Anime is for Kids

Sometimes I'm starting to agree with this.

ohlolwat i cannot brain this

I mean considering the fact when average otakus are told by their normal friends that "anime is for kids", the otaku would be like "OH YEAH? HERE LOOK AT ALL THESE HENTAIS". I mean seriously is that all you can do? Show hentai to prove that anime is NOT for kids?

That's child's play.

What if the plan backfired and your friend starts to think anime = hentai?

This is probably a popular retort among newbies but bet you haven't heard about the anime being accused as hentai back in 2006. Unless you have, then this is a reminder. Oh the OUTRAGE! Of course I was one of those who were pissed. Nowadays I couldn't care less about what people wanted to say; anime is cartoon, anime is for kids, anime is hentai... because majority of it it's true because we keep getting derpy moeshits every season - it's meant for light hearted purposes. And you can simply get excited watching the bug eyed creature acting dumb or your ridiculously perfect blonde Asian guy being princey. Seriously, if these shits can't utilize your adult brain then I have to agree that anime is for kids (or maybe your adult brain has reached the maximum value that you cannot fuck your mind further). However, I allow you to consider this statement invalid if you think your fave moeshit or fujoshit is not as dumb as I think it is.

You want to disprove the fact that anime is for kids? Go watch something mindboggling (other than your fanservicey stuff), learn stuff from it and grow. Anime is not just mere entertainment, at least that is what I think. I am aware that half my life lessons were taken from shounen influence. No you don't have delude yourself by pretending you can do Kamehameha or BANKAI (unless you cosplay). What I mean is, when you see the annoying naive hero work hard, then work hard as he does even if it seems stupid. If you see the shoujo manga heroine moves out of her anti-social shell, then try it yourself. However, I see you guys still whining about how your life sucks, no friends, no confidence blablabla-

But then your idol is Naruto and Ichigo.

Don't give me that "easier said than done" shit. Even them anime/manga is realistic enough to show their hardships.

Even that emofag Sasuke has a motivation yo. It's evil but at least he doesn't wallow in self pity.

i guess you can show guro too

I proudly say that I am one of those "shut ins" who used to be a tad too antisocial and I broke out of it. I even have people envying that I have many friends (ONLY ON SOCIAL NETWORK DAMMIT NOBODY TEXT MY PHONE UNLESS IT'S SOMETHING IMPORTANT but it's fine cos I'm too lazy to entertain people via text all the time), because it naturally comes when I try. Heck I'm still a quiet person and I prefer doing stuff alone but i do socialize.

Okay the point is, when you watch anime show them that 'anime is not for kids' by your attitude. Don't be so quick to be pissed off at the statement. Remember that this ignorant friend of yours have never seen such animes with hentais serious plots and life lessons better than talent shows. Just smirk and tell them that you're sorry that they have so very little knowledge of what you're passionate about. Learn from the mistakes the characters did, even if it's fictional, you can prevent it from happening to your life. Learn how to experience a character development with them. Just prove that you can still become mature even if you're into something childish.

Also, do open your heart to your normal friends. Try something else, completely different from anime - maybe reading or outdoor activities. If they know you're not just an obsessive anime-tard, and you're capable of talking about other things than anime, then I'm sure they can accept your childish hobby like it's breakfast. By now I'm sure a lot of my acquaintances is aware of me being a fan of anime and video games, and I've never heard them saying negative things about my interests.

And speaking of mindboggling animes, well, sometimes no matter how ridiculous it seems you can still relate it to real life (the politics, the society, the philosophy etc). You could slip in some deep quotes or mention something hypothetical you extracted from an anime while talking about related real life topics with others. Well I dunno if it would work but I think I've done this a few times. No significant impact but then I'm not desperate to bust the myth.

But just in case I meet someone who has this "anime = kids" mindset, I'm just gonna blab about how much anime has changed me throughout the years... lessons that unfortunately real life stuff couldn't teach, where I sometimes wish boring fandomless people need to know.

In conclusion: if you don't wanna grow up (with your anime) then just accept the fact that anime is for kids, because you are one.

Anime Festival Asia - Day 1 (only)

As I mentioned in my previous post, it was last minute plan. But thanks to Kiru for helping me buy the tickets and booking the hotel. And I took the train all the way to Singapore, alone. Coincidentally I was in the same coach as a bunch of cosplayers but I didn’t actually talk to them.// You know, they have their own circle.

6 am: Kiru woke me up lol but I was already awake. But it’s hard to hop of the bunk bed since I had to sleep on the top.

