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I’m seriously running out of witty (or lack of, thereof) titles.

But this isn’t about my creative slump, or about my lack of wit (Yes I know my wit is as sharp as a bowling ball and  as stale as week-old bread, so can it or I tell the world you wank to self-admission of shortcomings ). It’s about the Bible being retold using manga. (ANN link here, original news thread in here.)

Quite frankly, I know and am keenly aware about how Christianity has yet to take root in Japan. And I know how hard it is for missionaries to preach the Good Word in Japan, especially since Japan is extremely deep-rooted in polytheism (Shinto beliefs, basically says there are 8 million gods, one for each and every thing.) , and that’s one of the reasons why Japan isn’t that receptive to the Word.

Heck, Christian or not, I think it’s a wonderful to finally see the Bible getting a spankin’ new upgrade. There’s only so much theologians, translators, and editors can do to refine the Bible, and frankly, reading words isn’t all that useful to most people nowadays. Especially since people have extremely short attention spans today, and most of them wouldn’t be hooked on some of the more, errrr, theological issues.

It’s even more important now, post Da Vinci Code (boy that was a lousy novel, Christian and secular critics agree, it is one lousy novel), since people now are even more wary of anything they read or hear.

Though I wonder, how the heck are they going to portray stuff like the Psalms? Sure, it’s easy to do the big events and all, and with a bit of creativity the Pauline Epistles and the rest of the New Testament can be brought to life (kinda), but what about books like the Psalms, or Ecclesiastes? Wait, I just answered my own question. Silly me.

Long story short: Manga Messiah is a radically good idea, if they don’t try to pussyfoot it through the brutal parts where God rains thunder, hellfire and the like. This is the best kick in the shins this religion needs, by gum.

And yes, if you don’t believe bj0rn is crazy, I can back that up.

Yes, he really was there since Friday, and he got lots of people to back up that claim.

Also, he was the first one to get that sola towel, and KKnM only had 2 in stock. (Guess who took the other towel?)

Heh, I never thought I could enjoy myself so much at this event, annoyances notwithstanding. And yes, I did have a load of fun at Charafest, nothing beats slacking in a comfortable place while watching people buy stuff. Good times, good times.

Anyway, just a quick rundown of the event:

The local animé merchandise store, Karshi Kanojo no Mise, or KKnM for short, holds an annual event where they sell some of the latest goods from Japan (and yes, they do go to Japan to get these goods.) And this year, they have gotten some Comiket72 goodies to sell. Though the list was seriously lacking in doujin goods (only 1 Touhou pencilboard set, and I don’t think I could afford that :V), at least they held true to their word.

(Well, I do understand if they don’t want to sell doujin goods, most of them isn’t done for profit, but for love and most probably, survival. Hey, people do need to eat.)

They’re a fairly nice bunch of people, really.

Well, enough introduction, now comes the fun part: watching the fairweather fans squirm, moan, and complain about their inadequacy while the true fans (and the insane ones) get rewarded.

And yes, I didn’t sleep just to attend that event. Go figure.

I should hang out with bj0rn and the crew more often. Or go kick myself in the shin.