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Ogiue Maniax's (Late) Second Anniversary Celebration14 comments

sdshamshel wrote 20 hours ago: It seems like I have a tendency lately to forget important dates, even those of the things I care ab … more →

Tags: anime, Genshiken, manga, ogiue, Philosophy, anniversary, otaku, Two Year Anniversary

Like Casting Pearls Before Artificial Intelligence3 comments

sdshamshel wrote 1 day ago: If you’ll allow me a moment, I am going to rant about them there video games. I’ve been … more →

Tags: anime, manga, annoying computer, Jump Ultimate Stars, shounen jump, super smash bros brawl, Video Games

The Lolicon of 198211 comments

sdshamshel wrote 2 days ago: Kransom recently showed me this image from a 1982 issue of Animage Magazine. The image is a chart wh … more →

Tags: anime, MoE, Trends, Animage, Doraemon, Lolicon, Megu, world masterpiece theater

How would economics work if light speed travel were possible?

DJ wrote 6 days ago: I’m reading Orson Scott Card’s Speaker for the Dead at the moment.  In it the main chara … more →

Tags: Economics, Light Speed

Cliff Notes Characterization: Another Moe Discussion Part 311 comments

sdshamshel wrote 6 days ago: In my previous two entries in the Another Moe Discussion series, I may have generated some confusion … more →

Tags: anime, manga, MoE, Philosophy, Ayanami Rei, Characterization, Emotionless, Neon Genesis Evangelion

Static vs Active: Another Moe Discussion Part 222 comments

sdshamshel wrote 1 week ago: Yesterday, I made a post about how the “issue” of moe basically came down to whether or … more →

Tags: anime, Genshiken, manga, MoE, ogiue, Philosophy, active moe, Kanon, static moe

Two Questions: Another Moe Discussion Part 122 comments

sdshamshel wrote 1 week ago: Hi kids, it’s time to talk about moe again. There’s two things I want to address here, t … more →

Tags: anime, manga, MoE, Philosophy, attacking others' taste, defending your taste, is moe creepy, ThunderCats

Something's Wrong with Medaka Box3 comments

sdshamshel wrote 1 week ago: Every week or so I find myself reading the latest chapter of Medaka Box. The thing is, I don’t … more →

Tags: anime, manga, Medaka Box, nisio isin, something wrong with my anime

The Mathematics of Anime8 comments

sdshamshel wrote 1 week ago: Wildarmsheero recently linked me to an old interview with Sadamoto Yoshiyuki, character designer of … more →

Tags: Bad Humor, Evangelion, ideon, Reideen, Math, devilman, Rahxephon, Yoshiyuki Sadamoto

"Why Do Attempts to Look Manga-Style Tend to Go Wrong?"10 comments

sdshamshel wrote 1 week ago: I’ve never been able to pinpoint the exact causes for why drawing “manga” style ty … more →

Tags: Philosophy, Art, anime, manga, oel manga, American Comics, AmeriManga, Teen Titans, Totally Spies

The Myopic Focus of Online Discussion: An Otaku Crush Post7 comments

sdshamshel wrote 2 weeks ago: I made a post about some of my views regarding interacting with others online, and I’ve posted … more →

Tags: Philosophy, otaku crush, Debates, Flame Wars, Hating the Other, internet vs. real life, Online Discussion

From Mew to Arceus: A Discussion of Rare Pokemon Events and Beyond7 comments

sdshamshel wrote 2 weeks ago: The Pokemon Who is Also God is available at Toys “R” Us until November 15 this week, and … more →

Tags: anime, Philosophy, Arceus, competitive pokemon, Game design, Pokemon, Rambling, Smogon, Toys R Us

In Remembrance of Asahiya NYC3 comments

sdshamshel wrote 2 weeks ago: Though this post is being made one week after the event, it’s better late than never as they s … more →

Tags: Genshiken, manga, ogiue, Asahiya, fujoshi, fujoshissu!, Going out of Business

What Do Nancy and Kira Yamato Have in Common?3 comments

sdshamshel wrote 2 weeks ago: No, the title is not a lead-in to a bad humor post. Like many anime fans out there, I have issues wi … more →

Tags: Philosophy, sunrise, Trends, anime, Giant Robots, Mecha, Gundam Seed Destiny, tetsuwan atom, Gundam SEED

The Otaku Diaries Take a Look at Careers, Escapism, Hobbies1 comment

sdshamshel wrote 3 weeks ago: The Reverse Thieves have their fifth Otaku Diaries entry up, leading off with a beautiful poem by Hi … more →

Tags: anime, manga, Trends, anime fandom, escapism in fiction, geek vs fine artist vs illustrator, otaku diaries

They're Like Robots, Except Giant!6 comments

sdshamshel wrote 3 weeks ago: Much like my attempt at compiling “Non-Japanese” magical girl shows, I’ve recently … more →

Tags: YouTube, anime, Giant Robots, transformers, Taekwon V, super robot, voltron, Iron Giant, gobots

~A Fantasy All Too Affected by Reality~4 comments

sdshamshel wrote 4 weeks ago: I’d like to talk today about a topic that doesn’t pop up too often on Ogiue Maniax, some … more →

Tags: anime, manga, Trends, cosplay, Fanart, fandom, Fanfic, Fantasy Sports

Shine on, Geocities. Shine on... Forever3 comments

sdshamshel wrote 4 weeks ago: Yesterday, October 26, 2009, was the day Geocities died. Now some might call the Geocities we saw ho … more →

Tags: anime, Philosophy, NiGHTS Into Dreams, Geocities, Yahoo, death of geocities

Relating to NES Sprites6 comments

sdshamshel wrote 1 month ago: Whenever I say there’s something special about video game graphics during the NES/Master Syste … more →

Tags: Philosophy, Art, Video Games, SEGA, NES, Master System, Nintendo, ColecoVision, Atari


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