A post from a twitter

…which is like a book from a footnote. So a conversation on Twitter got me to thinking. This is not uncommon. The issue? Notes in translations and other works. The players? Myself, 8C, and LowOnHitPoints.

Kyoudai + OGT vs. Strike Witches 2 ep. 4: The magic-induced orgasm episode

Yes, truly — your prayers have been answered! Somehow we’ve found time amidst everything else to turn those audio records of the depths of our pain into blog posts. In a comment on the last post, Blue-Ultimate makes a fair point — maybe the translation we’re using isn’t always the most accurate. Somehow, though, I [...]

…Through which we see (part the first: poststructuralism)

There’s a constant kerfluffle in the otaku-rhombus, and everywhere in nerddom, actually, concerning criticism. Specifically, many nerds want it kept out of their entertainment — despite the fact they engage in it constantly. Academics have similar kerfluffles, honestly; many’s the time I’ve heard a professor complain about “jargon.” Inevitably only the schools of thought they [...]

Adventures in Criticism: Otaku 2

Well, OGT warned me, but I didn’t think it would be that bad. The second chapter of Otaku is pretty epic. O_o It’s where most of the meat of the book lies, actually. So. Chapter two: “Database Animals.”

Adventures in Criticism: Otaku 1

Yes, that’s right, ages after Pontifus made that post you surely remember, and my threat to do an AiC, I’m finally here. Woo? You know the book. Otaku, by Hiroki Azuma. OGT has kindly lent me his copy, and I’ll be doing a series of posts, one for each chapter – hopefully they’ll be reasonably [...]

Kyoudai + OGT vs. Broom Witches 2 ep. 3

By the time you see this, dear reader, the three of us will be waiting in line to pick up our Otakon badges (albeit perhaps at different places in said line). Yay? And, hopefully, the presentation we’re meant to deliver on Friday should mostly be done by then. Hopefully. Perhaps you’re in that line, too, [...]

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