Tag Archive for 'Fandom'

The History of Touhou Memedom: It Makes Sense, Because It Doesn’t

Published on May 18, 2010 in Editorial, Games and Touhou. 3 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

Tinkering with The World’s Strongest Meme, gear by gear by gear…

As I go through my backlog of blog posts, tweets, images, and e-mails, I noticed that almost 85% of the stuff I have are Touhou-related. Well, that’s fine, really. What I further noticed is the blatant display of memes and character deviations that appeal to the typical Remilafag Reimufag Touhoufag‘s fancy.

Silence, then a surge of sudden curiosity on the matter at hand, which is what this post is all about.

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When The Pillars Of Touhoudom Collide: Original Material VS. Fan Material

Published on March 1, 2010 in Blogging, Editorial and Touhou. 7 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

This is probably what I was doing while this whole thing was brewing.

With the blogosphere slowly succumbing to the powers of bullet hell, I can say that the hijack is going smoothly as planned. That was one thing I was worrying. The other thing, we’ll talk about, heart to heart to heart, you, me, and Touhou.

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The Extremities of the Impoverished Otaku

Published on February 6, 2010 in Anime, Art, Blogging, Editorial, Events, Games, Hentai and Manga. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

It’s like Touhou Nekomata: You can show how you’re rabidly cute… WITH A CHAINSAW.

The game is moving in a steady phase somehow. Because of that, the blogosphere suddenly questioned a certain factor that makes us what makes us. Strength? Rage? Depth? Mindless Inclination? Rabid Determination? Surely, this goes beyond preference, depth, and the different ways to achieve satisfaction from the fandom, yes? So what about it?

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Observing Your Clubs, Enjoying The Chaos

Published on December 27, 2009 in Anime, Blogging, Editorial, Events, Games, Hentai, Manga and Music. 5 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

Now,  do go on, don’t mind me. I’m just a weird person who’s smiling wickedly by itself while watching attempts of camaraderie.

It’s been a while since I last found myself reading Saturnity’s grand enlightenment again. Now, it’s safe to say I can gladly blame him for concocting another pastime for myself: Observing fanclubs. And judging by the streak it’s making, it’s as interesting as your usual dose of Internet dorama. I’m not going to force you guys to take this ride, but I do appreciate if you hear me out on how the ride’s going so far.

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The Impurity of the Impoverished Otaku

Published on December 17, 2009 in Anime, Editorial, Games, Manga and Stuff. 4 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

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/stain: “practicality” ≠ “impurity” ≠ “corruption“

I was visiting the Moritheil Review when I stumbled upon this site. Well, it’s not really a site. It’s an “otaku purity test” that tells if you really are an otaku at heart, and how pure or impure are you in being one. It’s got questions mostly aimed at the American audience, but I took it anyway. The result:

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