Tag: Otaku

Posted in Anime Reviews

Review: Kara no Kyoukai 7 – 空の境界7 - The beauty in normalcy

I sat silently for a while after watching the last installment of Kara no Kyoukai (空の境界: The Garden of Sinners). Sometimes, I gazed at the…

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Seitokai no Ichizon 02 – Otaku’s Paradise

I had a dream. I dreamed that Otakus of all races and preferences came together and lived in one city with different sections of the…

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Otaku no Ken II: The Dark Side

Its cold blade, collecting on its surface the moment it is drawn the vapour of the atmosphere; its immaculate texture, flashing light of bluish hue;…

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Posted in Conventions New York Anime Festival

New York Anime Festival 2009, Day 0: Cake

The Dave and Buster’s was crowded. Black-attired waitstaff in crisp uniforms nodded professionally at me as I entered, pointing me up to the third floor…

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Posted in Editorials News

Meidonomics

Pat Galbraith has an interesting article about how maid cafes are a bulwark of stability in these troubled economic times. He dryly notes, “Maids in…

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Otaku no ken

When you take up a sword, you must feel intent on cutting the enemy. – Miyamoto Musashi, Go Rin No Sho The Associated Press have…

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