7 am: Breakfast, before taking the MRT with Kiru and Kazami. When we reach the venue, there were many people already. Wow otakus and their dedication. I bet when it comes to 8 am class, we’d still be sleeping at 7.30

wakuwaku!!

8 am: already lined up in front of the entrance. It was hot. And crowded. Now we don't get to see these early birds coming to class, do we? The ticket booth was outside the hall, unlike in AFAMY and previous AFASG where everything is indoors.

9 am: We can go inside! Otakus were like wild animals released from a cage, but instead we’re going inside a closed area. And by the time me and the two guys were in, so many people were lining up at the SAO booth that Kiru gave up on it. Instead he and Kazami went lining up in front of the booth with Scandal stuff. So I separated myself from them and wander around by myself. There's a Rurouni Kenshin booth, where there's a life sized cardboard of Takeru Satou as Himura Kenshin, plus they bought the costumes used in the movie. I'm also heartbroken that Singapore will have the live action movie in their cinemas.... MALAYSIA Y U NO HAVE DISTRIBUTOR TO BUY THIS AWESOME MOVIE? And I found the K-project booth! It’s the first place I bought stuff (ironic that I once said I don’t plan to buy any merchandise!!) which costed over RM150. Also took a picture of 2D Isana, Neko and Kuroh…


10 am: I think I went to the doujin booth and got some KuroBasu badges. And later that time I went back near the K booth… where I noticed that the butler café was open, and there aren’t many people lining up. At that moment I already felt ronery cos I was bored… it’s not like I want to enter but well I went on ahead. For such a small cake it costs a LOT pfffftttt- but at least I got a nice butler to serve me. And guess what he is a fan of Fairy Tail too! Then we started fangirl/boy-ing about it XD

11 am: I went back to the K-project booth cos I was informed that there will be a cosplay session. So Kaname was there! I think I spent a lot of time there, lining up and waiting for my turn to take a photo of him. Unfortunately if you want to take a photo with him you have to pay like 50 dollars. Well, that’s one way to rake money.

12 pm: later at this hour I went into the stage. Amuse was presenting its segment, introducing their singers and actors. Plus, FLOW and Baby Metal came on stage as a teaser for tonight’s show. Seems there are quite a number of Baby Metal fans. Right, they’re cute and all, their songs sounds nice but the thing is they don’t play the instrument. So… nope! Anyway, most of the seats are empty. Even the ones in front row. i kept moving towards the front, and all the way to the middle. But still it was too far to get a close up snapshot. My camera ran out of battery, and i left the spare battery in the hostel =__=. At the end, there's Rurouni Kenshin stuff and also an extended trailer of the live action movie ksakhdskjhfskjdf aparrently it became a no.1 blockbuster movie in Japan, after the Avengers!!

waiting to be stolen by fangirls

1 pm: The moment I’ve been waiting for… it’s k-project segment! The director of K was there, and he talked about basically what we already know about the anime. But the best part of the event is the K Radio video, which is presented by Tsuda Kenjirou and Komatsu Mikako (seiyuus of the anime). Who talked about the terms found in K, which are “Battou!”, “Zugatakai”, “Seibai” and “Kizuna”. Then there was a K cosplay competition, where I think the ‘performance’ was quite interesting. I wish I had a good video for that. They were surprised that there were quite a number of K cosplayers, and there was only one neko who won the grand prize.

2 pm: I went outside for a bit, then came back in and… I dunno wander around?

3 pm: it was time for K’s T-shirt signing session with Go Nakanishi… unfortunately I don’t have the redeem ticket so I only watch the lucky 100 people line up. I was boiling with envy indeed. Rather than staying there I went walking around again…

4pm and 5pm: I seriously can’t remember what I’ve been doing at this hour. I know there was one time I was sitting on the floor watching people walk about lol. Yes I was alone goddammit. I went inside MUSE’s store, only to find that the Tiger & Bunny towel I’ve been eye-ing is sold out!! SERIOUSLY?? HOW MANY FANGIRLS ARE THERE!? Oh yeah I also met Volvagia356 while lining up to enter the store.

6 pm: Went back inside the stage area, just to watch the solo cosplay competition. I like the way they select the cosplayers, they were selected on the spot by judges. The judges were pro cosplayers from different parts of Asia. But I don’t actually like the way they select the winners. I was hoping for some… you know, solo performance where the cosplayers act in character as often seen in ComicFiesta. But the intermission of the competition was gold. Team Shikon (champion of WCS 2012) and Lunar Asterisk (from Indonesia) had a game of Janken. It was really entertaining watching them fighting to become the most kakkoi man ever lol.

