No, not the game.
Busy Sanae is busy, so get your eyes off that pantyshot and get on to reading.
I think I’ve explained this well enough: I am currently employed. It’s just me doing my job, taking care of stuff, doing what I need to do. Then suddenly, a colleague approaches my table, asks me to lend an ear, and whispers: “Do you have a copy of the last Initial D episode on your flash drive right now?”
*headdesk*
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?
Continue reading ‘The Extremities of the Impoverished Otaku’
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.
/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:
Beaten, taken down, owned, eliminated, with the deed done by my own mascot, no less. Palette sure likes giving me the “dead line”…
Everyone has been talking about the Otaku Elimination Game for quite some time now. And to be frank, I’m having mixed feelings on how the game works. I’m not trolling here, nor am I trying to open fire on everyone on the sphere or the people behind the OEG. I wouldn’t want a reserved seat on OEG’s little round of Russian Roulette, nor would I try to prove myself an otaku by stubborn and biased means. I just… have to assure something to myself about otakuism: How much worth does the word have for it to be used as a criterion for persons who use it or live its way of life?
Hypotheses, and my own understanding, no matter how hard I’ll fail it. Or we can also just say both and be done with it.
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