details matter. If you ever get a glimpse of the rear in the source material and the panties are neon green with neon pink polka dots, be ready to find or make neon green with neon pink polka dot panties. If you don't, you're shaming your homage! ;)

• On Rest in Peace, Yoshito Usui: Crayon Shin-chan creator found dead at 51 at 09/21 02:19am

  Thank you, Usui. Your work touched my life, creating countless moments of happiness and laughter, and for that I am grateful.

• On Anime Weekend Atlanta - day two at 09/20 1:49pm

  O_O
  
  That Nina cosplay is amazingly fantastic!