7 pm: I think that was the end of it. I had dinner with some old friends after that.

Overall the event was great. Just that I wish I had my fellow fangirl friends to come along with me. I mean, imagine fangirling about K alone and seeing your fave characters in doujin/fan merchandise or someone cosplaying at them…. And you need to express yourself, but instead the friends pop up in your head whenever you see their fave character :(

 But then my main reason of coming all the way here is to watch T.M. Revolution’s concert. Or else I wouldn’t have come. I don’t think I’ll be coming to next year’s AFA in Singapore. I’m hoping that more great artists would come to next year's AFAMY.

And during the stage event I was disappointed by the lack of screaming… or just during certain stuff, only a group of fangirls or fanboys would get excited. But during K, even with the person next to me who seem to be liking K doesn’t get super excited. Well, there’s CF to look forward to :3

Also, during AFAMY (in the middle of the year) I thought Danny Choo makes a dull host but he seems more entertaining this time. Well, not that I attended AFA many times.

I like the spaciousness of the hall. If I’m not mistaken 1/3 of the hall is totally empty, and attendees can rest on the floor while cosplayers can do some preparations, touch ups and also take photos. One thing that could be improvised is uh… put some carpets or more seats so we can rest comfortably? I guess it’s too much to ask lol. Oh and there’s also food stalls and tables WITHIN the hall, so you don’t have to get out when you’re hungry. Except that you need to queue up. It’s not something easy to get in our homeland.

really large loitering area

There were times where I feel like going back to Malaysia that very moment. But I already bought a train ticket back next morning. No offense but whenever I come to Singapore I feel homesick the moment I set my foot on the soil. But I do like the country; people are so disciplined and the streets are clean and the MRT is super convenient! I guess it’s much easier to run a small country to set things straight…

so that means I don't have any report on the next day. I don't plan to see anything else, but I did wish I could stay for Fairy Tail's movie. But then i was running out of money.

here are the rest of the pictures I took. Nothing much, and don't add my facebook for no reason.

Nerd talk

Hi.

It's been over a week since my last update.

Shit happened. So I was not realy in the mood to update blogs although I have my drafts ready.

I actually forgot the topic that I intended to write in this blogpost. But I'm gonna begin with something anyway. I just resumed my lower intermediate Japanese class a month ago. I did a last minute revision on my "beginner 2" notes. The next day a couple of classmates mentioned that they didn't revise, and probably forgot what they've learnt. Typical. I must've forgotten a few things too. But then... since I watch anime and listen to Japanese music most of the time, I think I've been revising unconsciously. I haven't reached that level, but it's easy to remember vocabs and a few verbs when you often rape your ears with Japanese audio.
My only problem is remembering the particles, and probably sentence structure. Ask me to speak spontaneously then i'd be like...

Oyeah so here's the supposedly main content. I've been thinking about the 'nerd culture' or 'otaku culture', whatever you call it. When I was a lot younger I thought nerds and geeks are those gariben/bookworms who don't really have a social life. But now, tumblr tells me otherwise. Fangirls and fanboys are like the subsection of the nerd culture. And then I wonder how does this differ with the non-nerds (or what we call 'normalfags' ). But then I define 'normalfag' as someone who doesn't have any particular hobby and follow the norms and mainstream stuff. Of course there are nerds who follow the norms but seems like nerds have something that they can occupy with. And I'm also talking about non-anime geeks like those who likes cars or sports or... oh, hmm does being a shop-a-holic considered a nerd too? Do Beliebers, Little Monsters, Directionals include in the nerd culture too? I know Doctor Who and Star Trek fans are considered "nerds". But how do they differ?

It's like they're so obsessed with their fandoms that they notice that there's nothing wrong with their love life (not that it's a problem to me). Being someone who is interested in various things, I tend not to understand the life of those who are not attached to anything 'fun'. Occassionally I hang out with my non-nerd fans, and we can talk about general things... but somehow it's not as exciting as conversing like below...

• "hey do you watch ?"
• "yeah the animation is pretty good but I personally hate the ending"
• "IKR? Remember the time when did "
• "Yeah seems like there's a loophole there. Because mentioned that . But why is the ending like that?"
• And then you two start being all philosophical and whatnot. And you're probably discuss about the songs and moe/bishin characters too.

