Daily Archive for January 12th, 2009

Japan is up in your moon, alright with your otakus… Or so you think…

I don’t know if you should take this account, since I might be the only one noticing and giving some “importance”. But take a very long look at a piece of popular otaku visual material. Let’s try an anime adapted from a novel, or a game adapted from an anime, which was adapted from a manga. Better yet, try thinking of a title that’s prized enough as to have a lot of influence on different visual genres. Got one? Good. Now, if you have a keen eye, or have a better understanding on the title’s material transition, you should already know the point I’d like to get across.

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