Category: Anime Blog Collective
Fall 2007 season – the fall of Otaku
[Editor’s note: this is a part of the Anime Blogger Collective effort. I’m Ray and after Mike asked me, I decided to contribute! For other…
“I’m Only Interested In 2D Girls!”: On Lust, Animated Desire, and Gender Expectations
gendomike September 10, 2007 21 Comments on “I’m Only Interested In 2D Girls!”: On Lust, Animated Desire, and Gender Expectations
This is part of a series of articles about anime and gender across the blogosphere. Visit here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here…
Depth, Elitism, and Whether Anime Needs Any Justification (Part 2)
gendomike August 4, 2007 12 Comments on Depth, Elitism, and Whether Anime Needs Any Justification (Part 2)
Continued from part 1 A Personal Reflection on Otaku Insecurity I think at least part of the reason why so many fans insist that anime…
Depth, Elitism, and Whether Anime Needs Any Justification (Part 1)
gendomike August 3, 2007 7 Comments on Depth, Elitism, and Whether Anime Needs Any Justification (Part 1)
I am a latecomer to the ongoing and past debates about whether anime is “deep” and what the value of “elitism” is. But I always…