Tag: social commentary
Shitsurakuen: A Tired Argument
Shitsurakuen is metafiction. However, rather than metafiction that cleverly employs existing genre tropes to make an argument, it is metafiction that simply arrives back at…
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;…
AKB48 in NYC: Idolmaster Cosplay
Steam rose off the city streets as we partook of a Takoyaki stand a few blocks away from Webster Hall. “It was a lot like…
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…
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…
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…