June 23, 2009
On Hating Certain Gundam Shows (No lol. This will be a short one)
Pardon me if my interpretation of hate does not blend with the cohesiveness of yours. Regardless, endure with me as I shall make this a quick dash past a small topic.
A discussion took place at the Great Congregation of Love, which involved people mentioning about preferring over some Gundam shows over other, and hating some because their merits seem pale in comparison to others.
Hopefully, my esteemed colleagues are not talking about there being people who actually dislike certain constituents of the Gundam franchise because they fail to live up to expectations imbued into them by their favourite ones.
As always, I shall be reiterating the obvious type of opinion (for I am ignorantly guilty of not knowing about what other people have already discussed): a Gundam show should not be criticized on the basis of being an imitation of a predecessor, or if its discourse is not coherent with the ones of highly appraised counterparts.
Surely even within franchise certain works can deviate in the themes expressed, right? For instance, SDF Macross speaks of a very different theme to Macross Frontier. The former celebrates the dawn of human spirit and sentiments, triumphing great odds, while the later is a lament of human dissonance and the rediscovery of love. SDF Macross and Macross Frontier talk about really different ideas.
Oh dear. To summarize it, I do believe all Gundam shows ought to be evaluated with an isolated approach; references to other shows (unless they are sequels) are not required. Wait, am I promoting close criticism of some sort?
Ah yes. I am sorry for stating the obvious.
Relevant post
P.S. Kyoani loyalist, Kaioshin Sama, writes about the problem of being trapped in the quagmire of comparing shows with bad ones in a bid to reduce the merit of the former.
June 18, 2009
[misakichii]俺 and Yui’s KekK-ON Shiki
Before K-on comes to an end, I hereby propose Yui to a marriage.
Give us your blessings.
Until the next moe character appears.
June 17, 2009
[ID SOJOURNER] I HEARD THAT K-ON IS COMING TO AN END.
Yes. Apparently the end of the world is upon us, because K-ON is ending real soon! Laments include denying moetakus their reason to live, and stuff along that line.
June 10, 2009
[Magical Ferret] Hello there! I am a new blogger!
Salutations to all kindred spirits! My name is Magical Ferret, and I like anime for certain reasons. Since I am a new addition, it is only be courteous if I share a bit of my history. As a child, I grew up with the ambition of wanting to prove Albert Einstein wrong, and help the world to achieve world peace! But it was after watching Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha that I found my true calling. Yes. I want to be a magical ferret, worthy of many hugs from children (preferably girls). Also, my preference in anime lies in those that feature delicious children because they invoke the parental instinct that dwells in my innocent heart.
Well then, I would like to end this brief post with yet another little snippet of what I want to do in life. I like children. Hence, it is my dream to open an orphanage so that the less fortunate young ones will be able to experience a certain degree of happiness through my loving care. Of course, it is not an easy task. That is why I have contrived a brilliant plan that involves me making an underaged heiress to a vast fortune fall in love with me, and render me as her butler. With the backing of this future mistress (I hope she is 13, and an otaku too!), building an orphanage, a sacred sanctuary, will be possible!
Join me as I persist in my journey to appreciate anime!