Okay so that's one of the most sophisticated example of a conversation. Because most of the time I hear derpy shallow fangirling kind of talk (hey I'm guilty of this too)... or just a bunch of otaku-joke that no normalfag can understand (THIS CONSPIRACY THEORY EVENT ACTUALLY HAPPENED BUT THEN SOMEONE SENT A D-MAIL TO THE PAST SO OUR CURRENT WORLD LINE DOESN'T SEE IT HAPPEN!!!!). Bottomline, it's fun to be occupied with silly things; you'll forget your despair and you get ideas for fanfic. you learn life lessons. You may walk alone in a shopping mall, feeling sad or neutral, suddenly you see something that reminds you of your fandom, suddenly you're grinning like an idiot. Hey it makes your day.

Yeah being a nerd is fun :3 and we do have a LIFE!


Next... FALL ANIME.

So I'm gonna watch Magi, Ixion Saga, Kamisama Hajimemashita, Code Geass: Boukoku no Akito and Code Breaker. So far I've already seen Zetsuen no Tempest and Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun and the most anticipated...

K!!

I'm most impressed with this anime, since the first episode gave me a lot of eye-candy. It's so intriguing and so mysterious, and you wanna know more. Though it may remind you of Durarara!!, No.6, Persona 3 (game) and probably Code Geass and Guilty Crown. The characters look so perfect, it's impossible to choose who you want to fall in love with (who cares. TAKE ALL BISHOUNENS!!!) And the cast is wuahahaha c'mon~ you have Tomokazu Sugita, Tsuda Kenjirou, Ono Daisuke, Takahiro Sakurai, Mamoru Miyano, Fukuyama Jun, Kaji Yuki, Namikawa Daisuke and even Sawashiro Miyuki! I have high hopes for K but I hope it didn't turn out to be like Sacred Seven, it looked amazing at first but then it was mehhh. However, K has beautiful OST to make up for it even if it reaches a downfall. The OST is composed by Mikio Endo... apparently he's a newbie composer and K is his first work. I look forward to this. I miss looking forward and get all excited towards an anime, ever since Tiger & Bunny is over nothing else seem to complete me.

Yeah this shall be the only first impression post in this blog haha.

Review: Kuragehime (anime)

Again, another slow review

[WARNING: May contain spoilers]

Kuragehime ("Jellyfish Princess" in English) is an adaptation from a josei manga of the same name. The story is about a bunch of otaku girls, which focused more on the jellyfish geek named Tsukimi and how her life changed upon meeting a fashionable crossdressing guy.

the whole "life change" upon meeting someone new is rather typical, but this story is far from cliche as it's not just another stupid shoujo plot. At least, it stays mostly true to the original storyline but since it's only 11 episodes don't expect it to be satisfactory, but I'm pretty satisfied with the ending anyway.

The story the second thing I'm impressed with about this title. The first thing was the characters because... the characters are designed to be as realistic as possible. I mean, hey, in general female otakus aren't THAT attractive. Unless they're cosplayers or some sort. But take a look at OreImo, nearly all the female otakus are good looking. Logic fail (but it's anime so who cares about logic). Kuragehime's female otakus vary in shape and sizes, and their personalities differ so much you can't help but laugh at their quirks!

And here I thought "fujoshi" was only for extreme yaoi fans, but if you're crazy about just about anything, you can be considered "fujoshi" (for girls). Jellyfish, trains, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, japanese dolls and elderly men are acceptable too! oh yeah, there's a hikkikomori BL mangaka living in their quarters too (she's like the ORACLE for the girls)

And not to mention, Kuranosuke, the crossdresser, who's not really confused with his gender but likes fashionable things. All thanks to his mom, which he was separated with since he was young. With this hobby, he hopes to be free of being his family responsibilites. Another character that deserves my love is his 30 year old half-brother, who has no experience with women until he sees make-over version of Tsukimi and later got bribed by a manipulative vixen. Now there's also the annoying love traingle involving the lead female haih...

[the lovely kuranosuke]

it was interesting to see how Kuranosuke manage to make the NEET girls work without their consent (go check out the manga for more details). And what I love about Kuragehime is how they mix the life of these virgin otaku girls, fashion industry people and... politicians. YEAH the politicians are LULZ in this anime/manga XD

ok here comes the worst part. Talking about the animation... for me is okay I guess. No complaints here. The character design is similar to the manga. I don't remember the OST, but the OP is amusing; both the song and sequence. And I think I like the ED song better. I'm not sure what to say about the voice acting, but sometimes it sounds like the volume is turned down even when my computer volume is full. not sure who's fault though.

and I believe I found our IRL Kuranosuke...

[Malaysian fashion designer amir luqman ftw]