And I thought anti-Semitism had to involve JEWS.

Oh look, social commentary in mah animu blawg. Durr hurr hurr hurr.

Let’s see here.

A Democratic New Hampshire Statesman apparently made the greatest gaffe of his life by declaring Japanese animation a good reason for killing more of DEM JAPANESE. And not Japanese Porn, since that stuff is terrible to begin with. And the Republicans are having a field day because now they’re able to sling mud all over the place.

Even if we remove Toyota making cars that turn into high-speed kinetic missiles and bloody Futenna from the picture, it’s pretty obvious WHY DEM REPUBLICANS are jumping onto this like flies to honey: Obamacare. Yes, Healthcare reform and the amendments got passed in the Senate. That’s why the Republicans are attacking.

People make stupid mistakes and move on. (Yes, I do believe he apologized.)  So yeah, I’m not getting too worked up over a stupid mistake. Sure, the Japanese may now have more ammo to force the Americans out of Futenna, but really now, this isn’t about Futenna. It’s partisanship at it’s very worst. Sensitivity to Japan notwithstanding. And no, I don’t think I’m capable of even talking about the impact of Little Boy and Fat Man on Japanese culture as a whole.

Then again, in Singapore, it’s leaders get away with gaffes like this and no one’s the wiser. Or if they are angry, they bitch about it in their Internet forums and not do anything about it. One of our leaders just said it ain’t his fault the locals are lazy and needed “spurs stuck in their behinds to get them working” (paraphrased because I can’t remember all that well, also, published in local newspaper) when talking about the country’s foreign policy.

I’ll be awaiting my defamation/libel summons, if you please.

PS: And yes, if you’re going to scream ANTI-SEMITISM next time, better make sure there’s actual anti-Semitism. No, I do not advocate not condone the mocking of the Jews. Anyone who does that is a complete idiot who needs help.

BURNING MANLY SPIRIT – The Journey of MANLINESS

It’s been said that otaku are nothing but MANCHILDREN who only think about 2D girls and marrying pillows/consoles/computers/what have you. And for the most part, it’s quite true.

It’s also been said that most otaku are usually male, in their late teens to late 20s, although y9ou don’t have to fall into that age group to be a societial reject the Japanese know how.

And it’s also painfully ironic that the Japanese have had to, until recently, turn to anime for their fix of manliness. Mostly of the super robot variety.

…So yeah, I’m going to examine several shows and explain the JOURNEY OF BEING A MAN.

I was totally not inspired by a book I was reading. Nor is this an excuse to bash Eva. Okay, maybe it is. But it’s for a good reason.

The Youtube video? It felt appropriate.

HEROMAN – When STAN LEE makes super robot cartoons

FUCK YEAR

I cannot wait for this show to air.

He did all of that, BECAUSE HE LOVED THE EARTH SO MUCH

… … … that he was willing to do whatever it took to restore her to it’s natural beauty.

… … … that when he won and saw the destruction, he despaired.

… … … that he would let himself be used by a FAGGOT to do it.

… … … that he allowed his pupil to share in his hopes, dreams, and despair

And in spite of all this, he still had the balls to look out for his former pupil, who is a like a child in terms of development.

THE SCHOOL OF THE UNDEFEATED OF THE EAST!
THE WINDS OF THE KING!
ZENSHIN!
KEIRETSU!
TEMPA KYOURAN!
LOOK, THE EAST IS BURNING RED!

MASTER ASIA. WE WILL NEVER FORGET.

I’ll never look at that phrase in the same way again T_T

And I now know why this moment is so memorable. It’s the apotheosis of Domon’s development (which leads to a pretty mindblowing moment for him later on), and marks the REAL END of G Gundam.  Urube being the biggus dickus and reclaiming the Devil Gundam for his nefarious purposes is part of what I’d like to call “G Gundam FINAL”.

You can’t fake real emotion. Sure, you can force it Maeda Jun-style, but to elicit a real emotion that isn’t forcefed to you, that takes real storytelling.

…Yes, every self-professed super robot fan has to watch G Gundam.

Funimation censors Vampire Bund, makes R1 fans throw temper tantrums.

You know, there are some things to be said here.

1. Funi’s first priority is to make money. It cares not for the political climate. If it panders to the current political climate, then it’s either a bonus or a calculated move to make more money.
2. The so-called current “political climate of oppression” is normal, since the Earth is a dead entity rotting away as we speak. This kind of things should not surprise anyone. (Of course, I speak about spiritual death, not physical death. But the metaphor remains.)
3. There sure are a lot of people throwing temper tantrums here.
4. I’d still take Funi over CrunchyRoll or worse still, LOL ODEX.

That is all.

Why am I rewatching Overman King Gainer, among other things

What is this I don’t even

How did I watch these I am not good with fanservice

• G Gundam: Master Asia is truly a man T_T
• Godannar: I swear the show was a lot more ridiculous when I first watched. Now I’m giggling at the boobs and blaming SDSHamsel for making me rewatch it. Which is a good thing. It’s a good show.
• Overmasn King Gainer: I can hear Nekki Basara sing this song. And the music was done by the same guy who did the music for GAOGAIGAR. Fuck yes King Gainer is still jawsome even after so many years. Sara Kodama is an amazingly strong female character.

THE CHEST WAR – Why dickgirls.

Personally, I don’t mind if I had a girl who is flat-chested. It’ll take a bit more creativity, but if you really love her, her lack of breast tissue is no problem.

And I do like me them breasts. And TITS.

Unfortunately, no one is going to see it that way, since people want to take sides and ream shinn in the butthole.

Also I am starting to watch Simoun, which is the main thrust of the whole argument.

Simoun shows you can have have dicks on girls just fine, so why argue over chest size?

DICKGIRLS – THE THIRD OPTION. EVERYONE WINS.

(It was either this or giant robots. Giant robots are the fourth option, mind. Fifth option is Traps.)

Blogger snaps from watching ZZ Gundam, calls it the best Gundam show ever

-Additional reporting from a crazed hobo in the street assisted by a guinea pig with a giant flamethrower

The anime blogger better known as ghostlightning, lover of mecha, currently married with a child, and all-around decent fellow has finally lost his mind.

In trying to review ZZ Gundam, he had to consume 47 painful episodes of pure terror and Bandai mass-marketing to even write a half-decent review.

No one knows when he finally snapped, but experts assume that he lost his mind at around episodes 1 and 2.

In his eventual review, he would show/write the following:

• Calling Judau Ashita the pinnacle of human evolution
• Noted bit characters that no one cared about
• Accused Haman Karn of loving Judau when everyone knows she wants Char’s penis loves Char
  
• Used a terrible 4chan meme
• Approved of lolicon and shinn87′s approach to females
• Bright Noa sexually abusing a chicken
• Mentioned Aztec Space Ninjas even though ZZ Gundam is not G Gundam

In the comments section, he would further show signs of madness, such as:

• Telling someone to go back to his Touhoes
• I wish he got Garma end.
• LIVE ON /geass
• I conquered NOTHING. I AM STILL SINGING ANIME JA NAI TO MY BABY DAUGHTER.
• ONE SHIP, FOUR MOBILE SUITS, ONE TEAM, GO GUNDAM TEAM!
• This bloody comment
• I HOPE ZZ GUNDAM BECOMES THE BEST 10 THINGS YOU EVER SEE IN YOUR LIFE

He was last seen singing to his child. No one knows what happened next.