Fin Funneling: Diversifying the Otaku Blogger

Published on February 17, 2010 in Blogging and Editorial. 11 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

I looooooooove Fin Funnels. I couldn’t imagine my Gundam without them.

In the Gundam universe, Fin Funnels are known as one of the most uncanny weapons made for the experienced Newtype. Through the Newtype’s psychic powers, they destroy enemies with almost dead-on accuracy. They also last longer than conventional funnels because of their built-in energy generators. Finally, Fin Funnels have a feature not found in any other Newtype weaponry: They form a “guard” that protects the Mobile Suit from incoming fire, be it solid ammunition or energy beams.

So what is “Fin Funneling”, and how does it diversify the otaku blogger?

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Valentine’s Day Special: A Time When I Can Say I’m In Love With Myself

Published on February 15, 2010 in Events and Touhou. 12 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , .

The idea came into me before Valentine’s Day. “Who’s going to be your fictional valentine, and what kind of sweet would you expect from her?” Since I was afraid to ask anybody who’s not into fictional valentines, or anybody who doesn’t like sweets and desserts like I do, I asked 2DT first (which he replied quickly with a nice little post here).

… Yes?

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Hanamaru Yochien First Impressions: GAINAX Y U SLICE MAI LIFE

Published on February 9, 2010 in Anime. 7 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , .

REIMU KOUME AT 9 O’CLOCK: Digiboy, if there’s someone I can clearly blame on this, that would really have to be you.

Okay, fine. I’m convinced that there’s actually something that’s good for Winter season. I admit defeat, Winter.  You too, GAINAX. You both happy now?

Hanamaru Yochien. A seemingly harmless, slice-of-life-ish show featuring kindergarten life: Kids, caretakers, parents and all. But before you (or in a much more dramatic case, I) can think it’s going to be the same mundane type of show that has a 99.9% probability to mutate into a case of KODOMO NO JIKAN, the show suddenly shows an inner gem in a setting where innocence is so abundant and sustaining, it defeats any sense of precociousness and false instances of maturity.

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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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Holiday Break Kris Kringle: Kure-Nai – “I.AM.NOT.A.LOLICON.”

Published on January 21, 2010 in Anime, Editorial and Events. 17 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

Oh, it’s my turn already? Okay…

You may be wondering what am I doing. During Christmas break, ghostlightning, along with other notable anibloggers, agreed on an assignment: Each one of us will randomly pick (from a pool of suggested shows) a 12-episode long anime to watch, and everyone must write a post about their opinion on said show. That being said, it’s my turn for Show and Tell, and the show I’m going to talk about is none other than Kure-Nai.

And this is how I would describe my state of mind after watching its 12 episodes in one sitting.

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