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Omake: NERV vs. SOS Brigade!
by otaking on Mar.08, 2010, under Omake
The amazing thing about this video is how well the two anime fit together! Although the idea of Gendo joining the SOS Brigade is scary.
Omake: Politicians – An Apology
by otaking on Mar.01, 2010, under Omake
It’s amazing how on the money Monty Python were about politicians in general, considering they were writing in the early Seventies about politicians in the United Kingdom.
Soapbox: What’s In a Name? Otaku Subculture vs. Japanese Pop Culture
by otaking on Feb.24, 2010, under Soapbox

Is it time to rename this anime 'Japanese Pop Culture No Video'?
Danny Choo recently stated on his blog that he was adopting the term ‘Japanese Pop Culture’ to refer to what was previously known as the Otaku Subculture. He said that this was because: (more…)
Soapbox: A Matter of Culture
by otaking on Feb.16, 2010, under Soapbox
So... if the story says I'm a senior, but I LOOK like I'm 10, and my story was written yesterday, am I 17 years, 10 years, or 1 day old? What about, I'm a CARTOON you morons!
So many of you are aware of the Christopher Handley decision by now, where apparently customs officials opened up a package from Japan addressed to Mr. Handley which contained manga depicting minors ‘engaged in sexually explicit acts and bestiality’. Last week our intrepid manga fan was handed down a six-month sentence for violating the US Protect Act, which which outlaws cartoons, drawings, sculptures or paintings depicting minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct, and which lack “serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value.”
Soapbox: How to Argue for Otaku
by otaking on Feb.07, 2010, under Soapbox
During the past year or so, upon returning from the hallowed halls of the Judicial System to the Wild West of Otakudom, I have been subjected to many arguments from people who think calling someone “GAY” is equivalent to scoring some sort of metaphysical point. Coming from a line of work where precision of argument is of the utmost importance, I would like to disabuse these people of their delusions.
Omake: Setsubun
by otaking on Feb.03, 2010, under Omake
I first heard about Setsubun no hi from an episode of Urusei Yatsura, where Ataru drives Lum and Ten-chan out of his house by throwing beans at them. It’s a Japanese festival celebrated on February 3 every year, where people throw beans to drive out the evil spirits of the old year and the disease spirits of the new year. Of course, I’m not sure I would throw beans at Lum. I don’t really want to drive her away, and even if I did she would just zap me. Plus I’d have to smuggle beans into the house just like Ataru and Shinobu.
Soapbox: Snobbery
by otaking on Jan.24, 2010, under Soapbox
So I ran across a public Plurk the other day that said:
“People who started later then me in WoW [World of Warcraft] are now higher level then me. ^^; Guess that’s the price of having a life. Good thing there’s a level cap.” (lol)”
Soapbox: Popcorn
by otaking on Jan.20, 2010, under Soapbox
So the other day on Plurk Magnetic Rose, who always has her finger on the pulse, called my attention to the recent Anime Expo mass resignation fiasco. A couple of days later another friend of mine gave me the inside scoop into the whole Alice and Rabbit Multiply mess.







