If we are to notice the amount, the type, and how open we are when it comes to Japanese visual media that we consume, we are to know where we stand. So in an attempt to enlighten readers in a way that encourages them to take a closer look at themselves, me and good friend Pontifus [...]
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An Open Analysis on Fan Affinities
Posted by Shance on 2 October 2011
http://superfani.com/2011/10/02/an-open-analysis-on-fan-affinities/
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 [...]
Posted by cuchlann on 6 August 2010
http://superfani.com/2010/08/06/adventures-in-criticism-otaku-1/
Lamenting, lauding, and otherwise considering the loss of One Manga
The sphere’s abuzz with news of the impending closure of One Manga, one of the more prominent English-language manga scan sites, and my personal favorite. But of course the sphere never buzzes at a single pitch.
Posted by Pontifus on 22 July 2010
http://superfani.com/2010/07/22/lamenting-lauding-and-otherwise-considering-the-loss-of-one-manga/
Further thoughts on re-reading Genshiken: Madarame’s fetishes, Ogiue’s hangups, and never the twain shall meet
Ogiue’s appearance marks a shift in Genshiken from loosely organized slice of otaku life to something a little more like a recognizable romance plot — but, I emphasize, only a little more like a recognizable romance plot, as Genshiken has that fantastic way of maintaining absolute subtlety, subverting every trope in the book, and hitting [...]
Posted by Pontifus on 23 May 2010
http://superfani.com/2010/05/23/further-thoughts-on-re-reading-genshiken-madarames-fetishes-ogiues-hangups-and-never-the-twain-shall-meet/
Thoughts on re-reading Genshiken and taking a few levels in otaku
A few months ago I took the first volume of Genshiken from my shelf, thinking the series deserved a re-read, and that I’d go through it at my leisure. As of now, I’m somewhere in the middle of the third volume. That’s leisurely enough, I think. I picked up Genshiken for the first time back [...]
Posted by Pontifus on 13 May 2010
http://superfani.com/2010/05/13/thoughts-on-re-reading-genshiken-and-taking-a-few-levels-in-otaku/
Octave’s uncomfortable aesthetic
Here’s some like/(enjoy/appreciate) for you: I’m still reading Octave (a recommendation via TheBigN) even though it makes me feel terribly uncomfortable. So it must be doing something right. But what might that be?
Posted by Pontifus on 6 May 2010
http://superfani.com/2010/05/06/octaves-uncomfortable-aesthetic/
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